Jeff,
How would you describe the phrase structure of the version of Beaumont Rag that you just
cited? A A B B? A1 A2 B1 B2? A B? Something else?
In the instructional video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS2Wb6nIjlU
the narrator begins (0:00-0:39) by playing a similar version of the tune. At about 1:19,
he says, "It's in A B form." At about 2:00 tablature appears in the upper
right corner for what the narrator describes as "measure number one." The time
signature isn't shown, but from the beaming of the notes, I'd infer that it's
4/4. In any case, each "measure" of music in the tablature includes what contra
dance writers and callers would typically refer to as "four beats" or "four
counts" or "two measures" or "two bars" of music.
--Jim
On May 2, 2022, at 7:48 AM, Jeff Kaufman via Contra
Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Here's a common version of Beaumont Rag that's square and well phrased:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FTuWotf7TQ
Jeff
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