Pour une théorie de l'aksak
Résumé
By " Bulgarian rhythm " and " aksak " respectively, Bela B Constantin Brailoiu designated meters in which the ratio betwee long units was not 2 to 1, but rather 3 to 2. This irregularity is perceptible to western ears in fast tempi. The study of the mu southwestern part of Turkey shows that : (1) in equal tempo, the between different kinds of accents produce many rhythms preservi " aksak " character (i.e., strictly co-metric) ; (2) the same metric s found in any tempo, even in very slow ones in which the irregular
not audible at once.
In addition to the 3:2 ratio that generates most of aksak meters, we also find
out that 4:3 and 5:4 ratios are theoretically possible. Finally, the " additive logic " of aksak can be combined with the " divisive logic " of western theory. Further investigations in this matter will therefore have to pay a close attention to these combinations of metrics.
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