Exactly Jerzy. I think that's what theoreticians call "tactus inequalis" : 1 tactus in a binary measure (= normally a half measure in modern transcriptions ) is equivalent to 1 tactus in triple time ( one measure in modern transcrition). In other words if you beat time with a regular tactus in duple time - hand touching down for each breve duration, as you see in some paintings with singers - , not considering the modern concept of "bar", as there were no bars then as you know, and if this tactus remains the same for a triple time measure, it means you keep the same tactus all the time with a clear proportion, so it's quite easy to shift from duple time to triple and back, if necessary. Usually a breve, with two demi-breves, in duple time becomes a breve in triple with three semi-breves to it. Try it and you'll see it works almost all the time ! It works all the time for Pavan-Galliard proportion. So, take care, you have to consider what speed your triple time breve will be like to choose a correct tempo for the Pavan, [and be able to keep it ;-)]...
Best, Jean-Marie ======= 05-02-2008 17:27:26 ======= > >On 2008-02-05, at 15:15, Arthur Ness wrote: > >> http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/divideos.html > >Thank you, Arthur, >Then it is 1 galliard measure = 1/4 of a pavan measure. > >In mensural notation (not modern, often changing values) it might be: >3 half notes of a galliard (one measure) = 1 half note in a pavan >(1/4 of a measure). > >Forgive improper terminology, if that's important. >In art music, that is for playing or listening, those proportions >loose sense of course. > >However there are Lute-Listers better then me in Renaissance theory. >Jurek >__________ > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Orange vous informe que cet e-mail a ete controle par l'anti-virus mail. >Aucun virus connu a ce jour par nos services n'a ete detecte. > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://poirierjm.free.fr 05-02-2008
