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RE: F in G7 as 21/16 rather than 4/3

🔗Carl Lumma <clumma@xxx.xxxx>

11/11/1999 12:49:53 PM

>That reminds me, the Bulgarian Women's Choir are decidedly un-barbershop in
>that they seem to avoid 7:4s.

Yes indeeed. Instead, the style features a lot of suspended chords.
Liberal use of 6ths, 4ths, and 2nds.

-Carl

🔗Paul H. Erlich <PErlich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx>

11/11/1999 12:47:55 PM

>>That reminds me, the Bulgarian Women's Choir are decidedly un-barbershop
in
>>that they seem to avoid 7:4s.

>Yes indeeed. Instead, the style features a lot of suspended chords.
>Liberal use of 6ths, 4ths, and 2nds.

And 7ths at around 9:5 and 16:9.