Re: Palindrom

[chaz worm <chaz@earthwormandfire.com>]

I play bass. A fun rhythm instrument. 

I also play (barely) banjo which I STRUGGLE to play any time signature 
other than 2/4. 

I can't even wrap my head around all these 11/13 time signatures. 

I'll leave that to Bela Fleck and his more talented ensemble. 

Chaz Worm - singer, bass, banjo
Earth, Worm, &, Fire and
Electric Light Opry
http://chazworm.com
http://YouTube.com/ChazWorm


On Nov 8, 2011, at 5:21 AM, Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote:

> On 7/22/64 11:59 AM, chaz worm wrote:
>> Never odd or even
> Oh,  I love this one,  speaking of odd time signatures.
> 
> This is particularly apropos because if you play a 16th note palindromic 
> rhythm in an odd time signature
> and play a constant 8th note rhythm against it  (like playing two bars 
> of 7/16 against one bar
> of contant 8th notes in 7/8)  then the first repetition of the rhythm's 
> on and off beat
> relationship will exactly reverse in the second bar):  whatever had been 
> an 'on-beat' is now and 'off-beat'
> and vice versa.
> 
> 7/16 ||:  X * X * X * X | X * X * X * X  :||
> 
> now written in one bar of 7/8   =
> 
> 7/8  ||:  X * X * X * X X * X * X * X  :||
> 
> now adding a constant 8th note 'framing rhythm' =
> 
> 
> 7/8  ||: X * X * X * X X * X * X * X:||
> O   O   O   O   O   O   O
> 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 +
> 
> 
> 
>