by John C Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:10 pm
FONY has some interesting signature changes.. and even those of you who don't read music will know where at least some of them are... that bit at the end where you'd think the drum "fill" would stop just a fraction before where it does... that's no accident. Well that's a silly comment... I daresay there's no part of that song that is an "accident"...
Phil'll tell you!
Peace,
JC.
philipchevron wrote:Doktor Avalanche wrote:Cdn Steve wrote:Broad Majestic Shannon - 6/8
Sally MacLennane - 6/8
Misty Morning, Albert Bridge is in 12/8
Rainy Night in Soho - 12/8
A Pair of Brown Eyes - 12/8 as well
at least - that's the way they're listed in the sheet music book I have...
and there are others that jump all over the place...part of what makes the songs so much fun...
Huh, I'd've figured "Brown Eyes" was 3/4 - classic waltz.
Well, yes, though 6/8 and 12/8 are just compounds of 3/4 really. Stephen Sondheim's
A Little Night Music (the one with "Send In The Clowns") is written almost entirely in variations of triple time.
FONY has some interesting signature changes.. and even those of you who don't read music will know where at least some of them are... that bit at the end where you'd think the drum "fill" would stop just a fraction before where it does... that's no accident. Well that's a silly comment... I daresay there's no part of that song that is an "accident"...
Phil'll tell you! :D
Peace,
JC.
[quote="philipchevron"][quote="Doktor Avalanche"][quote="Cdn Steve"]Broad Majestic Shannon - 6/8
Sally MacLennane - 6/8
Misty Morning, Albert Bridge is in 12/8
Rainy Night in Soho - 12/8
A Pair of Brown Eyes - 12/8 as well
at least - that's the way they're listed in the sheet music book I have...
and there are others that jump all over the place...part of what makes the songs so much fun...[/quote]
Huh, I'd've figured "Brown Eyes" was 3/4 - classic waltz.[/quote]
Well, yes, though 6/8 and 12/8 are just compounds of 3/4 really. Stephen Sondheim's [i]A Little Night Music[/i] (the one with "Send In The Clowns") is written almost entirely in variations of triple time.[/quote]
