Rhythm

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:12:13 -0400

Ari,

I have figured out what is different rhythmically.

The emphasis.

When someone is singing Turin it is irresistible that they put the emphasis on the first and third beats. Even just saying the lyrics forces you to put it there.

Have a look at one phrase bar by bar below. Each new word is capitalised. Most of them start on beat 1 or 3 but a few start on the second half of beat 2. Notice also that beat two always has two quavers on it. That prevents the emphasis being placed on that beat.

rin

Al-la

Bia

nca Le

Fig

lia Da

Jude is the opposite with the emphasis on the second and fourth beats. The example below shows that notes are tied over onto beats 1 and 3 highlighted in green. New words start on beats 2 and 4 and these are shown in pink.

As well as the lyrics, the instruments contribute to where the emphasis goes. In Turin the guitar’s strumming pattern emphasises the first beat of each bar.

The tambourine is what helps to emphasise the second and fourth beats in Jude. The music is written out below. As you can see the semiquavers are accented on the second and fourth beats and there are accented crotchets notated for those beats as well.

So that’s my theory about the rhythm.

Eloise

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