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
But a typical Bacharach composition was rhythmically complex, often wrong-footing the listener with sudden changes of time signature and irregular phrasing.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2023
Things like dynamics, key signature, time signature, and a song’s overall structure can be taken in by an experienced musician almost intuitively.
From The Verge ● Nov. 18, 2020
So why is one time signature chosen rather than another?
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
