VSnares Time Signatures?

[omgitznpv]

This is something really stupid.

I've noticed that a good lot of Aaron Funk's (VSnares) songs are in a 7/4 time signature...has anybody even noticed this? Does anybody even know why he does this?

[devonin]

Re: VSnares Time Signatures?

There something wrong with 7/4? I'm quite a fan of non-standard time signatures, and in fact 5/4 and 7/4 are some of my favourites. If something as generally straightforward as 7/4 throws you off, you should go listen to seom kronos quartet. Their piece "Black Angel" is written in 7/128 time, and the actual sheet music is the work of either a genius or a madman.

[EnR]

Re: VSnares Time Signatures?

Haha, i dont even know what you mean by this, may one of you explain?

[devonin]

Re: VSnares Time Signatures?

In a time signature, you have two numbers X/Y

X = How many beats are in one bar
Y = What kind of note gets one beat in that bar

A very large amount of popular music is written in 4/4 which is to say that a quarter note is what gets a beat, and there are 4 beats in one bar. Any song where you can easily count "1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4" and hear the music/lyrics etc match that count, you've got yourself a 4/4 song.

A lot of bands like Venetian Snares, Tool, Dream Theatre and the more technical groups out there tend to be a fan of rather non-standard time signatures. My case example for 5/4 is the theme to Mission Impossible.

I think that the tune to Adult's Sketchbook here on FFR (which is based on 'Jesu, Joy of man's desiring') is kept in the original 9/8, which means that eigth notes get the beat, and there are 9 beats per bar.

If you aren't dealing with the actual sheet music yourself, the second number isn't really relevant. I mean, quarter notes getting the beat at 120bpm and eigth notes getting the beat at 120bpm will -sound- exactly the same to the ear, but in terms of style and notation, it makes more sense to use certain values than others.