I was just thinking today that the song "Music Box Dancer" had a 4/4 rhythm. Am I correct? It seems to be very quick, like 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4.
2007-10-11 06:59:44 · 1 answers · asked by FUNdie 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Classical
You are correct (sort of)! Music Box Dancer is written in "bright and lively" common time ( C ) which is the equivilent of 4/4. The overwhelming majority of popular music is written in either common time, 4/4 meter or cut-time meter (the C with the line through it ). Cut time would be counted in a quick 4 pulse or a medium 2 pulse to the measure.
Not much popular music is written in 2/4 or 3/4. Many of Scott Joplin rags were written in 2/4 and many marches are in 2/4.
Mancini's "Moon River" and "Lucille" sung by Kenny Rogers are in 3/4 as are waltz's as pointed out by another poster.
As for 1/4 I came up empty handed in the popular area but there are a number of them in the classical genre including Arron Copland's "Short Symphony" , Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana - Catulli Carmina" , and Stravinsky's "Symphony in Three Movements."
Interestingly, while the Beatles wrote most of their music in the standard 3 meters ( common, 4/4, cut-time), they did write several that were in 12/8 meter.
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2007-10-11 09:09:29 · answer #1 · answered by Bearcat 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
nothing is in 1/4.
purple haze is in 2/4
any waltz is 3/4
most rock is 4/4
but don't stop there! what about 5/8 (take 5 by dave brubeck) or 7/8 or 11/8. those odd meters are the best.
2007-10-11 07:04:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