time signature
Example Sentences
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From its 1974 debut album to 2015, when the band played a farewell show at the Forum, Rush was the standard-bearer for elaborate, multi-part songs full of falsetto hollers, time signature changes and drum solos.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023
As she sings, her vocals occupy a different time signature to the rhythm track, creating a destabilising dissonance that heightens the sense of unease.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 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
Things like dynamics, key signature, time signature, and a song’s overall structure can be taken in by an experienced musician almost intuitively.
From The Verge • Nov. 18, 2020
If a measure or group of measures has more or fewer beats, the time signature must change.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
