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Preface. PART ONE: TIME, MOTION, AND PROPORTION. 1. Introduction. PART TWO: RHYTHM, METER, AND MOTION. 2. Thoughts for an Ongoing Dialogue. 3. Rhythm/Metric Structure: Examples. PART THREE: TEMPO. 4. On Tempo and Proportional Tempo. 5. Proportional Tempo: Historical Aspects. 6. Proportional Tempo: Biological Bases. 7. Proportional Tempo: Designation; Criteria. 8. Proportional Tempo: Musical Examples. 9. Proportional Tempo Relations- A Universal? PART FOUR: FLEXIBLE TEMPO. 10. Nonlinear Tempo-Pilot Studies of Rubato and Acceleration/Ritard. 11. Rubato. 12. Acceleration and Ritard. 13. Of Tempo-Afterword. 14. Affect and Musical Motion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.David Epstein is the author of 'Shaping Time: Music, the Brain, and Performance', published 1995 under ISBN 9780028733203 and ISBN 0028733207.
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