Talk:Bethena

Page creation
After several years on wikipedia, I decided to take the plunge and create this page. Please don't delete it - it's a work in progress! Major Bloodnok (talk) 19:32, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Further editing
I've gone about as far as I felt I wanted to with this, and have just about used all the resources I could lay my hands on. What does the community think? Major Bloodnok (talk) 21:46, 17 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't believe it is accurate to call the first theme a 4 against 3 polyrhythm. All the notes in the treble are either quarter or eighth notes. This is against quarter notes in the bass.   The treble notes either coincide with or fall exactly midpoint between the bass notes.  To be called a 4 against 3 polyrhythm there would have to be 4 evenly spaced treble notes against the 3 evenly spaced notes in the bass. If you look at the bottom of the page of the link you have given you can see this explanation. Thanks. Troother (talk) 14:12, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

Very good article, thanks
Bethena is my favorite Scott Joplin work. Even before I was familiar with the sad event that led to his having written it, I knew from the music that something like the death of a loved one had occurred, someone with whom there had been happiness. This article does justice to this magnificent piece of music. As far as I can tell, the article is accurate, although I was under the impression from a Web source I read several years ago that Freddie died of an untreated common cold (which happened in those days), instead of diagnosed pneumonia. Of course, a cold could easily have progressed to pneumonia, so this is a fine point. Anyway, I especially love the detailed description of the music, with its several unique and lovely modulation cadences (perhaps its most distinctive feature) that each separate contrasting happy and sad sections. David Spector 04:24, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Peer review
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D strain
How come images of the A, B, and C strains have been uploaded but the D strain has not?? Georgia guy (talk) 19:25, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 * That's a very good point; it could be a very useful addition. I'll do it when I get the time, unless someone else beats me to it that is. Ben (Major Bloodnok) (talk) 10:44, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
 * It has been more than 3 years and no one has done it. Georgia guy (talk) 19:16, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

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