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Conversely, at slow tempos, the beat might even be a smaller note value than the one enumerated by the time signature. [example needed] Mathematically the time signatures of, e.g., 3 4 and 3 8 are interchangeable. In a sense all simple triple time signatures, such as 3 8, 3 4, 3 2, etc.—and all compound duple times, such as 6 8, 6
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.
"Belle nuit" is in the 6/8 time signature characteristic of barcarolles, allegretto moderato. Approximately a minute of musical introduction occurs before the melody appears, although a flute accompaniment figure which suggests the melody, "suspend[ing] time" and creating anticipation for the melody before it begins, is played throughout the piece.
Simple quintuple meter can be written in 5. 4 or 5. 8 time, but may also be notated by using regularly alternating bars of triple and duple meters, for example 2. 4 + 3. 4. Compound quintuple meter, with each of its five beats divided into three parts, can similarly be notated using a time signature of 15. 8, by writing triplets on each beat of ...
Marches can be written in any time signature, but the most common time signatures are 4 4, 2 2 (alla breve, although this may refer to 2 time of Johannes Brahms, or cut time), or 6 8. However, some modern marches are being written in 1 2 or 2 4 time. The modern march tempo is typically around 120 beats per minute.
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 (simple) or 6 and multiples (compound) in the upper figure of the time signature, with 2. 2 (cut time), 2. 4, and 6. 8 (at a fast tempo) being the most common examples.
Compound metres are written with a time signature that shows the number of divisions of beats in each bar as opposed to the number of beats. For example, compound duple (two beats, each divided into three) is written as a time signature with a numerator of six, for example, 6 8. Contrast this with the time signature 3
4 is pronounced as "three-four" or "three-quarter time". Compound time signatures In a compound meter, there is an additional rhythmic grouping within each measure. This example shows 6 8 time, indicating 6 beats per measure, with an eighth note representing one beat. The rhythm within each measure is divided into two groups of three eighth ...