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3/2 time with qrtr = qrtr indication

Author: Matt Locker
Date: 2015-09-18 05:46

Hello:

This may be a very basic question but I don't remember seeing this before.

The 3rd movement of the "Six Studies in English Folksong" by Ralph Vaughan Williams starts in 4/4 time but changes to 3/2 for the last 2 bars. There is an indication over the 3/2 of "(qtr note = qtr note)", using real notes of course. My interpretation of this is that, since we are in 4/4 going to 3/2, the tempo has now been reduced by 1/2. I view it as 1-2-3-4 (change to 3/2) 1-and-2-and-3-and.

Correct or no?

Thanks,
Matt

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