At 8:42 PM +0000 1/21/06, Owain Sutton wrote:
David W. Fenton wrote:
On 21 Jan 2006 at 9:19, Brad Beyenhof wrote:
Yes, I'll admit that that was a silly example, since it can easily be
adapted to make either signature clear. What about a dotted half?
I've stayed out of this particular food-fight, but is it possible
that complex time signatures should be used ONLY for regularly
alternating measures, and that irregular alternation should be
indicated by changing time signatures? It certainly worked for
Stravinsky, although it's darned hard to sightread. Dave Brubeck's
5/4 is consistently 3+2, while Tchaikovsky's regularly alternates 3+2
with 2+3. Should they have different time signatures?
And another question: When one does change time signatures, is it
proper always to use a double bar line, or never to use a double bar
line? I've always used it, but I'm not sure why. Of course I use
double bar lines at structural points as well, just to make
sightreading and counting rests easier.
John
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