List of musical works in unusual time signatures
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This is a list of musical compositions or pieces of music that have unusual time signatures. "Unusual" is here defined to be any time signature other than simple time signatures with top numerals of 2, 3, or 4 and bottom numerals of 2, 4, or 8, and compound time signatures with top numerals of 6, 9, or 12 and bottom numerals 4, 8, or 16.[1]
The conventions of musical notation typically allow for more than one written representation of a particular piece. The chosen time signature largely depends upon musical context, personal taste of the composer or transcriber, and the graphic layout on the written page. Frequently, published editions were written in a specific time signature to visually signify the tempo for slow movements in symphonies, sonatas, and concerti.
A perfectly consistent unusual metrical pattern may be notated in a more familiar time signature that does not correspond to it. For example, the Passacaglia from Britten's opera Peter Grimes consists of variations over a recurring bass line eleven beats in length but is notated in ordinary 4
4 time, with each variation lasting 2¾ bars, and therefore commencing each time one crotchet earlier in the bar than the preceding one.[2]
Upper number of 1
1
1
- Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar. Variation VII is in Presto 1
1.[3] - Entr'actes and Sappho Fragments by Harrison Birtwistle has a measure of 1
1.[4] - Leopardi Fragments by Peter Maxwell Davies.[5]
- Mixtur by Karlheinz Stockhausen.[5]
- Pli selon pli by Pierre Boulez. The third movement, Improvisation II sur Mallarmé, has 1
1.[5] - Rhythmicana by Henry Cowell. The first two movements are both in 1
1.[6] - String Quartet No. 2 by Easley Blackwood Jr.[5]
- Symphony No. 2 by Alexander Borodin. Movement II is in Prestissimo 1
1, except for the trio section, which is in Allegretto 6
4.[7]
1
2
- Appalachian Spring, by Aaron Copland. Third bar of rehearsal 46 and third bar of rehearsal 48 are in 1
2.[8] - Canon with Sustained Notes, No. 60 from Mikrokosmos by Béla Bartók, has a single measure in 1
2.[9] - Decet for wind instruments, Op. 14, by George Enescu. Movement III, Bar 240 (fifth bar before rehearsal number 42) is in 1
2.[10] - Fünf Klavierstücke, Op. 23 by Arnold Schoenberg. Number 2, bar 9 is in 1
2.[11] - Káťa Kabanová, by Leoš Janáček. Act III contains some 1
2 bars between rehearsal numbers 5 and 8.[12] - La Langeur, from Le follie francaise ou les dominos from Pieces de Clavecin by Francois Couperin.[13]
- Lieux Retrouvés by Thomas Adès. Measure 13 of the first movement is in 1
2.[14] - Mladi by Leoš Janáček, at measure 68 of the second movement.[15]
- Nocturne No. 1 by Francis Poulenc, from 8 Nocturnes, FP 56. Bar 27 is in 1
2.[16] - Piano Sonata, Op. 43, by Harry Farjeon has a few bars of 1
2 in the first movement.[17] - Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 105, by Sigfrid Karg-Elert uses 1
2.[18] - Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53, by Alexander Scriabin. Bars 251 to 262 (Presto giocoso) are in 1
2.[19] - Polaris by Thomas Adès has a measure of 1
2+1
2+7
16.[20] - Quartet, Op. 22, by Anton Webern. In the second movement, bars 1–3, 5–6, 8–10, 12–14, 16–129, and 131–191 are in 1
2.[21] - Rapsodie nègre by Francis Poulenc, third movement, "Honoloulou", contains some bars of 1
2.[22] - String Quartet No. 1, by Béla Bartók. Bars 3, 10, and 22 of the third movement are in 1
2.[23] - Symphony No. 1, by Edward Elgar. The second movement is entirely in 1
