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Most time signatures consist of two numerals, one stacked above the other: The lower numeral indicates the note value that the signature is counting. This number is always a power of 2 (unless the time signature is irrational), usually 2, 4 or 8, but less often 16 is also used, usually in Baroque music. 2 corresponds to the half note (minim), 4 to the quarter note (crotchet), 8 to the eighth ...
Duple metre (or Am. duple meter, also known as duple time) is a musical metre characterized by a primary division of 2 beats to the bar, usually indicated by 2 and multiples or 6 and multiples in the upper figure of the time signature, with 2 2 , 2 4, and 6 8 (at a fast tempo) being the most common examples.
Philippe de Vitry's treatise Ars nova (1320) described a system in which the ratios of different note values could be 2:1 or 3:1, with a system of mensural time signatures to distinguish between them. This black mensural notation gave way to white mensural notation around 1450, in which all note values were written with white (outline) noteheads.
The verse of the theme to Valley of the Dolls uses the time signatures 4 4, 3 4, 2 4, 4 4, 4 4, effectively producing 17 4. The rhythmic proportions of Stockhausen's Klavierstück IX are governed by the Fibonacci series, resulting in time signatures of e.g. {{Time signature|21|8}}, {{Time signature|34|8}}, {{Time signature|42|8}}, {{Time ...
Pages in category "Time signatures" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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This is a list of musical compositions or pieces of music that have unusual time signatures. "Unusual" is here defined to be any time signature other than simple time signatures with top numerals of 2, 3, or 4 and bottom numerals of 2, 4, or 8, and compound time signatures with top numerals of 6, 9, or 12 and bottom numerals 4, 8, or 16.
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