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9/8 time can be utilized both as an odd time signature and as a more conventional compound time signature. It's remarkable the variety of various feels we can receive from simply the one time signature.
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Turkish Zeybek dance:.
Greek Zeimbekiko dance:.
Adam Neely on 9/8 time:.
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0:00 Introduction.
0:58 Odd time signature.
6:08 Tomplay.
6:50 Compound time signature.
10:01 blending 9/8 & 6/8.
11:23 "Armageddon in 9/8".
12:40 Piano outro & Patreon.
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You should have added a Bulgarian “horo” in 9/8, it would’ve been interesting to compare it to the slower Greek and Turkish dances 😊
YES! The second I saw “9/8” I hoped you would do something by King Gizzard. Was not dissapointed
As a Balkan (Greek but with some knowledge of Albanian, Serbian and Turkish music), 9/8 music is everywhere in my life, from traditional dances to modern pop music, commonly combined with scales, such as the Phrygian. It is very interesting to find out examples of the 9/8 in western music and see the versatility of this time signature!
Which timesignature is Hayya Hayya Dreamers and Tukoh Takkkka
Can you share names of Balkan pop songs with 9/8? I’d love to hear.
@Love it Many greek popular songs are in 9/8 like: Roza, S’ anazito stin Saloniki and Paliokairos
@Love it https://youtu.be/jMBBA4-qFyM
Turkish music has a lot of songs in 9/8 like Ele Güne Karşı.
Clair de Lune is in my top 5 favorite classical pieces and I would have freaked out if it wasn’t in the list, and behold it was.
My piano teacher used to have me warm up to a version of the Brubeck tune, and if not for you I would never have realized that. Thanks, David
The verse of “Question!” by System of a Down is in 9/8 time. It’s grouped essentially like 4/4 with an extra eighth note on beat 1.
Also goes into 6/8 for the pre-chorus and chorus I believe, so he definitely could have used this song as an example!
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Thank you! “Apocalypse in 9/8” is an amazing piece of music, as is the whole “Supper’s ready”. Probably the greatest progressive rock song ever made.
What is not mentioned on Apocalypse in 9/8 is that, although the bass/guitar are playing in 9/8, and keyboard soloing in 4/4 (8/8?), Phil Collins manages to play the drums highlighting and accenting both rhythms at the same time, which is what ties the whole thing together. Astonishing bit of drumming.
And then when the flute section comes in, the drum pattern shifts again, staying in 9/8 but swapping around the groupings (to 4-4-1). And Phil does it without any issues.
@Sam Copeland Love CTTE. Absolutely a close call.
@Neil Menzies Came here to say this. It makes the 9/8 rhythm feel VERY random, even though it’s very regular, the the emphasis on 3, 5, and 9.
@Neil Menzies Exactly. And Phil did it all in one take when he was only 21 years old.
The piece right at the end is stunningly beautiful, wish it were longer
The regular creative piece at the end of David’s videos are a very welcome addition, to my ears!
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Part of the bridge of Mother by Pink Floyd (specifically when David Gilmour sings “Mama’s gonna keep baby cozy and warm” the first time and “Mama’s gonna keep baby healthy and clean” the second time) is in 9/8
A song that also contains my personal favourite Gilmour solo.
Thanks for including Gaia! One of my favorite Gizz songs ever, definitely because of the time signature
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7/8 seems pretty common in modern choral music, so as a chorister, I get exposed to that one a lot (for instance, we just performed Gjeilo’s Dark Night of the Soul yesterday – with a 1-2-1-2-1-2-3 grouping). Once you get used to that, it’s not much of a leap to 9/8. And you’re right, with enough exposure, it just becomes second nature. Our director says one way to think about 7/8 is like a janky waltz (3/4) with an extended third beat. Similarly, one can think of 9/8 (when grouped as 1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-3) as like 4/4 with an extended 4th beat.
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Other public domain songs in 9/8 time include “Ride of the Valkyries” and “Beautiful Dreamer”.
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And of course King Gizzard again featured in your video, Gaia is indeed a great song. “Searching…” is also one of their songs in 9/8, or at least it starts in 9/8 and then the magic happens… I think you should take a closer look at songs from Polygondwanaland, they really are perfect examples for some incredibly interesting rhythmic ideas
@Jack Newton nice! I haven’t seen them live yet, but I will in March next year and I’m very excited about it
@Adasmi their next sydney show is sadly 18 plus and i won’t be 18 until may so i’m missing out
@Adasmi it will be so fun!!! enjoy it!!!!
@Jack Newton Thanks!
@Dylan Chope Wow, I never noticed that. That’s the best thing about their songs, you always discover something new with every listen
For the soundtrack to the film ‘Powaqqatsi’ Philip Glass composed an Anthem in three parts, each part in a different compound meter; Anthem part I is in 5+7/8, Anthem part II is in 6+4/8, and Anthem part III is in 9+4/8. In Anthem part III the beats are grouped 3+3+3+2+2 which creates this wonderfully epic propulsion effect; here’s a video from Allo Trope which matches the score to a MIDI realisation (the other parts can also be found on their channel)…
https://youtu.be/Idwx9tcOWug
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Oh man I was so ready to pick up my phone and yell at you… but then right at the end you finally mention the greatest piece of music in prog history. Supper’s Ready is just unbelievable, and the apocalypse section is one of the greatest build-up moments in all of recorded music. Also, Soundgarden’s Never The Machine Forever is entirely in 9/8.
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I was wondering if you’d mention “Apocalypse in 9/8” here because it’s always fascinated me as a piece in general. I grew up listening to progressive rock so these interesting time signatures and groupings almost sound normal to my ears. As per usual, awesome job with the outro piece!
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Hey, everyone in the comment section who’s never listened to Supper’s Ready all the way through– set aside 23 minutes and do that ASAP! It’s a brilliant piece of music that everyone should experience at least once.
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As soon as you mentioned the 2-2-2-3 grouping the first song in my head was “Blue Rondo a la Turk”. If I had a dollar for every time I played that in jazz ensembles I’d still be living off that cash.
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I’ve always loved Watermelon in Easter Hay by Frank Zappa. He uses that 9th quarternote to really make the music feel stretched out, which fits the super relaxed vibe of the song perfectly.
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