New answers tagged rhythm
0
votes
is there a way to notate in a time signature a recurring triplet?
Yes, you could do that. But what advantage does that give you apart from being harder to count? Compare these two versions and consider which one requires more thought to make sense of:
- 18.7k
0
votes
is there a way to notate in a time signature a recurring triplet?
“Ticket To Ride” has no tuplet on the second half of the bars of the verse section. Beats 3&4 are eighth-quarter-eighth albeit played loosely. If you listen to both the guitar and the drums ...
- 25k
1
vote
is there a way to notate in a time signature a recurring triplet?
I would split the question and its answer in four parts.
This is not a compound, nor a mixed meter
A compound meter divides each one of its beats in three equal parts.
A mixed meter mixes simple (two ...
- 6,041
0
votes
is there a way to notate in a time signature a recurring triplet?
I have always percieved this particular song to be in 4/4, and to me this is indicated clearly by the tambourine that plays loudly on the 2nd and 4th beat of every bar. It would not make sense to me ...
- 211
0
votes
is there a way to notate in a time signature a recurring triplet?
'Ticket' never really comes out of 4/4. In the bit we're talking about Ringo plays one of his characteristic 'loose' rhythms. 'Swing meets rock' perhaps. One of the many times where you just have to ...
- 90.4k
0
votes
is there a way to notate in a time signature a recurring triplet?
I would argue that an alternating time signature notation is not a good representation of this song, since the kick and tambourine establish a straight 4/4 groove. That said, if you had a similar ...
- 7,481
-1
votes
is there a way to notate in a time signature a recurring triplet?
2/4 plus a quarter note triplet could be written thus:
2 1
- + -
4 6
(a 3rd note would actually be a half note triplet, and 3/3 would be equal to a whole note.)
That being said, while time ...
1
vote
is there a way to notate in a time signature a recurring triplet?
The problem is that the two meters don't share a common pulse or division of the pulse. This means that there's no note-type that remains constant across the two meters.
In addition to the time ...
- 82.5k
0
votes
Accepted
What are ways to use permutations to explore harmonic progressions?
From the top of my head without actually trying this out, a theoretical abstract answer:
In rhythm, you have beat/pulse positions within a meter. In harmony, you have scale degree positions in a scale....
4
votes
Are the terms time and rhythm interchangeable?
Rhythm, tempo, and meter are all different aspects of time. Meter and rhythm both describe the distribution of certain events over time, but meter is generally concerned with defining evenly spaced ...
- 20.4k
3
votes
Are the terms time and rhythm interchangeable?
'Time' is the pulse, 'Rhythm' is the pattern of notes. I suppose either COULD be used to describe the element of music that isn't pitch or timbre.
- 90.4k
5
votes
Accepted
What do you call it when a song constantly adds prominent rests? (like the example given)
Short answer, no, there's no handy musical term for "characterized by lots of interruptions by short rests." You could use the word staccato for this example, but that won't always be true. ...
- 15.9k
5
votes
Accepted
Determining counts of semiquavers that are joined to quavers
The measure is confusingly notated. If you change the third note from an eighth to a sixteenth followed by a sixteenth rest then it will become much easier to understand (this appears to be a ...
- 19.5k
5
votes
Were there any automatic timekeeping devices prior to the metronome used for setting and maintaining tempo (BPM) and pulse?
When music is played for dancing, usually the musicians have a pretty good sense of the tempo the dancers will want. The optimum dancing tempo depends on the nature of the dance movements and the ...
- 8,782
3
votes
Were there any automatic timekeeping devices prior to the metronome used for setting and maintaining tempo (BPM) and pulse?
The first observation that a pendulum was consistent in its rate was by Galileo in 1588. It wasn't until 1656 that a pendulum was used to control a clock. It wasn't until ~1700 that someone thought to ...
- 131
13
votes
Were there any automatic timekeeping devices prior to the metronome used for setting and maintaining tempo (BPM) and pulse?
One consideration is: Asking "What did people use to keep the musical pulse steady before the technology was available" might be an anachronistic angle. Richard Taruskin talks about an "...
- 15.9k
6
votes
Were there any automatic timekeeping devices prior to the metronome used for setting and maintaining tempo (BPM) and pulse?
It is a simple question and the answer is yes. Thomas Mace suggested using a pendulum for specifying pulse in late 17th century. An early attempt at a timekeeping device was made by Abbas ibn Firnas ...
- 18.7k
Top 50 recent answers are included