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  2. Time signature - Wikipedia

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    The time signature indicates the meter of a musical movement at the bar level. In a music score the time signature appears as two stacked numerals, such as 44 (spoken as four–four time), or a time symbol, such as (spoken as common time). It immediately follows the key signature (or if there is no key signature, the clef symbol).

  3. Half-time (music) - Wikipedia

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    In popular music, half-time is a type of meter and tempo that alters the rhythmic feel by essentially doubling the tempo resolution or metric division /level in comparison to common-time. Thus, two measures of 44 approximate a single measure of 88, while a single measure of 4/4 emulates 2/2. Half-time is not to be confused with alla breve or ...

  4. 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.

  5. Musical notation - Wikipedia

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    8 is a compound time type of time signature). Many other time signatures exist, such as 2 2. Many short classical music pieces from the classical era and songs from traditional music and popular music are in one time signature for much or all of the piece.

  6. Blue Rondo à la Turk - Wikipedia

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    Composer (s) Dave Brubeck. " Blue Rondo à la Turk " is a jazz standard composition by Dave Brubeck. It appeared on the album Time Out in 1959. It is written in 98 time, with one side theme in 44, and the choice of rhythm was inspired by the Turkish aksak time signatures. [ 1 ] It was originally recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet with Dave ...

  7. Mother (Pink Floyd song) - Wikipedia

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    The Wall tells the story of Pink, an embittered and alienated rock star. As told through the song "Mother", part of Pink's sense of alienation comes from being raised by an overprotective single mother, who lost her husband, Pink's father, in World War II. The song narrates a conversation by Pink (voiced by Waters) and his mother (voiced by ...

  8. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details ...

  9. Metric modulation - Wikipedia

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    In music, metric modulation is a change in pulse rate (tempo) and/or pulse grouping (subdivision) which is derived from a note value or grouping heard before the change. Examples of metric modulation may include changes in time signature across an unchanging tempo, but the concept applies more specifically to shifts from one time signature ...