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lutheranhymns) wrote2019-04-26 11:26 pm
lutheranhymns) wrote2019-04-26 11:26 pm
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#662: Christ Is the King!
What's the time signature?
Looks like 4/4, but with a couple random 6/4 measures thrown in.
How about the overall meter?
(I'll probably go into this more later, but for now, just know each number represents the number of syllables in one line.) "888 and alleluias."
So...three lines of 8, and then "alleluias"? Can't you count the syllables in them, too?
You can, but there are so many songs that just end with "alleluias" that they're their own classification. This is one of two tunes labeled as "888 and alleluias." Not to be confused with "888 with alleluias."
Oh come on, you just made that up.
Is this the kind of thing you notice on the regular?
This kind of thing, maybe, but this specific one, no, actually I just figured it out right now for this song. See, I do learn something from this silly project.
Looks like 4/4, but with a couple random 6/4 measures thrown in.
How about the overall meter?
(I'll probably go into this more later, but for now, just know each number represents the number of syllables in one line.) "888 and alleluias."
So...three lines of 8, and then "alleluias"? Can't you count the syllables in them, too?
You can, but there are so many songs that just end with "alleluias" that they're their own classification. This is one of two tunes labeled as "888 and alleluias." Not to be confused with "888 with alleluias."
Oh come on, you just made that up.
I wish!
What's even the difference?
Is this the kind of thing you notice on the regular?
This kind of thing, maybe, but this specific one, no, actually I just figured it out right now for this song. See, I do learn something from this silly project.