time signature
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“This is more like a six than a compound four,” Newman-Lessler said, referring to the segment’s tricky time signature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
“It made me feel just terrible, because my music is not that easy to play. A song like ‘Promises, Promises’ changes time signature in almost every bar.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
By “that” I meant the time signature changes, the instrumentation, and the unpredictable chords that allowed the melody to flow over them and carry the power of Warwick’s performance downstream.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023
As she sings, her vocals occupy a different time signature to the rhythm track, creating a destabilising dissonance that heightens the sense of unease.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2022
A piece with this time signature would be 11in three four time11 or just 11in three four11.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
