a time signature such as 4+2+3 / 8
Complex time signature
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Common time
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the time signature 4/4 See common time in Elements of a Musical Score see in Time Signatures
Complex meter
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a time signature such as 4+2+3 / 8
Cut time
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quick duple time in which the half note is given one beat instead of two See cut time in Elements of a Musical Score see in T…
Broken time
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the interposition of short sections (general only a bar or two) in a contrasting time signature; unusual time signatures that…
Deux temps
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French
in 2/2 time, in a tempo where there are two dance steps to a bar whatever the time signature
Fractional time signature
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a meter time signature in which the top number includes or is a fraction
Signature
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signs placed on the clef to mark the number and position of the sharps or flats in the key in which the piece is being writte…
Time Signature
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A symbol placed at the left side of the staff indicating the meter of the composition. See time signature in Elements of a Mu…