On 29 Jun 2005 at 14:37, Darcy James Argue wrote:

> On 29 Jun 2005, at 1:48 PM, David W. Fenton wrote:
> 
> > OK, fine, but that's not 3 beats per measure. I was responding to
> > Darcy's remarks that he wasn't familiar with 6/4 used as anything
> > but 3 beats per measure.
> 
> David, that's not what I said at all.
> 
> I wrote:
> 
> "I didn't realize that the 2x3/4 division was more common than the
> 3x2/4 division [...]."

Sorry, but I don't quite see the distinction.

If the meter is 6/4 and the subdivision is 3x2/4, then I'd say that 
the meter is wrong, not "uncommon."

What's the utility of using 6/4 instead of 3/2 for 3x2/4?

That would be like using 6/8 for the meter of 3 quarter notes (i.e., 
3/4). Nobody would do that, so why should they do it with 6/4?

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David W. Fenton                        http://www.bway.net/~dfenton
David Fenton Associates                http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc

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