On Mar 26, 2008, at 9:14 AM, Bob Morabito wrote:
This is a discussion with the composer--he talks about this piece,
and irrational measure lengths, etc:
http://www.sospeso.com/contents/articles/ferneyhough_p1.html
The so-called 'irrational' measure lengths, i.e. those based on
beats expressed in terms of fractions of full beats in the
prevailing tempo, thus giving rise to such time signatures as 3/10
or 5/24, are useful as local 'dissonances' serving to refocus
attention and instantiate reassessment of the prevailing temporal
perspective.
Translation: "makes the audience wonder where the beat is." 8-)
Thanks for the links, Bob. Fascinating stuff.
Christopher
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