try again...it's about simple (3/4) versus compound (6/8) time signatures
when i talked of 'pushes' i was meaning pulses...in a compound time signature there is a primary pulse on the first beat and then a lesser but distinct pulse on the fourth beat ....it's like you're counting in two sets of three
rm brought up a good example...in Saturday Clothes you can hear the simple 3/4 time...waltz feel, umm pah pah
whereas in the Wreck it's got that secondary pulse halfway through each measure 123 456 ....i hear this sort of compound time in Minstrel od the Dawn also
try scoring that intent using 3/4 time....you would need to use 1/8 notes and maybe even get into 1/16ths
i am no timing expert, my head has it figured out but i sloppily convey it to my hands!
rm, does this make sense?:
IF 1/8note + 1/8note = 1/4note
then it takes as long to count out six 1/8notes as it does to count three 1/4 notes, no?
some expert may chime in...i could be out in left field altogether....just like the Jays
i remember a similar 'pulse' discussion when friends were talking of 9/8 time...a fave early Genesis song segment is a prime example..the pulse/emphasis in that case was on the 1 2 and 3 below ...it's pretty infectious
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...in short, "it's quicker" is the least verbose answer
