Rhythm and tempo : a study in music history
Curt Sachs (Author)
This is the first book to trace the history of rhythm and tempo in its entirety. The author brings to this study a vast knowledge of the musical lore of all cultures, East and West, from the most distant past to the present. There are more than 200 musical examples included ranging from the native songs of Asia and Africa to rumba, jazz, and Stravinsky
Print Book, English, 1953
W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1953