From eric hill Sent Mon, Jul 12th 1999, 20:29
From eric hill Sent Mon, Jul 12th 1999, 20:29
>> i'd challenge anyone to come up with an example of 'new' music in true >> 3/4. > >Found it today- Rei Harakami's album "Unrest Works" has a quickstep >waltz on it, you might argue that it's in 6/8 but I think if you listen >to the drum programming and check when the chords change you'll find it >really is ONE-two-three ONE-two-three and not in six. a waltz is a style of partner-oriented gestural body movement. not everything in 3/4 is a waltz just like four on the floor doesn't mean "hustle." this whole "ONE two three" thing is just an oom pa pa stereotype, plenty of 3/4 compositions avoid it (check that love theme thing from dr. zhivago). regardless, at least one of the various forms of either "forcasa" or "aguilla" by bola is in an even 3. eric