Re: Chord Function?

Tom K. wrote:
> "Mark & Steven Bornfeld" <bornfeldmung@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message

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>>
>> For my benefit--as an avid listener (to both jazz and
classical--probably 
>> more classical), could you attempt how traditional music theory and 
>> notation "deals" with swing?  I know swing is a somewhat fungible
concept, 
>> but jazz musicians can pretty much tell you if something swings or not.
>> Anyone care to have a go?
> 
> The discussion has been around pitch theory, not rhythm theory which is 
> another matter, entirely.
> 
> As far as notating swing for classical musicians, one traditional method
is 
> to use a dotted eighth - sixteenth division of the quarter note and to
write 
> the direction "swing" in the part and some earlier arrangers would use a

> quarter - eighth beamed under a triplet.  Of course, neither one
accurately 
> notates the desired effect, so the best results will be obtained from 
> musicians familiar with the style.
> 
> Tom K. 
> 
> 


	You're right of course.  And yes, the discussion has concerned pitch 
theory.  But your last sentence is dead on, and I don't think it is 
necessarily inappropriate with regard to harmonic notation 
either--sometimes the notation is just inadequate to the actual musical 
practice.

Steve