The Cambridge Companion to Rhythm

One of the defining aspects of music is that it exists in time. From clapping to dancing toe-tapping to head-nodding the responses of musicians and listeners alike capture the immediacy and significance of the musical beat. 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. Readers will gain an understanding of musicians'' approaches to performing complex rhythms of contemporary music and revealing insights into the likely future of rhythm in music.