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Re: Palindrom
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 +
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