In this paper the concept of meter is investigated, taking into account elements of perception and performance. Considerable problems with the traditional theories lead to a broadened definition of meter as the temporal framework of music. A descriptive method for meter based on this definition is proposed, it consists of three main levels: essential beat patterns, metric hierarchies (meter in strict sense) and metric microstructure. The emphasis is on the importance of periodic beats and microstructure and of their combination to reach a complete description of meter. Finally the significance of interpretational elements in the perception of meter is discussed, stressing the need to start from performed music in order to obtain a correct image of the meter in a particular piece
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Moelants, D. (1997). A framework for the subsymbolic description of meter. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (Vol. 1317, pp. 264–276). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/bfb0034120
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