"David W. Fenton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 23 Oct 2006 at
22:52, dc wrote:
>
> The 3/1 sections use mostly double whole notes and whole notes,
> whereas the C sections use up to 16th notes.
>
> See for example
> <http://www.philomela.net/sp/rovetta_gaudete_fratres_in_domino.gif>
>
> where I multiplied the "reference duration" by two for the 3/1
> sections.
DWF:
But haven't you created the problem for yourself by halving the 4/2
section and leaving the 3/1 section in its original meter? If you
were moving from 3/1 to 4/2 it would be the original ratios and you
wouldn't have the spacing problem.
[...]
But maybe I'm guessing wrong about the original mensuration sign
(which I assume was a C).
The example looks odd to me, because I would expect the 3/1 to be one
beat per measure and alternated with a 4/2 minim beat at the same beat
speed. If you try the C section with a minim beat, it has to be at a
different speed.
I had some difficulty reading the example, because of my browser's
scaling of it, but Rovetta could have written it as late as 1662, by
which time there was greater notational variation than the 1590 +- 25
period with which I am most familiar, so my assumptions are not
necessarily appropriate, but I would still prefer the relationship that
David suggests.
--
Ken Moore
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