Interonset interval
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Half time drum pattern: the first and second measures have identical interonset intervals (
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In music the interonset interval or IOI is the time between the beginnings or attack-points of successive events or notes, the interval between onsets, not including the duration of the events.[1] For example, two sixteenth notes separated by dotted eighth rest would have the same interonset interval as between a quarter note and a sixteenth note. The concept is often useful for considering rhythms and meters.[1]
[edit] Source
- ^ a b London, Justin (2004). Hearing in Time: Psychological Aspects of Musical Meter, p.4. ISBN 0-19-516081-9.
[edit] Further reading
- Oxford, Parncutt and Mc Pherson (ed.)(2002). The Science and Psychology of Music Performance, p. 200-202. ISBN 0-19-513810-4