Talk:6/8 time

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I added a section to this article the "Use in Western Music". I incorporated what was already here

[edit] Add recordings?

I think it'd be great to add a recording of music in 6/8 time to this article. Does anyone know how to do that?

[edit] All of Western music

This says that in all of Western music, a beat is stressed regardless of the time signature. I find it difficult to accept that wording. Perhaps, "In most Western music, certain beats in a bar are stressed."

Also maybe add a note that the reason the jazz accents are more prevalent elsewhere is because that rhythm is usually syncopated.

SO my proposed edit is this:

"In most Western music where there is a discernible rhythm, certain beats are stressed. In 6/8, the accented beats are usually the 1st and the 4th, or else they can be syncopated 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th (most commonly in jazz, rock and country)."-Rapturerocks 13:48, 3 May 2007 (UTC)