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  2. Time signature - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Quintuple meter - Wikipedia

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    8, by writing triplets on each beat of a simple quintuple signature, or by regularly alternating meters such as 6 8 + 9 8. Another notational variant involves compound meters, in which two or three numerals take the place of the expected numerator. In simple quintuple meter, the 5 may be replaced as 2+3 8 or 2+1+2 8 for example. [1] A time ...

  4. Lyric setting - Wikipedia

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    Time signatures in music contain patterns of strong and weak beats. In every time signature, the first beat, or the downbeat, is the strongest. 4/4, 3/4, and 6/8 time are the most common time signatures in popular styles. In 4/4 time, four beats are present in one measure. The first beat is the strongest, with the third beat the second-strongest.

  5. American march music - Wikipedia

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    8 marches produce a more dance-like, swing beat that is more prominent and exaggerated than its cut-time cousin. A 6 8 march can be recognized immediately by its common "da-bah-da-bah" or "DA-da-DA-da" sound. An example of a 6 8 march is "The Washington Post March", also by Sousa. 2 4 time is much like cut-time, except fewer notes appear in a ...

  6. Metre (music) - Wikipedia

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    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

  7. Lateralus (song) - Wikipedia

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    The song is known for its distinct time signatures and corresponding lyrical patterns. The time signatures of the chorus of the song change from 9/8 to 8/8 to 7/8; as drummer Danny Carey says, "It was originally titled 9-8-7. For the time signatures. Then it turned out that 987 was the 16th number of the Fibonacci sequence.

  8. Rosetta Stoned - Wikipedia

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    The song uses 4/4, 5/8, 5/4, 9/8, 11/8, 3/4, and 6/4 time signatures [2] and is characterised by its aggressive riffs. [3] The song also features unconventional percussion instruments [4] and polyrhythms. [5] The name of the song is a reference to the Rosetta Stone. [3]

  9. Goldberg Variations - Wikipedia

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    The time signature of 12 8 and the many sets of triplets suggest a kind of a simple dance. Variatio 4. a 1 Clav. ... at the ninth and in 6 8 time. This is the only ...