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time signature
noun
- a numerical or other indication at the beginning of a piece showing the meter.
time signature
noun
- music a sign usually consisting of two figures, one above the other, the upper figure representing the number of beats per bar and the lower one the time value of each beat. This sign is placed after the key signature at the outset of a piece or section of a piece
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Origin of time signature1
Example Sentences
Their music, meanwhile, is constantly surprising – full of shifting time signatures, needle-point guitar riffs and soaring melodies that are simultaneously odd and captivating.
He closed this song with a dynamic djembe beat, moving through multiple time signatures.
There are times when the poetry, however evocative, could’ve used a little more prose, to keep the signposts and time signatures clearer.
While others stuck with power chords, simple rhymes and standard time signatures, Glassjaw has always been more of an art project for the duo rather than a commercial success.
It’s a hip-hop record with funky beats, provocative time signatures, soul grooves, free-jazz interludes and psychedelic dips that maintains core elements of West Coast rap.
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