2.[24] - Symphony No. 17 in G♯ minor by Nikolay Myaskovsky. Movement I has a 1
2 signature from rehearsal numbers 2–7, 25–35, 42–47, 59–66, and 70–74.[25]
1
4
- Alcancías by Silvestre Revueltas. Movement II, 5 bars after rehearsal 24, second bar of rehearsal 27, first bar of rehearsal 28, third bar of rehearsal 29, one bar before 31, and one bar before 32 are all 1
4.[26] - "Ancestors" by Björk off the 2004 album Medúlla utilizes 1
4. [27] - Berceuse from The Exterminating Angel by Thomas Adès has 1
4.[28] - Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, in the movement Swaz hie gat umbe.[29]
- Clarinet Sonata by Andrew Violette, at measure 97 of the first movement.[30]
- Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments by Igor Stravinsky, just before rehearsal mark 83.[31]
- Divided Arpeggios, No. 143 from Mikrokosmos by Béla Bartók, has a measure in 1
4, though incorrectly written as 1
2.[9] - "Etincelles," the first movement of Suite Bizarre by Joseph Achron.[32]
- The Exterminating Angel Symphony by Thomas Adès has 1
4.[33] - "The Eynsham Poacher", a traditional song; in the arrangement by Dave Pegg, most of the tune is in 12
8, but the finale includes one bar of 1
4.[34] - Fantasy on Themes from Mozart's Figaro and Don Giovanni, S. 697, by Franz Liszt and completed by Leslie Howard. Bar 431/427 is in 1
4 time.[35] - The Four Quarters by Thomas Adès has a passage in 1
4+1
6.[36] - Lonely Child (1980) by Claude Vivier has 1
4 in measure 56.[37] - Mädchentotenlieder, by Bo Nilsson. Bars 20, 22–27, 33–36, 38–40, 43, 49, 51, 54, 57, 65, 76–77, 80–81, 86, 90–93, 95, 99, 103–7, 115–16, 118, 120, 122, 124, 126, 130, 134–42, 145, 153, and 158 are in 1
4 time.[38] - Metastaseis, by Iannis Xenakis. The first 103 bars are in 1
4.[39] - Metropolis Part 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper, by Dream Theater. Third bar of rehearsal R is in 1
4.[40] - Music at Sunset (夕阳箫鼓) by Li Yinghai (黎英海) has a measure of 1
4.[41] - On an Overgrown Path, by Leoš Janáček. There are isolated 1
4 bars in the sixth, tenth, and eleventh movements.[42] - Petrushka by Igor Stravinsky, the bar before rehearsal 17 is in 1
4.[43] - Polaris by Thomas Adès has a measure of 1
4+1
4+5
16.[20] - Piano Concerto by Thomas Adès has a measure in 1
4.[44] - Piano Quintet by Thomas Adès has a measure of 1
4 in the string parts just before rehearsal mark 4.[45] - Piano Sonata no. 2 by Roger Sessions, at measure 178.[46]
- Piano Sonata No. 3 by Carlos Chávez. Movement I, bars 13, 15, 19, 52, 54, and 58 are in 1
4 time.[47] - Piano Sonata No. 3 by Sigfrid Karg-Elert has a passage in 1
4.[18] - Tzigane by Maurice Ravel has four measures of 1
4, the first of which is right before rehearsal 27.[48] - Violin Concerto by Thomas Adès has a few measures of 1
4 in the third movement.[49] - Zipangu (1980) by Claude Vivier has several measures in 1
4 time, including measures 3, 13, 63, etc.[50]
1
8
- Amor dammi quel fazzolettino by Andrew Violette, for one measure in the left hand of the second piano part.[51]
- Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, in the movement Fortune plango vulnera.[29]
- The Four Quarters by Thomas Adès has a measure of 1
8 just before rehearsal mark 3 in the first movement.[36] - Lincolnshire Posy by Percy Grainger. Movement V, "Lord Melbourne", uses 1
8.[52] - Lonely Child (1980) by Claude Vivier has several measures in 1
8.[37] - Mädchentotenlieder, by Bo Nilsson. Bar 53 is in 1
8 time.[38] - A Nightmare to Remember, by Dream Theater. Measure 31 is in 1
8.[53] - On an Overgrown Path, by Leoš Janáček. There are two 1
