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

Its 4/4 time signature all too apparent, the music was less immersive than propulsive.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2023

By “that” I meant the time signature changes, the instrumentation, and the unpredictable chords that allowed the melody to flow over them and carry the power of Warwick’s performance downstream.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 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

Figure 1.57: Remember that meter is not the same as time signature; the time signatures given here are just examples.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones