Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part One: Theory of Components -- Rhythms and Components -- Definition of Terms -- Rhythm-building Components -- Sound -- Pitch -- Diastematy -- Articulation -- Dynamics -- Timbre -- Harmony -- Texture -- Phrase -- Prosody -- Rhythmic Weight -- Preface -- Weight of Components Durations -- Accumulation of Rhythmic Weights -- Rhythmic and Metric Weight -- Aspects of Rhythm -- Rhythmic Proportions -- Composition vs. Notation -- Augmentation and Diminution -- Partial Augmentation and Diminution -- Rhythmic Iso-, Hetero- and Symmetry -- Isometry -- Heterometry -- Symmetry -- Rhythmic Characters -- Upbeat -- Syncope -- Hemiola -- Part Two: Rhythm in the Music of J. S. Bach -- Introduction -- 48 Fugue Themes of the Well-Tempered Clavier -- Preliminary Remarks -- Part 1 -- Part 2 -- Summary -- Two 6/4 and two 9/8 Pieces from the Well-Tempered Clavier -- Prelude C# minor (6/4) -- Fuga F# minor (6/4) -- Prelude A minor (9/8) -- Fugue A major (9/8) -- Summary -- Chromatic Fantasia -- From the Brandenburg Concertos -- Concerto I (F major) -- Concerto II (F major) -- Concerto III (G major) -- Concerto IV (G Major) -- Concerto V (D Major) -- Concerto VI (Bb Major) -- The »Eilt! - Wohin?« Aria with Chorus -- The Chorale »Es ist genug« -- Part III: Theories of Rhythm -- Preface -- Praetorius Terpsichore -- Kircher Musurgia universalis -- Printz Satyrical Composer -- Mattheson The Complete Capellmeister -- Hartung Musicus theoretico-practicus -- Riepel On Time Signatures -- Scheibe On Musical Composition -- Kirnberger Correct Musical Setting -- Türk Piano School -- Koch Instructions for Composition -- Momigny Theory of Music -- Weber Rhythm and Meter -- Westphal Musical Rhythmics -- Lussy The Musical Rhythm -- Riemann Musical Metrics and Rhythmics -- Wiehmayer Rhythmics and Metrics.

Messiaen Rhythm -- Blacher Variable Meters -- Keller Phrasing and Articulation -- Jan LaRue Harmonic Rhythm -- Hlawiczka Rhythm and Meter -- Neumann »Zeitgestalt« -- Cooper & Meyer Rhythmic Structure -- Stockhausen Unity of Musical Time -- Benary Rhythm and Meter -- Dahlhaus What is Musical Rhythm? -- Erpf Form and Structure in Music -- Pierce Rhythm in Tonal Music -- Berry Structural Functions in Music -- Yeston Stratification of Musical Rhythm -- Lester The Rhythms of Tonal Music -- Kramer The Time of Music -- Rothstein Phrase Rhythm in Tonal Music -- Epstein Shaping Time -- Agmon Musical Durations -- Hasty Meter as Rhythm -- Schachter Rhythm à la Schenker -- Krebs Metrical Dissonance -- Lerdahl Tonal Pitch Space -- Swain Harmonic Rhythm -- London Hearing in Time -- Appendix -- Music Examples (continuing) -- Music Examples (by Composers) -- Index of Names.