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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 02/14/2013 09:32 AM, Paul Davis
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<div> western music rarely uses polyrhythm, and even i have read
that (even) bach rarely departs from a fairly monotonous grid,
even on those odd occasions when things are not in 4. <br>
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You mean "Western music written after the Ars Nova and before Le
Sacre", yes ?<br>
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See/hear Machaut's music , particulary the chansons, for some very
interesting rhythmic qualities.<br>
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i always thought of counterpoint as where harmony and melody
collided and gave birth to beauty.<br>
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Picturesque, but not historically accurate, I'm sure you know. More
like, where melody and melody collided. :)<br>
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Best,<br>
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dp<br>
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