On 30 Jun 2005, at 1:38 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
The shift is subtle and deceptive -- I'm sure intentionally so. You are so familiar with the chart after all these years, it may be hard for you to put yourself in the position of hearing it for the first time. Keep in mind when the first 6/4 (3/2, whatever) bar happens, the bass line for the first four beats of the 6/4 bar is* exactly the same figure* we've heard twice in 4/4 already. It's only by beat 5 of the 6/4 bar (or more likely, several bars later) that any first-time listener could possibly realize what was going on.
Actually, listening again, I realize it's even *more* deceptive than that. The last two notes of the first 6/4 measure (beats 5 & 6) are exactly the same as the *first* two notes of the preceding 4/4 bar.
In other words, George has exactly the same figure in the bass three times in a row -- twice in 4/4 (as a two-bar pattern), and then once in 6/4 (with the last two beats at the end of the figure lopped off).
It's very tricky, and very effective. - Darcy ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
