David W. Fenton wrote:
On 21 Jan 2006 at 6:21, dhbailey wrote:
If you're just placing the two meters beside each other at the start
of the work, how will anybody know when a measure is supposed to get
the 3/4 feeling instead of hemiolas in 6/8?
From my point of view this is not a very smart question. Hundreds of
years worth of music have been written without changing meters (and
even without indicating the oscillation between two meters) where it
is CRYSTAL-CLEAR which meter to use in which measures.
You know, I could have sworn that over the years I seen people on this
list say "there are no stupid questions." Or is your ever so politic
"not a very smart question" your way of avoiding calling my question stupid?
And how would it be handled if half the parts are continuing the
quarter-eighth rhythm while the other half of the parts are given
quarter notes only? Oops, that's probably another not very smart
question, despite having seen people conduct such music by continuing
the 2 beat of the 6/8. Maybe they aren't so smart either.
I could have sworn there was even a musical term for the situation I
describe: hemiola. If we change the meter to fit the rhythm, then
there isn't any cross-rhythm going on, so why even have such a term?
Sorry if my questions aren't so smart, David Fenton. I guess it's
because we can't all think of the brilliant questions to ask like you do.
Anyway, David, thank you for your condescension. The day just wouldn't
be right without it.
--
David H. Bailey
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