[Tango-L] 5/8s

[Konstantin Zahariev]

Dear Igor,

Someone wrote a whole PhD on these drum lines (or was it D.Mus.); I
just have to find my notes and the materials at home. Will follow up
soon.

Konstantin
Victoria, Canada


On 7/18/07, Igor Polk <ipolk at virtuar.com> wrote:
> Konstantin wrote:
>
> .. alternating or mixing 3-long and 2-long rhythm blocks is
> something common in African drum lines) which was something
> incomprehensible, with its implied 5/8 time signature, to western
> Europe.
>
> Konstantin,
>
> Can you give me some examples, I mean what records are records available, of
> this 3 and 2 drum lines and 5.8 time signature musical pieces? I am very
> interested.
>
> Others might be interested as well, so I am asking it through the list.
>
>
> Igor Polk
>
>
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