Questions tagged [time-signatures]
Numeric ratio indicating the subdivision of measures according to groups of beats.
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How to interpret accidentals in a score without measures?
I'm trying to read Kozakura Shōji's piece Gen'ō for shinobue and biwa. A free sample from his webpage is uploaded below. I play shinobue and have familiarity with the traditional notation, but I'm ...
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Understanding the 5/4 groove in “Take Five” – does this visualization make sense?
Hi everyone,
I’ve been exploring the rhythm of “Take Five”, the jazz piece by Paul Desmond performed by the Dave Brubeck Quartet.
As you probably know, the piece is built on an unusual 5/4 time ...
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Courtesy time and key signatures in first ending
I have a piece of music that begins in Am in 9/8 time, then changes to A (Maj) in 4/4. When I reach the first ending, it goes back to the top, which is in Am and 9/8. How do I notate the (courtesy) ...
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Different staves of the same measure have different time signatures
I noticed this in Times Square Ballet from Leonard Bernstein's musical On the Town:
It looks like in measures 101 through 104, the top staff is in 6/8 time, but the bottom staff is in cut time. I've ...
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LilyPond: Can time signatures be made to span the whole system?
By default, LilyPond places time signatures in every staff in the system. Is there some way to override this and get one ridiculously engorged system-spanning time signature?
A crude mockup:
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It's possible to have negative harmony. Can you have a negative time signature?
Just saw the article on irrational time signatures
(1/√π)/√⅔ as a time signature?
It struck me that there's no mathematical reason why an irrational number can't be negative, so can a time signature ...
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Correct tempo indicator for compound time
I'm arranging "Unchained Melody" which is set in 12/8 time. When MuseScore's metronome feature is turned on, it ticks on the dotted quarter, which makes sense based on what I know of ...
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How should I format this rhythm?
How should I format the rests and notes in this rhythm to be easier to read and less cramped?
Edit: forgot to show the meter, added new picture
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How do time signatures relate to metronome settings?
I've been reading various posts on this site trying to understand how to set my metronome based on the time signature of a song, but I'm just getting more confused. Basically, if I want to practice a ...
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What do these notes above the staff with lines through them after a time signature change mean?
I have a notation I have not seen before. Anyone have a clue?
There is a half note next to a half note with two parallel lines on one note’s stem. These are above the measure and not notes to be ...
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How is it determined that the Balatro soundtrack is in 7/4?
Sorry if this is a newbie question.
By ear I am simply not able to determine the time signature of the Balatro soundtrack.
I've read comments online that it is in 7/4 time.
Can someone guide me how ...
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Why it is important to specify which note gets a beat in time signature? [duplicate]
I'm learning the basics of music theory. As I understood, in time signatures, the upper number says how many beats there are in a measure, and the lower number says which note gets a beat. I'm ...
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Changing from 4/4 to 6/8 note value vs beat [duplicate]
Often, when a time signature changes from 4/4 to 6/8 (or 4/4 to 12/8, etc.) there is a marking above the staff signifying that the quarter note = dotted quarter note.
Sometimes, this marking is not ...
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Play and write piano music
How would someone write a 3/4 bar correctly if it included a 2 and 1/2 beat (tied or as one note) and an 8th note.
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LilyPond: Beam subdivisions lost when using compound time signatures and tuplets
I'm running into this issue, hopefully user error, with both the stable (2.24.4) and development (2.25.21) branches of LilyPond. In the first measure of music, I need the beam to be subdivided every ...
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