From Philip Sherburne Sent Fri, Jul 9th 1999, 19:46
From Philip Sherburne Sent Fri, Jul 9th 1999, 19:46
Well, it's been a long time since i actually studied music theory, but my sense is that 3/4 has a heavy "ONE-two-three, ONE-two-three" feel (hence the waltz connotation) whereas 6/8 is often more like 2/4 divided into triplets. Heavy downbeat on one and two. I realize, of course, I'm just showing my four-to-the-floor bias here. :) > -----Original Message----- > From: david turgeon [SMTP:xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx] > Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 11:30 AM > To: Philip Sherburne > Cc: 'xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx' > Subject: Re: (idm) re: exp. time sigs > > > > my problem with 3/4: > > it never fails to remind me of waltzes. > > i hate waltzes. > > 6/8, now: there's a time signature i'm ok with. > > call me ignorant, but without resorting to heavy musical theory, what > exactly is the difference between 3/4 & 6/8? mathematically they're the > same exact thing. > > -- > david turgeon at http://www.notype.com