Re: Re: POLYRHYTHMIC COUNTERPOINT

[Toby G <carpet8@mac.com>]

Yeah, it bothers me when somebody says a piece is in 45/8 or some huge 
number.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Walker" <looppool@cruzio.com>
To: "LOOPERS DELIGHT (posting)" <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: Re: POLYRHYTHMIC COUNTERPOINT


>   Per Boysen wrote:
>> Another one was Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells; the first theme. Let's 
>> see... it must be 15/16. And that record was a chart topper and top 
>> seller for months!
>
> Yeah, wow, how could I have forgotten that famous big seller!
>
> I count it as 30/8
> divided   7/8 (2+3+3) + 7/8 (2+2+3) 7/8 (2+2+3) + 9/8 (2+2+3+2)
>
> It might sound like splitting hairs, but the time signature is generally
> written according to the phrasing
>
>