John Paul Ito

Focal Impulse Theory : Chapter 15

John Paul Ito (2021) Focal Impulse Theory:

Musical Expression, Meter, and the Body

Chapter 15 Media Examples:

Chapter 15 includes four kinds of media example: original sound examples, commercial recordings found on Spotify, recordings found on YouTube, and an online score example.

Original sound examples, on the Indiana University Press website (streaming only):

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Original sound examples, on Kilthub (download available):

SE 15.1 

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Examples on Spotify:

If you click on the embedded playlist below, follow the link to open the playlist in Spotify; tracks will play from random starting points in the embedded player.

Spotify URI (copy this into the search field in Spotify): spotify:playlist:6xXsMGfthkkmalbp3b0kf8

Start Times:

Brahms, Symphony No. 4, iv, m. 273, Bernstein, start at 9:55.

Brahms, Symphony No. 4, iv, m. 273, Alsop, start at 9:32.

Brahms, Symphony No. 3, i, m. 50, start at 2:37.

Brahms, Capriccio op. 116, no. 7, middle section, start at 0:20.

Example on YouTube:

Brahms, Symphony No. 3, Vienna Philharmonic 

Online Score Example:

OE 15.1