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Informationen zum Autor John Paul Ito is Associate Professor of Music Theory in the School of Music at Carnegie Mellon University. Klappentext Music is surrounded by movement, from the arching back of the guitarist to the violinist swaying with each bow stroke. To John Paul Ito, these actions are not just a visual display; rather, they reveal what it really means for musicians to move with the beat, organizing the flow of notes from beat to beat and shaping the sound produced. By developing "focal impulse theory," Ito shows how a performer's choices of how to move with the meter can transform the music's expressive contours. Change the dance of the performer's body, and you change the dance of the notes. As Focal Impulse Theory deftly illustrates, bodily movements carry musical meaning and, in a very real sense, are meaning. Zusammenfassung As Focal Impulse Theory deftly illustrates, bodily movements carry musical meaning and, in a very real sense, are meaning. Inhaltsverzeichnis Accessing Audiovisual Materials Preface Copyright Acknowledgments Part I: Introduction 1. Introducing the Focal Impulse and its Theory 2. Foundations in Music Theory and Cognitive Science Part II: Basic Focal Impulse Theory 3. The Basic Concept of the Focal Impulse 4. Focal Impulses and Meter: The Simplest Cases 5. The Sound of Focal Impulses 6. More on Focal Impulses and Meter 7. A Taxonomy of Syncopations Part III: Expanding Focal Impulse Theory 8. Special Cases of Focal Impulse Placement 9. Anticipations and Secondary Focal Impulses 10. Inflecting Focal Impulses Downward and Upward 11. More Advanced Uses of Inflected Impulse Cycles 12. Performing Metrical Dissonance Part IV: Connecting Focal Impulse Theory 13. Connections with Psychology 14. Connections with Other Music Scholarship Part V: Applying Focal Impulse Theory 15. Metrical Dissonance in Brahms 16. The First Movements of the Brahms Sonatas op. 120 Conclusions: Placing Focal Impulse Theory in Larger Contexts Glossary: Focal Impulse Symbols and Their Definitions References Discography Index ...
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John Paul Ito
