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Richard Goss

Richard Goss

Re: Red House, was Right of Reply and Vat man

Jan. 21, 2001, 4:57 p.m. (Message 24442, in reply to message 24426)

There is nothing wrong with using the same music for
different phrases. My point is that the RSCDS was using
different music for the same phrases and then retaining it
for the next phrase as evidence of the error in their interp
of Red House.
if the music is AABBC and the dance is ABBCC the dancer has
the urge to change the dance on the first B and C as they
become out of sync. I can't remember the dance, but there is
one in quad formation where there is a 4 bar phrase followed
by and 8 bar rights and lefts, and then another 4 bar
phrase. As this sixteen bars is ABAB and the dance is ABBA,
there is an uncomfortable spot at the second A when the
dancer wants to stop at half rights and lefts.

Of course your comment does not address my point of the
original error in the first 8 vs 16 bars which caused the
problem in the music in the first place.

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