Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Notes to the Reader on Sources and Terminology xv
6. Introduction: The Pledge of Allegiance 1
7. Part 1: Establishing an Historical Perspective
8. 1. Musical Punctuation, the Analogy 13
9. 2. A Surprisingly Complex and Lively Picture of Pointing Theory 32
10. 3. Musical “Resting Points of the Spirit” 60
11. Part 2: The Art of Interpreting Rests
12. 4. Written and Unwritten Rests 97
13. 5. Punctuation vs. Articulation 121
14. 6. Affective Punctuation 150
15. Part 3: Case Studies in Musical Punctuation
16. 7. Musical Prose – F. W. Marpurg’s Essay on the Punctuation of Recitative 179
17. 8. Musical Verse – Johann Mattheson’s “Curious Specimen” of a Punctuated Minuet 203
18. Afterword 231
19. Appendix A: Translation of Marpurg’s Lessons on Musical Punctuation, from His Kritische Briefe über die Tonkunst, vol. 2 233
20. Appendix B: Chronological Chart of Punctuation References 260
21. Notes 279
22. Selected Bibliography 325
23. Index 343