Exactly. After all, he's ALWAYS right.
Who care what he thinks anyways? I think alternating 3/4 to 6/8 is just
fine, especially if it is some sort of jazz piece where the 6/8 is
played in a different feel. In fact, I know I have played something that
alternated like this fairly recently. Maybe a Don Ellis tune? Piestrup?
I don't remember. Don Ellis probably would have had a field day with
Finale and alternating time signatures........
dhbailey wrote:
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.
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