Hi, Yup, I agree with all of that. My statement regarding increase in tempo is from experience of it's use rather than any implied meaning. In brass band parts we often see it used as a mechanism to double pace from common time (and feel of pace, with it being 2 beats per bar), but it is usually accompanied by a qualifying tempo indication.
But you are quite correct, there is no explicit difference in pace. Regards, Ralph -------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.tribaldata.co.uk ...or see what I do in my spare time: www.skelmanthorpeband.org -------------------------------------- "Man who shoot off mouth... expect to lose face." > -----Original Message----- > From: David Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 July 2004 18:31 > To: Ralph Little > Subject: Re: Band parts - a newbie's view > > > > On Jul 28, 2004, at 9:09 AM, Ralph Little wrote: > > > Cut-common is often found in band parts and effectively doubles the > > pace, at least that is my interpretation. > > It all depends on the tempo markings, of course. It's quite > possible to > have a slow 2/2. The real difference is in the accents and the "feel" > of the music. 2/2 flows differently from 4/4 because there are fewer > beats (and therefore fewer accents) per bar. > > As far as whether one uses numbers or c-shaped symbols, I think that > the c-shaped symbols are traditional in certain types of music, but > that the numbers seem to have become standard practice in > modern music. > It would make sense to me for Lilypond to have choices like > use-numbers > or use-symbols. (And what about the circle-with-a-line that Bach uses > for 16/8 in the gigue of the E major keyboard partita? Is that in > Lilypond somewhere, or is it too obscure to include such things?) > > David > > --------- Tribal Data Solutions has moved, please visit our website for more details http://www.tribaldata.co.uk. This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and are sent on the basis of our copyright, e-mail and security policy which can be inspected by visiting http://www.tribaldata.co.uk/policies.asp. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete this message. Thank you. ----------- _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
