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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. List of musical works in unusual time signatures - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Cygnus X-1 (song series) - Wikipedia

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    Afterwards, a heavily syncopated bass riff in shifting time signatures (3/4, 7/8, 3/4, 4/4) fades in, with the full band joining in as the introductory sound effects fade out. "1" The shortest section of the song describes the black hole itself, and asks the question of what happens to someone who flies into it.

  5. Talk:List of musical works in unusual time signatures/Unsourced

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    Although the song has several different changes in time signature, this alternating time is what comprises most of the song). (2006) "Falling In Between" by Toto (2006) "Epiphany of a Mushroom Man" by Pomme De Chien - 1 bar near the drum solo is in 11/8. (2006) "Your Retrospective..." by Minus Won

  6. Freewill (song) - Wikipedia

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    It features odd time signatures, with most of the song using 13 4 [19] (6+7), but also employing 15 4 (4+4+4+3) in parts. [20] The chorus has a 3 4 time signature, shifting from a single sixteenth note in the first beat to triplets in the next two beats. [18] The interlude with the bass and drums and subsequent guitar solo both have a 12

  7. Dave Brubeck - Wikipedia

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    David Warren Brubeck (/ ˈ b r uː b ɛ k /; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasting rhythms, meters, tonalities, and combining different styles and genres, like classic, jazz, and blues.

  8. Whipping Post (song) - Wikipedia

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    The time signature for the balance of the song has been variously described as "modified 3 4" (by Jean-Charles Costa [5]) or as 12 8 (by some other music sources [18]). The original "Whipping Post" was recorded for The Allman Brothers Band album on August 7, 1969, at Atlantic Recording Studios in New York City. [15]

  9. 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. So that was cool." [2]