The original edition of The Geometry of Musical Rhythm was the
first book to provide a systematic and accessible computational
geometric analysis of the musical rhythms of the world. It explained how
the study of the mathematical properties of musical rhythm generates
common mathematical problems that arise in a variety of seemingly
disparate fields. The book also introduced the distance approach to
phylogenetic analysis and illustrated its application to the study of
musical rhythm. The new edition retains all of this, while also adding
100 pages, 93 figures, 225 new references, and six new chapters covering
topics such as meter and metric complexity, rhythmic grouping,
expressive timbre and timing in rhythmic performance, and evolution
phylogenetic analysis of ancient Greek paeonic rhythms. In addition,
further context is provided to give the reader a fuller and richer
insight into the historical connections between music and mathematics.