term means parameters such as beat, rhythm, and meter, those having to do with time
Temporal
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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…
Turn the rhythm around
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changing the rhythm of a piece of music over several bars to establish a new meter
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…
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
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…
Complex meter
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a time signature such as 4+2+3 / 8
Complex time signature
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a time signature such as 4+2+3 / 8