8 bars in the third movement.[42] - Piano Concerto by Thomas Adès has a measure of 4
4+1
8.[44] - Piano Quintet by Thomas Adès has a measure of 1
8.[45] - Piano Sonata No. 1 by Charles Wuorinen, at measure 84 of part 1.[54]
- Piano Sonata no. 2 by Roger Sessions. Measure 223 is in 4
4+1
8.[46] - Piano Sonata No. 3 by Carlos Chávez. Movement II, bar 176 is in 1
8 time.[55] - Polaris by Thomas Adès. Measure 399 is in 1
8.[20] - A próle do bébé, Book 2 by Heitor Villa-Lobos. The fifth piece, "O Cavalinho de páu" (The Little Wooden Horse), bar 68 is in 2
[4]1
8 time.[56] - The "Storm Suite" from The Tempest by Thomas Adès has 1
8+3
2 and 1
8+4
4 in the fifth movement.[57]
1
16
- Blanca Variations by Thomas Adès. Measure 13 is in 3
4+1
16.[58]
- Mädchentotenlieder, by Bo Nilsson. Bar 11 is in 1
16 time.[38] - Piano Quintet by Thomas Adès has a measure of 2
7+1
16.[45] - Piano Sonata no. 2 by Roger Sessions. Measure 257 is in 3
4+1
16.[46]
1
32
- Mädchentotenlieder, by Bo Nilsson. Bar 9 is in 1
32+⅔
4.[38] - Piano Sonata No. 1 by Charles Wuorinen. Measure 43 of part 1 is in 3
4+1
32.[54]
1
64
- "A Headache And A Sixty-Fourth", from Ron Jarzombek's album Solitarily Speaking of Theoretical Confinement, has a constant time signature pattern of 4
4 and 1
64.[59]
Upper number of 2
2
1
- The opera The Exterminating Angel by Thomas Adès opens with eight measures of 2
1.[60]
- Káťa Kabanová, by Leoš Janáček. Act II is in 2
1 from rehearsal number 20 to just before rehearsal number 24; act III is in 2
1 for four bars before rehearsal number 27 and six bars before rehearsal number 28, followed by a mixture of 2
1 andbetween rehearsal numbers 28 and 29, and one bar before rehearsal number 36.[12]
- 5 Motets by Peter Maxwell Davies
- Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830, by Johann Sebastian Bach. The last movement, a gigue, is in 2
1 in the Bischoff edition; however, the symbol(the mensuration sign for "tempus perfectum, prolatio minor, diminutum") appears in the first edition of 1731, and
= 2
2 in the autograph manuscript.[61] This time signature is unusual for gigues, which are usually in 6
8 or 12
8.[62][63] - Piano Sonata No. 3 by Sigfrid Karg-Elert has a measure of 2
1.[18] - Pli selon pli by Pierre Boulez. Movement III, "Improvisation II sur Mallarmé".[64]
2
16
- Comme le vent, first of the Douze études dans toutes les tons mineurs, Op. 39, by Charles-Valentin Alkan.[65]
- Requiem Canticles by Igor Stravinsky, for the last measure of the Prelude.[66]
- The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky. 2
16 is used in the concluding "Sacrificial Dance".[67]
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- Sketch, Op. 1 No. 10, by Alexei Stanchinsky.[68]
Upper number of 3
3
1
- Chaconne in D major by Samuel Capricornus is in 3
1.[69] - 5 Motets by Peter Maxwell Davies.[5]
- "O Fortuna" from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana (first four bars).[29]
- Passacaglia in D minor by Johann Philipp Krieger.[70]
- Piano Sonata No. 3 by Sigfrid Karg-Elert has a measure of 3
1.[18] - Rosary Sonatas, by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber. No. 11 is partially in 3
1.[71] - Symphony No. 3 by Camille Saint-Saëns, in two sections (a total of 22 bars) at the end of the finale.[72]
- Symphony No. 4 by Charles Ives.[73]
- "Um Mitternacht" by Gustav Mahler (Rückert-Lieder No. 5). Bar 27 is marked "6
2 (3
1)".[74]
3
16
- Abraham and Isaac by Igor Stravinsky.[75]
- Apollo by Igor Stravinsky, near rehearsal mark 23.[76]
