This Companion explores the richness of musical time through a variety of perspectives, surveying influential writings on the topic, incorporating the perspectives of listeners, analysts, composers, and performers, and considering the subject across a range of genres and cultures. It includes chapters on music perception, visualizing rhythmic notation, composers’ writings on rhythm, rhythm in jazz, rock, and hip-hop. Taking a global approach, chapters also explore rhythmic styles in the music of India, Africa, Bali, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Indigenous music of North and South America.
Mieczysław E. Litwiński’s SOMNIVM: Musical Aspects from a Multicultural Perspective
Source(s) of analysis: Recording, Score Musical work: SOMNIVM Year of creation: 2010 Composer's name: Mieczysław Litwiński Methods of analysis: Conventional / Traditional analysis, Other
Target Group / Study LevelLevel of music analysis knowledge: Advanced
Study cycle: Bachelor, Master, PhD and professional
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