I'm learning a new version of Fisher's Hornpipe from Comando tab and discovered a string of 6 triplets takes 1 1/2 measures and sounds really cool. Plus at the end of the string, your pick dirrection is still correct. I need more examples of where I can do this! Anyone got some good ones?
FYI: This wonderful compositional/improvisational effect is known as "hemiola" and is a rhythmic characteristic of Spanish music. In the Renaissance Period it was known by the Latin word "sesquialtera", in which "sesqui" literally means 1 1/2 (as in "sesquicentennial", or every 150 years).
Richard
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