Hallo Dave,
Monday June 09 1997 06:52, Dave Hughes wrote to Steven Van Impe:
>> doesn't know anything about music. He places a 1/4 rhythm over a 1/3
>> background, he goes from major to minor and back, he suddenly breaks
>> the music,
DH> Obviously, you're not too knowledgeable about music, either.
That is correct. I'm not good with the theory, but I know how to listen. ;)
DH> If you're refering to time signature when you say "1/4" and "1/3",
DH> then you are saying that you have, in the case of "1/4", that you have
DH> measures with one beat each, with a quarter-note taking one beat, and
DH> in the  case of "1/3", that would be measures of 1 beat, with a
DH> 'third-note' taking one beat. Even more ridiculous!
Aha. Aha. Ah. I see. OK, you win. :). But I hope you understand (more or 
less) what I mean: the background time measurement is completely different 
from that of the main theme. So that there is no accordance between the two, 
it's like playing two different songs at once.
DH> And, what's the problem with going from major to minor and back? It's
DH> done all the time, especially in classical music.
Ah yes, going from minor to major (and back, but that is a little less 
frequent as far as I know) is indeed usual in classical music. But flipping 
between the two in two measurements, and again, and again, ... is less usual.
It creates the impression that the artist doesn't really know where he is 
going with his music. It slows down, goes faster, slows down, ... like a bike 
on a hill.
DH> You may know what you like in listening, but you don't know any music
DH> theory, obviously.
I know that, and it is one of my handicaps. OTOH, I don't really mind not 
knowing about time measurements etc. The fact that I can't play an instrument 
bothers me much more. I do think that my hearing is quite devellopped for 
measurements, I just don't have the basics or the theory to express it well.
DH> BTW, I was a music major in college. Dave
My only music education was six years ago, one hour a week in college. I was 
first of the class most of the time, but that wasn't very difficult. The 
teacher made a real charade of it.
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