time signature

Example Sentences

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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

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

The song is in the time signature 7/8, whereas most songs written for any medium in the last two centuries are more traditionally 4/4.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2021

NOTE: Not all music has beats and a time signature.

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