dhbailey wrote:
John Abram wrote:
A twelfth note is a triplet eighth note. They are sometimes used in
new music (eg Mark-Anthony Turnage has used it frequently I believe)
Henry Cowell was way ahead of the game with this sort of thinking.
Why is 12/12 not like 12/8? Because 12/8 is not triplets.
Yes, I know it sounds like triplets, but it's not.
You're really splitting hairs here -- putting 3 evenly spaced notes
within one beat sounds like triplets to me, no matter how it's
represented in the time signature.
What's the difference? Are you trying to say that triplets are only
triplets if they are 3 notes played in the time normally occupied by 2
of the same notes, and since in 12/8 the 8ths aren't played in the time
normally occupied by 2 8ths they aren't really triplets?
What does a 12th-note look like?
It looks just like an 8th-note. The purpose of x/12, x/10 etc. is to
allow changes of pulse, in non-triplet situations, with signatures such
as 5/12. Yes, this could be indicated with a tempo change at the
barline, but if the changes are every bar (as typical in Ferneyhough),
x/12 etc. is the clearest system to use. And isn't at all complicated
once you've familiarised yourself with it.
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