1) Chapter Contents...download

2) The Preface by Prof. Michael Rogers

3) Complete Demonstration Chapter with linked MP3 sound files...download PDF (

4) Selected Musical Examples from the entire book with hyperlinked MP3 sound files...download

5) Author biographical notes – Bengt-Olov Palmqvist

6) Bibliographic publication information

Example 21 LISTEN to mp3

Chapter 2: Single and Double Dotted Figures

Example 37 LISTEN to mp3

Chapter 3: Extended Single and Double Dotted Figures

Example 49 LISTEN to mp3

 

Chapter 4: Dotted Figures with Subdivisions

Example 63 LISTEN to mp3

 

Chapter 5: Upbeats

Example 76 LISTEN to mp3

 

Chapter 6: Inversion of Dotted Figures and Simple Syncopated Figures

Example 86 LISTEN to mp3

 

Chapter 7: Simple Syncopated Figures with Subdivisions

Example 97 LISTEN to mp3

 

Chapter 8: Extended Syncopated Figures

Example 118 LISTEN to mp3

 

Chapter 9: Extended Syncopated Figures and Inversions of Dotted Figures with Subdivisions

Example 130 LISTEN to mp3

Chapter 10: Unaccented Beats

Example 140 LISTEN to mp3

 

Chapter 11: Extended Triplets

Example 161 LISTEN to mp3

 

 

Chapter 12: Triplets with Subdivisions

Example 171 LISTEN to mp3

 

Chapter 13: Triplets with Extended Subdivisions

Example 180 LISTEN to mp3

 

Chapter 14: Asymmetrical Meters - Quintuple and Septuple Meters

Example 232 LISTEN to mp3

 

Chapter 15: Shifting Meters and Extension of Asymmetrical Meters

Example 244 LISTEN to mp3

 

Chapter 16: Hemiolas

Example 262 LISTEN to mp3

 

Chapter 17: Polyrhythms - Triplets (3 against 2)

Example 271 LISTEN to mp3

 

Chapter 18: Polyrhythms - Duplets (2 against 3) and Quadruplets (4 against 3)

Example 296 LISTEN to mp3

 

Chapter 19: Polyrhythms - Quintuplets (5 against 2, 5 against 3, 5 against 4)

Example 320 LISTEN to mp3

 

Chapter 20: Polyrhythms - Septuplets (7 against 2, 7 against 3, 7 against 4)

 

Example 344 LISTEN to mp3