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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794235603321

Autore

Ito John Paul

Titolo

Focal impulse theory : musical expression, meter, and the body / / John Paul Ito

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

0-253-04995-4

0-253-04994-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 376 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Musical Meaning and Interpretation

Disciplina

781.222

Soggetti

Musical meter and rhythm

Music - Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)

Music - Performance - Physiological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Index.

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 4. Connecting Focal Impulse Theory -- 13. Connections with Psychology -- 14. Connections with Other Music Scholarship -- Part 5. 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

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Accessing Audiovisual Materials -- Preface -- Copyright Acknowledgments -- Part 1. Introduction -- 1. Introducing the Focal Impulse and Its Theory -- 2. Foundations in Music Theory and Cognitive Science -- Part 2. 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. Focal Impulses and Characters of Syncopation -- Part 3. Expanding Focal



Impulse Theory -- 8. Special Cases of Focal Impulse Placement

Sommario/riassunto

As Focal Impulse Theory deftly illustrates, bodily movements carry musical meaning and, in a very real sense, are meaning.