MIDI Realization—listen past the horrible tremolo patches if you can. This will give you a rough idea of tempo and phrasing for the piece.

Please Add These Metronome Markings and Beat Patterns To Your Part—They Will Help! Diminished Resistance goes through a lot of tempo and meter changes. Here is a detailed list that shows exactly how I’m conducting each measure.

Beginning—dotted half = 50, Beat Pattern in Fast 3

Letter A—half note = 75, Beat Pattern in 2

Letter B—dotted half= 50, Beat Pattern in fast 3
MM106-107, Beat Pattern in 2
MM108-110, Beat Pattern in 3
MM111-112, Beat Pattern in 2
MM113-138 Beat Pattern in 3
MM139-140 Beat Pattern in 2

Letter C—dotted half=75, Beat Pattern in very fast 3 (the dotted quarter + an eighth note in 6/8 are now equal to a dotted half note in ¾)
MM147-148—dotted half = 50, Beat Pattern in 2 (the dotted half note in ¾ is now again equal to a dotted quarter + an eighth note in 6/8)
M149—dotted half = 50 (still), Beat Pattern in 3
MM151-152, Beat Pattern in 2
MM153-174, Beat Pattern in 3
MM175-180—dotted quarter = 100, Beat Pattern in 3

Letter D—dotted quarter = 72, Beat Pattern in 3
MM182-190, Beat Pattern in 2
MM191-196—quarter = 108; (dotted half = 36), Beat Pattern in 3
MM197-246—dotted half = 56, Beat Pattern in 3 (except M204 in 4!)

Letter F—Adagio, quarter = 56, Beat Pattern in 3
MM251-265—Andante quarter = 92, Beat Pattern in 3
M260, 5/4 meter, Beat Pattern 3 + 2
MM261-271, Beat Pattern in 3
MM271-289—Agitato dotted half = 52, Beat Pattern in 3

Letter G—Piú Mosso dotted half = 72, Beat Pattern in 1
MM290-368, Beat Pattern in 1 all through this section
M369, Beat Pattern in 3 to set up…
M370, 2/2 meter, Beat Pattern in 2

Letter J MM384-386—Beat Pattern in 2
MM387-454, ¾ meter, Beat Pattern in 1 through this section
M455, 9/8 meter, Beat Pattern in 3
MM456-479, Beat Pattern in 1
M480, Beat Pattern in 3 to prepare…

Letter L—Expansive quarter = 100, Beat Pattern in 3
MM481-488, Beat Pattern in 3
MM489, 4/4 meter, Beat Pattern in 4
MM490, 3/2 meter, Beat Pattern in Subdivided 3

Letter M—Vivace quarter = 144
MM491-494, Beat Pattern in fast 4
MM495-to the end, 2/2 meter, Beat Pattern in 2

M370—half note= 108
M384—half note = 108
M387—dotted half = 108