- Cantata No. 1 by Anton Webern, in the second movement.[77]
- Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments by Igor Stravinsky, after rehearsal mark 39.[31]
- Concerto for Two Pianos by Igor Stravinsky, in the second movement.[78]
- Concerto in E-flat by Igor Stravinsky has a measure of 2
8+3
16 a few measures after rehearsal mark 4.[79] - Donna Diana Overture, by Emil von Reznicek.[80]
- Mädchentotenlieder, by Bo Nilsson, at bar 114.[38]
- Piano Concerto by Thomas Adès has a measure of 3
16 in the piano part just before rehearsal mark TT.[44] - Piano Quintet by Thomas Adès has a measure of 3
16 a few measures before rehearsal mark 5.[45] - Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1, by Johannes Brahms. Movement II, bars 47–49 and 51–53.[81]
- Piano Sonata No. 1 by Charles Wuorinen, at measure 29 of part 1.[54]
- Polaris by Thomas Adès has a measure of 6
8+3
16.[20] - Requiem Canticles by Igor Stravinsky.[66]
- The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky. 3
16 is used in the concluding "Sacrificial Dance".[67] - String Quartet, Op. 28, by Anton Webern. Movement III is in 3
16 from bars 40 to 41, and again from bars 44 to 51.[82] - Symphonic Studies, Étude IX (first version) by Robert Schumann.[83]
- Variations for piano, Op. 27, by Anton Webern, movement I.[84]
3
32
- Intrada, nebst burlesquer Suite, for two violins (the so-called "Gulliver Suite") by Georg Philipp Telemann. Movement II, "Lilliputsche Chaconne".[85]
- Mädchentotenlieder, by Bo Nilsson, at bar 3.[38]
- Piano Sonata No. 1 by Charles Wuorinen, at measure 13 of part 1.[54]
- Pribaoutki by Igor Stravinsky. The fourth piece, "Starets i zayats", uses 3
32 in bar 15.[86] - String Quartet, Op. 28, by Anton Webern: the third movement is in 3
32 from bars 28 to 37.[82]
Upper number of 4
4
𝅜
- Carmina Burana by Carl Orff has a measure of 4
𝅜 at the start of the movement Ecce gratum.[29]
4
1
- 5 Motets by Peter Maxwell Davies.[5]
- Pli selon pli by Pierre Boulez, in the third movement, Improvisation II sur Mallarmé.[5]
4
16
- Blanca Variations by Thomas Adès. The last seven measures are in 4
16.[58] - Le chant du rossignol by Igor Stravinsky, at the measure before rehearsal mark 37.[87]
- Homenaje a Federico García Lorca by Silvestre Revueltas. Movement I, "Baile" (Dance), is entirely in 4
16, except for one free-rhythm bar at the beginning and two at the end.[88] - Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1, by Johannes Brahms. Movement II, bars 46 and 50.[81]
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5, by Johannes Brahms. Movement II, bars 37–66 and 77–90.[89]
- Pribaoutki by Igor Stravinsky. The fourth piece, "Starets i zayats", uses 4
16 in bar 16.[86] - Requiem Canticles by Igor Stravinsky, for two measures near the end of the Prelude movement.[66]
- The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky. 4
16 is used in the concluding "Sacrificial Dance".[67] - String Quartet, Op. 28, by Anton Webern: the third movement is in 4
16 from bars 52 to 53.[82] - Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 9, by Johannes Brahms. Variation XI.[90]
Upper number of 5
Upper number of 6
6
2
- Cantata No. 1 by Anton Webern, in the first movement.[77]
- Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, in the movement Ave formossisima.[29]
- Piano Sonata No. 1 by Charles Wuorinen, in its last two measures.[54]
- Symphony No. 4 by Charles Ives. Bar 102 of the third movement is in 6
2.[73]
- "Um Mitternacht" by Gustav Mahler (Rückert-Lieder No. 5). Bar 27 is marked "6
2 (3
1)".[74]
6
32
