median speed – "She will never learn the most necessary, most difficult and principal thing in music, that is time, because from childhood she has designedly cultivated the habit of ignoring the beat." Letter to Leopold Mozart (24 October 1777)

Billy Joel, “Allentown” | matherton declassified tempo chart

Billy Joel, “Allentown” | matherton declassified tempo chart

The Rolling Stones – “Wild Horses” – declassified music tempo maps

The Rolling Stones

“You Can’t Always Get What You Want”

The Rolling Stones

“You Can’t Always get What You want”

The Boston Rag | Steely Dan | Declassified tempo map

Steve Winwood, “While You See A Chance” – declassified median expected tempo graphs

Steve Winwood, “While You See A Chance” median expected tempo graph

“Wild Horses” — Rolling Stones — declassified tempo chart

Rolling Stones, “Wild Horses”

The Fields, The Sky | Pat Metheny Group | unclassified tempo map

The Fields, The Sky | matherton_tempo_map — The Fields, The Sky Pat Metheny Group tempo chart

Genesis, Supper’s Ready As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs – unclassified tempo maps

Genesis’ song No Son Of Mine modern tempo map illustrates how speed and music interact

Supper’s Ready, part9, As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs

As Sure As Eggds Is Eggs, Supper’s Ready part 9

The song Supper’s Ready by Genesis was written by bandleader Peter Gabriel during a manic episode. The rest of the band, Tony Banks, Phil Collins, MIke Rutherford, Steve Hackett filled out the rest of the parts.