very long static events, with nothing much else happening
Suspended time
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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…
Common time
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the time signature 4/4 See common time in Elements of a Musical Score see in Time Signatures
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…
Tant
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French
as much, much
Sehr
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German
very, much
Septulet
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a group of seven notes played in the time of four or in the time of six
Alla breve
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cut time; used for quick duple time in which the half note is given one beat instead of two