Meter in music, 1600-1800 : performance, perception, and notation - Houle, George; Indiana University. Press (Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2000)
The origins of the measure in the seventeenth century -- Time signatures in the eighteenth century -- Rhythmopoeia: quantitative meters in poetry and music -- Quantitas intrinseca: the perception of meter -- Articulation of quantitative meter -- Accent as measure articulation and as measure definition.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [153]-169) and index.
Keywords: Musical meter and rhythm; Musical notation; Performance practice (Music) -- History -- 17th century; Performance practice (Music) -- History -- 18th century