Re (2): [Bell Historians] Re: Bell pitches

[Richard Offen]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, s.ivin at n... wrote:
> CP:
> 
> > I rather like the idea of trying to write a musical score for 
arhythmic (i.e. bad) ringing
> > 
> 
> Yes, it's a good try at a joke, but syncopation is about emphasis 
or loudness, _not_ the
> underlying rhythm, surely.
> 
> Steve

"Syncopation - A shift of accent in a passage or composition that 
occurs when a normally weak beat is stressed." 
(Dictionary.com)

The above definition sounds a very good description of much ringing 
I've heard over the years! We frequently manage a very good rumba 
rhythm when trying to ring rounds on 16 here in Perth!

R