time signature
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From its 1974 debut album to 2015, when the band played a farewell show at the Forum, Rush was the standard-bearer for elaborate, multi-part songs full of falsetto hollers, time signature changes and drum solos.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023
That’s the time signature for at least the first half of this album: two rope turners and a jumper.
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2022
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
The filmmakers reflected on how those musicians in the small mountain town of Barichara strummed guitars and the region’s 12-string tiple in a waltz time signature.
From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2021
NOTE: Not all music has beats and a time signature.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
