CHAPTER II 



RHYTHM AND TONE 



19. Definitions 



Rhythm is balanced motion. Tone is balanced 

 sound. 



Rhythm is order, form and relation in time. Tone 

 is order, form and relation in space (pitch). 



Rhythm is harmony (equilibrium) in time. Tone 

 is harmony (equilibrium) in space (pitch). 



United rhythm and tone is united order, form, rela- 

 tion and harmony in time and space. 



The elemental forms and relations of rhythm 

 which underlie all music-rhythms are not specific to 

 music, they exist everywhere. 



The elemental harmonic forms and relations of 

 tone which underlie all harmonic forms and rela- 

 tions of music are specific to music, they exist in 

 music alone. 



Numbers are symbols of order and relation. The 

 numbers 2 and 3, their multiples and combinations 

 are the symbols of rhythmic order and relation of 

 tones, of order and relation in time. The numbers 

 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 which indicate a root or fundamental, 

 its third, fifth, seventh and ninth are the symbols of 

 harmonic order and relation of tones, of order and 

 relation in space (pitch). 



