Speaking as a conductor of a community band, I can tell you
that if you want more than a couple of collegiate ensembles
to be interested in your band transcription, don't have that
sort of multiple-time-signatures-at-once.
My band (and my conducting skills) have no problem with
switching between various meters as long as the relationship
is clear to the brain and the ear. So moving between 3/4,
4/4 and 5/4 is no problem. Moving between various x/8
meters is no problem. Trying to have some of the band play
in x/8 while others are playing in x/4 simply won't work for
any but the most advanced (read that as military or
collegiate/conservatory) ensembles. We can handle the 3/4
vs 6/8 of Holst's Fantasy on the Dargason (final movement of
the Second Suite in F for Military Band) but in that case
one measure of one meter equals one measure of the other
meter so beat 1 always lines up (intellectually and visually
and aurally). Anything else will be too complex for
once-a-week-rehearsal groups to master.
Good luck!
David
Jane Frasier wrote:
No.
Here is the other challenge. I am transcribing my piano sonata for band.
There are sections of this where the left hand is playing a waltz type
pattern but switching from 3/4 to 5/4 to 4/4, etc. The melody in the right
hand is written as 6/8, 10/8, 8/8 with various groups of 2 or 3 eighth
notes. I think this works ok for piano, but what will the conductor do with
this? I think it should be one of the other but I am not sure which meters
would be easier to conduct and follow.
Any ideas?
Jane
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A Balkan folk-dance beat, perhaps? :)
ajr
I am using Finale 2008 on Mac, OS 10.5.5.
I want a time signature to say 8/8 but I want it beamed 3+3+2. I created
a composite time signal of 3+3+2/8+8+8 and then a different time
signature 8/8 to display. When I put in the notes all the eighth notes
have separate stems -- no beams. I tried rebeaming according to time
signature and got the same result.
What am I missing?
Thanks so much.
Jane
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