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> Your Favourite Time Signature, A Silly Thread
Jaunty Angle
post Apr 17 2007, 09:06 PM
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I prefer listening to songs in 3/4 to 4/4. Other time sigs are a bit to obscure for me to form an opinion on 7/8 is pretty nice though. As I say this is a pretty silly thread, anyone else have any preferences?
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post Apr 17 2007, 09:08 PM
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6/8 - nice lilt!
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post Apr 17 2007, 09:09 PM
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3/4 and 6/8 are good (dance time sigs.).
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post Apr 17 2007, 09:16 PM
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I like 3/4 and alla breve.
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post Apr 17 2007, 09:19 PM
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Definitely 6/8! Easy to count, too! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Apr 17 2007, 09:21 PM
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One I really hate is 2/2, why can't we just stick to 4/4.
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post Apr 17 2007, 09:23 PM
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I Like 6/8 best too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Apr 17 2007, 09:42 PM
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ps I quite like 5/8, but don't think I've done enough pieces in it to claim it's a favourite. It's quite fun though - to me it sounds like 6/8 in a huge rush!
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post Apr 17 2007, 09:47 PM
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To play: 6/8. To listen to: quite like 7/8 as well. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Apr 17 2007, 09:49 PM
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I'm not sure I even KNOW a piece in 7/8, heathen wot I yam.
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post Apr 17 2007, 09:51 PM
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I've come across some bizarre fiddle peices in 7/8. I think it was Russian...or Romanian. It began with an R anyway.

I like 6/8 too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Apr 17 2007, 09:54 PM
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QUOTE(sarah-flute @ Apr 17 2007, 10:49 PM) *

I'm not sure I even KNOW a piece in 7/8, heathen wot I yam.


7/8 ROCKS.

Radiohead's Paranoid Android has some 7/8 sections in it - worth a listen if you get hold of a recording. OK, it's very odd, but makes good use of it.
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post Apr 17 2007, 09:56 PM
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I've never heard those sections as 7/8. I mean I've never got the impression a quaver beat have suddenly dropped out, it just seems funky.
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post Apr 17 2007, 10:04 PM
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QUOTE(Jaunty Angle @ Apr 17 2007, 10:56 PM) *

I've never heard those sections as 7/8. I mean I've never got the impression a quaver beat have suddenly dropped out, it just seems funky.


Yep, they definitely do drop a quaver...it modulates as it leads into the 7 first time round as well - it's only about 4 bars' worth.
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post Apr 17 2007, 10:18 PM
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I like 10/8 and 11/8. Basically, the obscure ones!
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