On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 1:32 PM, tijlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I slightly wonder whether music should be considered in terms other
> than of time (e.g. ZI), like space (e.g. VA) or something else.
> Example: "The song begins with the vocal; then the strings gradually
> develops; and, just before the strings reach its first climax, there
> kick in the drums." Audio-wise, the sequence occurs along the time
> axis. But, notation-wise, it can also be spatially mapped out. There
> is an interesting spacetime tense word {vi'e} but it is used only for
> interval. I would like to hear your thoughts on how Lojban should
> deconstruct such musical tense as in "there come in the drums".
Music is a temporal phenomenon, even if its representation is often spatial.
If two people are listening to a piece of music, one might say to the other:
{le damri ba zi co'a se tirna}
The percussion-instrument(s) will [short-time] [initiative] be-heard
The drums will in a short time begin to be heard.
[Loosely:] This is where the drums come in.
If two people are looking over a musical score, one might point to a spot &
say:
{le damri ca la'e ti co'a se tirna}
The percussion-instrument(s) at-the-time-of the-referent-of this-here
[initiative] be-heard
The drums begin to be heard at this spot.
[Loosely:] This is where the drums come in.
mu'o mi'e komfo,amonan
