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Additive meter is actually a well-known concept even in Western music. It's clearly needed even to make sense of, e.g. "5/4" or "7/4" meter, which yes, are some
by 0815test 7y ago
Additive meter is actually a well-known concept even in Western music. It's clearly needed even to make sense of, e.g. "5/4" or "7/4" meter, which yes, are sometimes found in the repertoire - because these are already ambiguous in practice: does the 5 in "5/4" mean "3+2" or "2+3"? You need to know that in order to understand the music and figure out how it goes - to make it "meaningful" as someone else said.
- beat 7y agoAdditive meter just shows where the concept of "time signature" breaks down The pulse of the music is not apparent from the notation. So it doesn't even fully explain Western music, much less non-Western music. (That said, while 7/4 exists in the repertoire, it's exceedingly rare - European music tends to be very simple rhythmically, compared to Indian, Arabic, or most African music.)