From: "Trini y Sean \(PATangoS\)" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Recognizing Tango Music
Each phrase has its own accents?according to the melody, so the rhythm of tango is not a fixed?rhythmic pattern anymore........ I don't think that's entirely accurate. Trini de Pittsburgh Listen to any classic instrumental Tango. It is played in parts (typically a Rondo of A-B-A-C-A) . Each part has a particular melody, typically, but not always, of 4 melodic phrases, hat distinguishes it from the other parts. So each phrase has a length of 8 simple-time steps. The rhythm of the each melodic phrase will normally be constant, but it may change in the next phrase. If a phrase starts with a certain type of motion, fast or slow, it will stay the same for the rest of that phrase. this is how your brain "predicts" how to dance any phrase. Often, the phrases interact in a question-answer system. (Paraphrased from Tango - Let's dance to the Music, J Amemabar; please note the descriptions are adapted for dancers. It is not musical notation). Best, John _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
