he wrote in 11/4 time, but it's usually published as alternating 5/4 and 6/4 because, presumably, performers find that less strange
Oh god. I hate it when editors do this.
I can't think of any musicians who find this any easier -- quiet the contrary. I think this practice originated in the early days of typeset music, when there were letter blocks available for 5/4 and 6/4 but not for 11/4.
Whichever way it's printed, we just pencil "3 + 2 + 3 + 3" into our parts anyway...
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he wrote in 11/4 time, but it's usually published as alternating 5/4 and 6/4 because, presumably, performers find that less strange
Oh god. I hate it when editors do this.
I can't think of any musicians who find this any easier -- quiet the contrary. I think this practice originated in the early days of typeset music, when there were letter blocks available for 5/4 and 6/4 but not for 11/4.
Whichever way it's printed, we just pencil "3 + 2 + 3 + 3" into our parts anyway...