- Piano Sonata No. 1 by Charles Wuorinen, at measure 162 in part 1 (written 2
.).[54]
Upper number of 7
Upper number of 8
- Note: 8
4 or 8
8 may refer to an evenly divided compound duple or quadruple meter. While this is arguably extremely common in music, the notations 8
4 and 8
8 themselves are not, so all divisions of this time signature are listed here
8
1
- Pli selon pli by Pierre Boulez, in the third movement, Improvisation II sur Mallarmé. [5]
8
2
- Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, in the movement Reie.[29]
8
4
- A Choral Fantasia, Op. 51, by Gustav Holst. Bars 36–69, 142–148, 173–178, and 191–198 are in 8
4.[91] - Agon by Igor Stravinsky, at measure 164.[92]
- "All You Need Is Love" by the Beatles. The main verse pattern contains a total of 29 beats, split into two 7
4 measures, a single bar of 8
4, followed by a one bar return of 7
4 before repeating the pattern.[93] - Chaconne by Andrew Violette, at measures 55 and 109.[94]
- "Damage Control" by John Petrucci has several bars in 8
4.[95] - "I Ejaculate Fire" by Dethklok. Bars 81, 83, 85, and 88 are in 8
4.[96] - Lincoln, The Great Commoner by Charles Ives.[97]
- Lonely Child (1980) by Claude Vivier has several measures of 8
4 (m. 143, 182 etc.).[37] - Mädchentotenlieder, by Bo Nilsson, at bar 73.[38]
- Musica ricercata for piano, by György Ligeti, movement 2 (Mesto, rigido e cerimoniale) includes a single bar of 8
4.[98] - The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky, in the tableau "Mysterious Games of the Maidens", the bar before rehearsal 99 is in 8
4.[67] - De Staat by Louis Andriessen. Bars 686–87 are in 8
4.[99] - String Quartet No. 2, Op. 36 (1945), by Benjamin Britten. Movement I, bars 3 and 12 after rehearsal K are in 8
4.[100] - Study No. 22 by Charles Ives, in measures 3-4 and 18-19.[101]
- L'Oeuvre d'orgue by Jehan Alain, in the first movement of the Suite and in the third of the Trois Danses.[102]
- Symphony No. 3 by Peter Maxwell Davies. Movement I has two bars of 8
4 (divided 3+2+3) at rehearsal N.[103]
8
8
- Actress by Anemic Royalty is in 8
8 and has its bars grouped as 3+3+2
8 throughout the whole song.[104] - Cantata No. 1 by Anton Webern, at measure 51 in the third movement.[77]
- Concertino by Igor Stravinsky, at rehearsal mark 14.[105]
- Concerto for Orchestra by Béla Bartók. Movement IV has three bars of 8
8 in the strings at rehearsal 75.[106] - "De elegia prima" from Threni by Igor Stravinsky. Bars 83–84, 91, and 165 are in 8
8.[107] - Diversions for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra, Op. 21, by Benjamin Britten. In Variation IV, bars 171, 175–77, 181, and 187–91 are in 8
8.[108] - The Exterminating Angel Symphony by Thomas Adès has a measure of 8
8 in the third movement.[33] - Fancy Free by Leonard Bernstein. In the fourth number, "Pas de deux", bars 324–25, 355–57, 359–61 are in 8
8.[109] - Lieux Retrouvés by Thomas Adès has 8
8 in the third movement.[14] - Mikrokosmos by Béla Bartók. [9]
- No. 103, "Minor and Major," has two measures, the first grouped 2+3+3 and the second as 3+2+3.
- No. 140, "Free Variations," in some places.
- No. 151, "Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm" 4, is in 3+2+3
8. - No. 153, "Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm" 6, is in 3+3+2
8.
- Fugue No. 28 by Anton Reicha is in 6+2
8.[110] - Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta by Béla Bartók.[111]
- Movement I, bars 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 22, 26–27, 29, 38–40, 46, 53, 69, 71, 73, 75, 83, and 85 are in 8
8 - Movement IV, bars 204, 207, 210, 213 are in 8
8.
