time signature
noun
: a sign used in music to indicate meter and usually written as a fraction with the bottom number indicating the kind of note used as a unit of time and the top number indicating the number of units in each measure
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For starters, the time signature moves around a bit.
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024
Everything is off-balance, including the time signature, which is in 5/4.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024
Most of the track is in 5/4 [time signature], which is a very unusual time.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
Though there are notable variations (the former is in a minor key, for example, and follows a different time signature), the melodies of the main themes are nearly identical.
—Stephen Cox, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024
Everything is off-balance, including the time signature, which is in 5/4.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024
Most of the track is in 5/4 [time signature], which is a very unusual time.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
Though there are notable variations (the former is in a minor key, for example, and follows a different time signature), the melodies of the main themes are nearly identical.
—Stephen Cox, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Time signature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20signature. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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