Composers in Their Own Words
from Part III - Composing with Rhythm
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 September 2020
What is rhythm? I have not asked myself this question in a long time. Rhythm permeates my life as an ever-present flow of pulses, phrases, counting, and variation. Years of accumulated experience have furnished me with the sense that I know and understand it. Writing this chapter afforded me the opportunity to check in with composers who have deeply affected the way I think about rhythm. As I rummaged through their writings and works, I encountered a variety of perspectives that shook that sense of certainty and led me down multiple paths of inquiry.
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