time signature

Noun

Meaning

English Wikipedia has an article on:time signatureWikipedia
time signature (plural time signatures)

(music) A symbol or numerical sign placed on a stave to indicate the meter; in the case of a numerical time signature, the numerator is the number of beats per bar, the denominator represents the value of each beat

time-signature (plural time-signatures)

Alternative form of time signature

Alternative names

time-signature

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Examples

"12/8" is a compound time type of time signature). Source: Internet

Erik Satie wrote many compositions that are ostensibly in free time, but actually follow an unstated and unchanging simple time signature. Source: Internet

In compound time signatures, the beat consists of three note durations (so there are 3 quavers ( eighth notes ) per beat in a main time signature), so a dotted form of the next note duration up is used. Source: Internet

Compás Compás is the Spanish word for metre or time signature (in classical music theory ). Source: Internet

For instance, Chancellor describes the time signature employed on the first single from Lateralus, " Schism ", as "six" and "six-and-a-half" and that it later "goes into all kinds of other times ". Source: Internet

However, at least one composition— Conlon Nancarrow 's Studies for Player Piano—uses a time signature that is irrational in the mathematical sense. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms