Re: Calligraphic Sample
| From: | Padraic Brown <elemtilas@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, January 1, 2003, 5:06 |
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--- Heather Rice <florarroz@...> wrote:
> a 3/4 timed piece, perhaps 6/8, with one line
> representing 1 note/1 beat.
Interesting! I ended up with something varying
between 5/4 and 7/4; and while there is a beat,
it's not really tied to strict meter. It all
happens within a standard diatonic octave and
seems to favour dotted rhythms.
I read the glyphs somewhat as you might read
medieval music or Gregorian chant, which seems to
be a lot of dots and squiggles that depict
melodic motion. Therefore, the c curls and
uprights show a general direction for the melody
to take; with the actual notes taken from
starting and ending points, and anything that
looks likely in between!
> A backwards c curl, or c
> facing up could be a (the word just went out of
> my
> head, those notes that are played so fast they
> don't really have a beat to them).
Grace notes? I took the medium slightly curved
uprights to be grace notes. The curves implied
moving groups of faster notes.
> the c curl facing down
> could perhaps be a triplet, and the last glyph
> one the
> first line with the long line at the bottom
> line a
> whole note on f.
I used D, but also ended up with a long note
there!
> The little swashes upward that look
> like lengthend c, perhaps mean a whole cord
> should be played.
Interesting. I used no chords at all; though I
think a drone would not be inappropriate.
> I hope you aren't offended by me analyzing
> apart your
> script, Barry. I don't think you meant it for
> what I'm all describing.
A surprising side effect, to be sure!
> It does remind me of some (watch
> out! ignorant speaking!) sort of india-region
> script,
> uh, sancrit, punjabi, gujurati and all those
> that I really admire.
I got the same impression of Indianness.
Padraic.
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