time signature

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“This is more like a six than a compound four,” Newman-Lessler said, referring to the segment’s tricky time signature.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2023

But a typical Bacharach composition was rhythmically complex, often wrong-footing the listener with sudden changes of time signature and irregular phrasing.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2023

Meanwhile, adding to the sense of crisis, albeit on a different time signature, Venice continues to sink as sea levels rise.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

Just listen to “The Temple,” its feverish 7/4 time signature is a nod to Prokofiev’s equally tumultuous seventh piano sonata, with nary a beat to take a breath.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2021

For example, in a 2/4 time signature, there are two beats in a measure with the quarter note receiving one beat or one count.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin