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
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
You may have noticed that the time signature looks a little like a fraction in arithmetic.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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