![]() ![]() Most commonly, in simple time signatures, the beat is the same as the note value of the signature, but in compound signatures, the beat is usually a dotted note value corresponding to three of the signature's note values. Depending on the tempo of the music, this beat may correspond to the note value specified by the time signature, or to a grouping of such note values. Musical passages commonly feature a recurring pulse, or beat, usually in the range of 60-100 beats per minute. Other upper numbers correspond to irregular meters. The lower number is most commonly an 8 (an eighth-note or quaver): as in 9 ![]() In 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, or 12. Simple meters are those whose upper number is 2, 3, or 4, sometimes described as duple meter, triple meter, and quadruple meter respectively. These symbols derive from Mensural time signatures, described below.įrequently used time signatures Simple versus compound
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