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

The time signature appears to shift and the scale drifts in and out of familiarity.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2023

That’s the time signature for at least the first half of this album: two rope turners and a jumper.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2022

The filmmakers reflected on how those musicians in the small mountain town of Barichara strummed guitars and the region’s 12-string tiple in a waltz time signature.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2021

For that matter, why not call the time signature "one one" or "eight eight"?

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