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Course B

3:2 by method one = (2, 1, 1, 2)

3:2 by method two = (2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2)
4:3 by method one = (3, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3)
4:3 by method two = (3, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3)

Fig. 21 shows all rhythms of type 1 and type 2, produced by ratio generators
between 2 and 9.

Type 1 Rhythm type 1 * Type 2 Rhythm type 2 *

3:2 2112 4 3:2 2111112 7

4:3 312213 6 4:3 3121111213 10
5:2 221122 6 5:2 22 (17×1) 22 21
5:3 3213123 7 5:3 3212 (9×1) 2123 17

5:4 41322314 8 5:4 4131121211314 13

6:5 5142332415 10 6:5 5141131221311415 16
7:2 22211222 8 7:2 222(37×1)222 43
7:3 331232133 9 7:3 331212(25×1)212133 37
7:4 4314224134 10 7:4 431312112(13×1)211213134 31
7:5 52341514325 11 7:5 5232212211121211122122325 25
7:6 615243342516 12 7:6 6151141231321411516 19
8:3 3321331233 10 8:3 3321212(36×1)2121233 50

8:5 532514415235 12 8:5 53232122121112(8×1)21112122123235 36

8:7 71625344352617 14 8:7 7161151241331421511617 22
9:2 2222112222 10 9:2 2222(65×1)2222 73
9:4 441342243144 12 9:4 441313112112(33×1)211211313144 80

9:5 5415325235145 13 9:5 5414131131121112111111111 49

111111112111211311314145

9:7 725436171634527 13 9:7 725223222122311232113221222322527 33

9:8 8172635445362718 16 9:8 8171161251341431521611718 25

*This column represents the number of elements (numbers) in a rhythm. Numbers in brackets, such as
(17×1) should be read as 17 repetitions of 1. All the patterns consist of numbers no greater than 8.

Figure 21. A table illustrating the results of the two types of pulse interference.

Fig. 21 represents a vast rhythmic resource for the composer. Patterns can be
used individually or combined with others and modified according to practical
need. The columns in Fig. 21 marked with an asterisk show the number of

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