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Thread #94247   Message #1822919
Posted By: M.Ted
30-Aug-06 - 03:32 PM
Thread Name: Odd meters, 7/8 anyone?
Subject: RE: Odd meters, 7/8 anyone?
Most celebrated Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" was the piece that introduced odd meters and polyrhythms to unsuspecting classical audiences--also worth a listen, however you want to classify it, is Frank Zappa's "Toads of the Short Forest", in which Frank says, "On stage now, drummer A is playing in 7/8, drummer B is playing in 3/4, the organ player is in 5/8, the bass in in 3/4, and the sax player is blowing his nose."