Jeff, Based on how I hear the tune with my not-very-musically-educated ears, I can understand why you might describe it as AABB (with the A and B parts both having first and second endings). But if you happen to have published sources for the tune, I'd be interested in knowing whether they notate it that way.
--Jim > On May 2, 2022, at 10:32 AM, Jeff Kaufman <j...@alum.swarthmore.edu> wrote: > > Hi Jim, > > I'd describe the one I linked (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FTuWotf7TQ) > as AABB. He's not playing it the same each time through, and parts have > various fancy endings, but I still hear AABB. > > Jeff > > On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 12:23 PM jim saxe <jim.s...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jeff, > > How would you describe the phrase structure of the version of Beaumont Rag > that you just cited? A A B B? A1 A2 B1 B2? A B? Something else? > > In the instructional video > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS2Wb6nIjlU > > the narrator begins (0:00-0:39) by playing a similar version of the tune. At > about 1:19, he says, "It's in A B form." At about 2:00 tablature appears in > the upper right corner for what the narrator describes as "measure number > one." The time signature isn't shown, but from the beaming of the notes, I'd > infer that it's 4/4. In any case, each "measure" of music in the tablature > includes what contra dance writers and callers would typically refer to as > "four beats" or "four counts" or "two measures" or "two bars" of music. > > --Jim > > > On May 2, 2022, at 7:48 AM, Jeff Kaufman via Contra Callers > > <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > > > Here's a common version of Beaumont Rag that's square and well phrased: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FTuWotf7TQ > > > > Jeff > <older merssages snipped> > _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net
