Magister Leoninus Viderunt Omnes When George Gershwin wrote "I Got Rhythm," he knew that, for generations to come, listeners and performers alike would have a good idea of what he meant. After all, there would be recordings and piano rolls of his actual performances of the piece. Not to mention a standardized notation system to guide future performers. Alas, no such musical preservatives were available to Magister Leoninus in the last half of the 12th …showed first 75 words of 937 total…

…showed last 75 words of 937 total…differently in different places on different occasions. Thelonious Monk's "'Round Midnight," within a decade of its release, was already being played with "East Coast changes" or "West Coast changes." Things would have been much more diverse before mass communication. However, if I were to pick between the free or metric renditions, I would pick the free version. It just sounds more authentic to my modern ears. Besides, an internet search tells the score: Peres 12, Morrow 0.