Relationship to Other Chapters

Chapter VII functions as practical coda to the rhythmic section:

• Chapter II (Rāgavardhana): The ametric conception developed from Hindu rhythm requires notational strategies that avoid metric implication.

• Chapters III–VI (Added Values, Augmentation/Diminution, Nonretrogradable Rhythms, Polyrhythm): All these techniques create rhythmic complexity that challenges conventional metric notation, necessitating the four notational strategies.

• Chapter VI (Polyrhythm): The "gathering into meter" problem introduced in Chapter VI receives systematic treatment here through the four notational approaches.

• Chapter IX (Bird Song): The supplementary examples reference bird style, previewing this melodic chapter.

• Chapter XIV (Special Chords): References to resonance effects and stained-glass window techniques connect rhythmic and harmonic innovations.

The chapter also marks a transition from rhythmic to melodic chapters (VIII–XII), serving as both conclusion to the rhythmic section and acknowledgment that notation mediates between compositional conception and performative realization across all musical parameters.