Can I just say that I really enjoy the depth of the rabbit holes we're willing to go down on here, and how much fun it is to take a dive along with *other people* who don't think it's weird at all?
On 5/2/22, jim saxe via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Jeff, > > How would you describe the phrase structure of the version of Beaumont Rag > that you just cited? A A B B? A1 A2 B1 B2? A B? Something else? > > In the instructional video > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS2Wb6nIjlU > > the narrator begins (0:00-0:39) by playing a similar version of the tune. At > about 1:19, he says, "It's in A B form." At about 2:00 tablature appears in > the upper right corner for what the narrator describes as "measure number > one." The time signature isn't shown, but from the beaming of the notes, I'd > infer that it's 4/4. In any case, each "measure" of music in the tablature > includes what contra dance writers and callers would typically refer to as > "four beats" or "four counts" or "two measures" or "two bars" of music. > > --Jim > >> On May 2, 2022, at 7:48 AM, Jeff Kaufman via Contra Callers >> <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> >> Here's a common version of Beaumont Rag that's square and well phrased: >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FTuWotf7TQ >> >> Jeff > <older merssages snipped> > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net > _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net
