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Rhythmic Symbols, Duration, Tempo, Metric Modulation Robert Morris Rhythmic Symbols, Duration, Tempo, Metric Modulation Robert Morris 1) Rhythmic symbols. Unlike the standard notation for pitch,1 the standard rhythmic symbols are variables. This is because the duration of rhythmic symbols such as eighth notes changes depending on the tempo. 2) Durations. If we know the duration of one rhythmic symbol, we know the duration of all the rest. For instance, if a quarter note lasts 2 seconds, an eighth notes last one second and a sixteenth-sextuple note lasts a third of a second. 3a) Calculation. For the purpose of calculation we shall use the following symbols: W= w H= h Q= q E=e S=x T = (thirty-second note) 1 When we write F# on the first space of the treble clef, the symbol stands for one pitch only (given A, a minor third higher, is set to 440 Hz). The use of transposition for instruments like the horn or string bass is an exception in one sense, but within the parts written for these instruments the pitches written on the staff are invariable. Thus, to within a given instrumental part, a pitch symbol on the staff is a constant, not a variable. Morris on Rhythmic symbols and so forth page 1 We understand from the standard relations in rhythmic notation that 2T = S; 2S = E; 2E = Q; 2Q = H; 2H = W and W H Q E S = H; = Q; = E; = S; = T. 2 2 2 2 2 3b) Tuplets. Dividing rhythmic symbols by n, for an n-tuplet note, represents tuplets. Q £ E ∞ Therefore, = E and = X 3 5 E+S More complex tuplets can be defined just as easily; for instance, is the value of a 7 septuplet-note, seven of which equal a ek We can define tuplet notes values in terms of W. Q W Q Q Q W = (since 3 = Q and 4Q = W so 12 = W and = ) 3 12 3 3 3 12 Q W or = . 5 20 Morris on Rhythmic symbols and so forth page 2 3c) Special time signatures. Some composers have used special time signatures based on these identities; for instance, 5 the time signature indicates there are five sixteenth note quintuplets in a measure 20 1 12 (which is the same duration of a measure of time). time indicates that each 4 14 measure has 12 eighth note septuplets; like this: 12 ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ E E E E E E E E E E E E 14 | The composer might even be more explicit, specifying the 12 “beats” to be grouped into four equal parts: 34× ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ E E E E E E E E E E E E 14 | These types of time signature can be used instead of metric modulations. 3d) Adding durations. As we have already implied, to add together n identical rhythmic values, we simply multiply by n. So, E + E + E = 3E When we have to add together different rhythmic values, we have to obey the rules of adding fractions taught in high school. £ As an example. let us add together the three rhythmic symbols: E hq. Q We have ++HE 3 We transform each value so it is in relation to Q. Q Q ++2Q 3 2 Morris on Rhythmic symbols and so forth page 3 We perform the addition of fractions. 2 Q 6 3 Q + 2Q + 2 3 6 32 2 12 3 Q+ Q+ Q 6 6 6 2Q +12Q + 3Q 17 5 = Q = 2 Q 6 6 6 Thus, the result is equal to a half note followed by 5 sextuplet notes. If q = 1 second, the result is equal to 2.83333... seconds. 3e) Dotted values. To prevent ambiguities (confusing mensuration dots, periods and decimal points), we will not use dotted values in our calculations. So qk = 3E. However, we can formalize dotted values so that a rhythmic symbol S followed by n dots S is equivalent to ∑ kn=−01, 2k HHHHHHH Therefore, hkkk = ∑ = ++ =++=++HQE = 7E. k= 02, 2k 2012 22 124 Morris on Rhythmic symbols and so forth page 4 4a) Metronome markings. “B MM”, where B is a number means that a metronome produces B (even) clicks in a minute. So 67 MM means the metronome produces 67 clicks in a minute. 120 MM means there are 120 clicks in a minute or 2 clicks a second. 