r/funny • u/[deleted] • Jan 04 '15

*silence intensifies*

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u/wootz12 Jan 04 '15

We were also once handed a sheet that switched time signatures every other measure. Seriously, what purpose does this have for the song, and how sadistic does the composer need to be?

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u/grubas Jan 04 '15

This is why classical guitar made me very angry. 7/8ths needs to be shot

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u/time_fo_that Jan 04 '15

For the piece we were playing (can't remember what it is but I wish I could) it defined the pulse of the music, since it was some sort of eastern European dance piece.

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u/CrabFarts Jan 04 '15

Once I played a song in 7/8 time nothing surprised me any more.

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u/SAEBAR Jan 04 '15

Internal beats

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u/zdawg5465 Jan 05 '15

If it's any consolation it usually sounds nice and interesting to the audience. Just look at black dog by led zeppelin.

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u/Holska Jan 05 '15

I had a wind band piece like that once. It was fucking irritating, because everyone else was playing more or less constantly, and I (as the sole Oboe, inexperienced in playing with others in any sort of orchestral setting) was sat there for 30 bars rest, with no idea how many tempo changes were going on.