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time sig·na·ture

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. time signature, musical time signaturenoun

    a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat

Wiktionary

  1. time signaturenoun

    A numerical sign placed on a stave to indicate the meter; the numerator is the number of beats per bar, the denominator represents the value of each beat

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  1. Time signature

    The time signature (also known as meter signature, metre signature, and measure signature) is a convention in Western musical notation to specify how many beats (pulses) are contained in each measure (bar), and which note value is equivalent to a beat. The time signature is a notational device representing the meter, which is an auditory feature of the music. In a music score the time signature appears at the beginning as a time symbol or stacked numerals, such as or 44 (read common time or four-four time, respectively), immediately following the key signature (or immediately following the clef symbol if the key signature is empty). A mid-score time signature, usually immediately following a barline, indicates a change of meter. The most time signatures are either simple (the beats are themselves divided into two subdivisions) or compound (divided into three). Less-common signatures correspond to complex, mixed, additive, and irrational meters.

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  1. time signature

    A time signature is a musical notation that specifies how many beats are in each measure and what type of note gets one beat. It is usually noted by two numbers placed on top of each other at the beginning of a music piece. The top number denotes the number of beats in each measure, and the bottom number denotes the type of note that represents a single beat.

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  1. Time signature

    The time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each bar and which note value constitutes one beat. In a musical score, the time signature appears at the beginning of the piece, as a time symbol or stacked numerals, such as or 3 4, immediately following the key signature or immediately following the clef symbol if the key signature is empty. A mid-score time signature, usually immediately following a barline, indicates a change of meter. There are various types of time signatures, depending on whether the music follows simple rhythms or involves unusual shifting tempos, including: simple, compound, complex, mixed, additive, fractional, irrational meters, or other meters.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of time signature in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of time signature in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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