Thursday, May 22, 2014

Mixed Meter - Thinking beyond "four". - Music Critique

Aerosmith and Run DMC - Walk This Way
We start with this one to get a good solid four-beat-per-measure, four-measure-per-phrase, four-phrase-per-theme feel into our heads.  This music does pretty much what we expect of it metrically.


William van Twillert (organ) - Bach, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
3 + 3 + 3

The Los Angeles Philharmonic - Bernstien "Chichester Psalms" 1) Ps. 100 & 139
2 + 2 + 3

Dave Brubeck - "Take Five"
3 + 2

Dave Brubeck - "Blue Rondo a la Turk"
2 + 2 + 2 + 3

Rush - "YYZ"
2-2-1-2 / 2-2-1-2 / 2-2-1-1
_ _ . _ / _ _ . _ / _ _ . . 

Rush - "Limelight"
Several different patterns using 3, 4, or a combination

Sting - "Love is Stronger than Justice"
2 + 2 + 3 (verse), 4 (chorus)


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