[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> This is exactly the reverse of how I expected polyrhythmic music to
> work. I was thinking that the bars would line up but the notes
> wouldn't - i.e. a bar of 4/4 would last the same time as a bar of
> 3/4 (which means the length of a crotchet in the 3/4 bar is 4/3 the
> length of a crotchet in the 4/4 bar).
>
> So, are both options used in polyrhythmic music or am I completely
> mistaken in my assumptions?
>
> Bob
Strictly speaking, I think you are right, Bob, but the term
"polyrhythmic" are used in both cases.
Rather confusing, isn't it?
Frank Nordberg
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