Revision as of 09:11, 22 June 2024 edit FL00527 (talk \| contribs) 6 edits →‎Simple vs compound Tag: Reverted ← Previous edit		Revision as of 09:33, 22 June 2024 edit undo Feline Hymnic (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers 15,780 edits Revert. Unnecessary: the previous sentence already says "most commonly", which implicitly carries the "but not always" nuance. Tag: Undo Next edit →
Line 66: == Frequently used time signatures == === Simple vsversus compound === Simple meters are those whose upper number is 2, 3, or 4, sometimes described as '''duple meter''', '''triple meter''', and '''quadruple meter''' respectively. In [[Compound meter (music)\|compound meter]], the note values specified by the bottom number are grouped into threes, and the upper number is a multiple of 3, such as 6, 9, ~~12,~~or ~~15 etc~~12. The lower number is most commonly an 8 (an eighth-note or quaver): as in {{music\|time\|9\|8}} or {{music\|time\|12\|8}}. The lower number can alternatively also be 4 (a quarter-note or crotchet): as in {{music\|time\|6\|4}}, {{music\|time\|9\|4}} or {{music\|time\|12\|4}}. (Special note: {{music\|time\|3\|8}} is not a compound meter.) Other upper numbers correspond to '''irregular meters'''.

Time signature: Difference between revisions