1 60 Now the duration between clicks is equal to minutes, or seconds.2 If we use d for B B the duration between clicks, we have 60 d = seconds. This gives us the number of seconds per duration. B We can also write 1 B = seconds. This gives us the number of durations per second. d 60 1 Note that d (#seconds per duration) and (#durations per second) are reciprocals, so d 1 that we need only invert the fraction equaling d to get the fraction equaling d Example: Let us set a metronome to 80. So B = 80. 3 60 3 The duration of each click is seconds since: d == 4 80 4 1 1804 1 There are 1 clicks per second because: ===1 3 d 60 3 3 3 4 (As indicated above, and are reciprocals.) 4 3 2 Note that B and d are inversely proportional. dB=1× minute or 60 seconds. We can say B is the frequency of the clicks and d is the wavelength. Morris on Rhythmic symbols and so forth page 5 4b) Tempos. Tempos are given by the marking “N = B MM”, where N is a rhythmic value and B is a number. For instance, q = 69 MM or hk = 132 MM. 60 Since d = seconds, the duration of the rhythmic value is d. So in the first case above, B 60 20 60 5 Q = = seconds; and in the second case, 3Q = = seconds. 69 23 132 11 4c) Duration of pieces. We can calculate the duration of a piece of music from the counts of measures and the tempo marking. 60 2 If we have 32 measure piece in 12/8 time at qk = 90 MM, 3E = = seconds per qk ; 90 3 2 there are 4 in a measure and 32 measures. Thus the duration of the piece is ××432 or 3 1 85 seconds. 3 5 Another example. The piece starts out in time with a measure equaling 108 MM. The 8 5 3 11 piece is 7 measures long: 4 measures of , 1 measure of , 1 measure of , 8 8 8 5 and 2 measures of . The duration of the piece is therefore equal to 8 108 9 45××E + 3E +11E +2 5 E = 44E. Now 5E = = seconds and E = 60 5 9 9 9 ÷=5 = seconds. 5 55× 25 9 The duration of the piece is 44E = 44 ×=15. 84seconds. 25 Morris on Rhythmic symbols and so forth page 6 5a) Metric modulations. Metric modulations may be written in two ways. At some juncture in a piece, A) the metronome indication changes, or B) some rhythmic value before the juncture is set to equal a different rhythmic value after the juncture. Here is an example of each type of indication. A) q = 80 MM | q = 100 MM £ B) E = E 5b) Calculating metric modulations. In A) above , the performer may want to know the relation between the beat of the first tempo to that of the second. In B), the performer may want to know what the metronome indication is after (or before) the change of tempo. (In this case, we have to know the metronome indication of the music either before or after the tempo change.) Some times the composer gives both A) and B) at once; if so, he or she has to know how A) and B) are related. If we understand this, then we can calculate B) from A) and vice versa. We start by setting up two metronome tempo indications. N1 = B1 MM and N2 = B2 MM and N1 (in seconds) = N2 (in seconds). Morris on Rhythmic symbols and so forth page 7 5c) Relating tempos (part 1). We define a variable P that relates the first tempo the second tempo. ===60 60 This gives: PN1 P N2 BB12 We can determine P from knowing both N1 and N2, or B1 and B2. = = 60 = 60 PN12 N and PB21 B (derived from P ) B12B 5d) Relating tempos (part 2). 1 If P relates the first tempo to the second, relates the second tempo to the first P This is why: ===60 60 We have PN1 P N2 B12B 1 Multiplying everything times we get P 1 ===1 60 1 60 1 PN1 P N2 P P B12P B P Simplifying, ==60 1 60 =1 N1 N2 and B12P B P 1 B N = N and B = 1 12P 2 P Morris on Rhythmic symbols and so forth page 8 5e) Converting metric modulation A) into B). For this example, we go back to section 5a) and work with the indication q = 80 MM | q = 100 MM 4 Let us set N to Q, and B to 80. Thus in the first tempo N = Q = seconds. 1 1 1 3 60 = 60 We set B2 to 100. We can solve for P, using the formula, P B12B 60 60 80 4 P === 80 100 100 5 4 So P = . 5 4 5Q 4 5QQ4 Now PN = NN= . Since N = Q we let N = and PN =× = = N 1 5 12 1 1 5 1 5 5 5 2 Q∞ Thus, the duration of N2 in the first tempo equals 4 quintuplet notes or This means we can write the relation between the two tempi in the manner of B).
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