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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. Clave (rhythm) - Wikipedia

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    8 (son) clave is shown on top and a beat cycle is shown below it. Any or all of these structures may be the emphasis at a given point in a piece of music using the "6 8 clave". Different ways to count the 6 8 clave, the first of which is correct Play ⓘ The example on the left (6 8) represents the correct count and ground of the "6 8 clave". [54]

  4. Musical notation - Wikipedia

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    8 (twelve beats per bar, with each beat being an eighth note; in practice, the eighth notes are typically put into four groups of three eighth notes. 12 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 ...

  5. Counting (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music, counting is a system of regularly occurring sounds that serve to assist with the performance or audition of music by allowing the easy identification of the beat. Commonly, this involves verbally counting the beats in each measure as they occur, whether there be 2 beats, 3 beats, 4 beats, or even 5 beats.

  6. 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]

  7. Metre (music) - Wikipedia

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    The top number in the time signature will be 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 24, etc. 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 ...

  8. Polyrhythm - Wikipedia

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    8, 6 8 in the vocals, common time (4 4) and 3 2 in the drums. [29] The Britney Spears single "Till the World Ends" (released March 2011) uses a 4:3 cross-rhythm in its hook. [30] The outro of the song "Animals" from the album The 2nd Law by the band Muse uses 5 4 and 4 4 time signatures for the guitar and drums respectively. The Aaliyah song ...

  9. Additive rhythm and divisive rhythm - Wikipedia

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    8 time Additive rhythm 3+3+2 8 time. 1 whole note = 8 eighth notes = 3 + 3 + 2. The term additive rhythm is also often used to refer to what are also incorrectly called asymmetric rhythms and even irregular rhythms [citation needed] – that is, meters which have a regular pattern of beats of uneven length. For example, the time signature 4