On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, James Allwright wrote: > On Fri 16 Nov 2001 at 10:25AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > We *do* know what the beat is with the existing syntax. In Q:3/8=120, 3/8 > > defines the beat. Hopefully you can see why you would not want to use > > this if your piece is in 4/4 or 2/2 time. > > > > I disagree here. Nowhere in the 1.6 standard does it state that the Q: > field will define the beat if it has the form Q:A/B=C . This is the > essence of my point.
The standard doesn't have to state it, because this metronomic convention already has a meaning in the musical world outside of abc. If you want to use 3/8=80 to achieve a 4/4 Allegro, go right ahead. But it won't make much sense to a musician. John To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
