Rhythm

5 Apr 2018

The Experience of Form

Rhythm is the driving power of form, its instant-to-instant thrust; melody and texture articulate form, establishing landmarks and other topography; and harmony is the great chain, the unbroken line that goes from here to there and back again.…

The Process of Rhythm

Now we enter the composer's workshop to get a look at some of the musical processes by which composers create these effects. They include the basic elements and processes of music — rhythm, melody, harmony, and texture.…