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Definition of compound time in English: compound timenoun mass nounMusic Musical rhythm or metre in which each beat in a bar is subdivided into three smaller units, so having the value of a dotted note. Compare with simple time Example sentencesExamples - To determine the number of beats per measure in compound time, divide the time signature's upper number by 3.
- Unlike simple time signatures, compound time signatures do not directly show us the number of beats per bar.
- Dotted minims and dotted crotchets, foreign to simple time, are perfectly at home in compound time.
- The irregular division of compound time is rare and notational ‘conventions’ are fluid.
- The following example demonstrate the values of the notes in both simple and compound time signatures.
Definition of compound time in US English: compound timenounkəmˈpound tīm Music Musical rhythm or meter in which each beat in a bar is subdivided into three smaller units, so having the value of a dotted note. Compare with simple time Example sentencesExamples - The following example demonstrate the values of the notes in both simple and compound time signatures.
- Dotted minims and dotted crotchets, foreign to simple time, are perfectly at home in compound time.
- The irregular division of compound time is rare and notational ‘conventions’ are fluid.
- To determine the number of beats per measure in compound time, divide the time signature's upper number by 3.
- Unlike simple time signatures, compound time signatures do not directly show us the number of beats per bar.
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