- Movement I, bars 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 22, 26–27, 29, 38–40, 46, 53, 69, 71, 73, 75, 83, and 85 are in 8
- Petrushka by Igor Stravinsky. One bar before and five bars after rehearsal 4 superimposes a bar of 8
8 in piccolo 1 & 2, ob. 1 & 2, and trumpet 1, and piccolo 1 & 2, ob. 1–3, cornet 1 & trumpet 1, respectively against 3
4 in the rest of the orchestra.[112] - Piano Sonata No. 2 ("The Airplane"), by George Antheil. One of the bars is in 8
8.[113] - Polaris by Thomas Adès. Measures 325 and 328 are in 8
8.[20] - De Staat by Louis Andriessen. Bars 5, 8, 10, 12–16, 54–57, 83–84, 87–88, 582, 590, 602, 610, 612, 625, 630, 644, 647–48, 650, 663, 695, 707, 851, and 853 are in 8
8.[99] - Symphony No. 1 by Gustav Mahler. In Movement IV, the bar before rehearsal number 40 is in 8
8.[114] - Symphony No. 3 by Peter Maxwell Davies. Third movement has one bar of 8
8 before rehearsal X.[115]
8
16
- Abraham and Isaac by Igor Stravinsky, at measure 159.[75]
- Agon by Igor Stravinsky. Measure 423 is in parenthesized 8
16.[92] - Canticum Sacrum by Igor Stravinsky, at measures 71-72.
- The Cry of Anubis, for tuba and orchestra by Harrison Birtwistle. Bars 33, 36, and 45–46 are in 8
16.[116] - The Flood by Igor Stravinsky. Bars 406, 414, 422, 427, 432, 440, and 448 are in 8
16 time, all divided 3+2+3.[117] - Histoire du soldat by Igor Stravinsky has one bar in 8
16 time, at the fourth bar following rehearsal 35, in the movement "Ragtime".[118] - Requiem Canticles by Igor Stravinsky. The interlude has bar 156 in 8
16 time.[66]
Upper number of 9
Time signatures that group nine beats into 3+3+3 are very common in music. This section only lists other groupings, such as 2+3+2+2.
9
4
- Agon by Igor Stravinsky, at measure 167. Although other measures of 9
4 in the same section are subdivided 3+3+3, this measure is 3+2+2+2.[92] - Concertino by Igor Stravinsky, one measure after rehearsal mark 14 (subdivided 4+3+2).[105]
- "The Count of Tuscany" by Dream Theater. The verse riff is in 9
4, with a rhythm of 3+2+2+3+3+2+3
8.[119] - "I Wanna Be a Movie Star" by Bill Wurtz. The main groove is in 9
4, but also includes measures in 11
4,12
4,13
4,7
4, and 12
16.[120] - "Kissing the Beehive" by Wolf Parade has its verses in 9
4.[clarification needed][121] - Lonely Child (1980) by Claude Vivier has 9
4 in measure 142.[37] - Requiem Canticles by Igor Stravinsky has a measure of 9
4, grouped as 2+3+4, in the movement Libera Me.[66]
9
8
- "Apocalypse in 9
8" by Genesis. Penultimate movement of the "Supper's Ready" suite, rhythm section plays a 9
8 riff as 3+2+4, organ solo plays polymetrically over this (sometimes 4
4, sometimes 7
4.)[122] - "Big Lie Small World", by Sting is in 9
8 with varying division.[123] - "Blue Rondo à la Turk" (1959) by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, from the album Time Out – Played as 2+2+2+3 and 3+3+3, with some alternating sections of 4
4.[124] - "The Crunge" by Led Zeppelin. The main groove is in 9
8, grouped 5
8 + 4
8.[125] - Estancia by Alberto Ginastera. The refrain of "Los peones de hacienda", at rehearsal numbers 62, 65, 67, 68, 69+3, and 70 is marked "9
8 (3
4 – 3
8)"; the remainder is variously in 6
8, 3
4, 5
8, and 7
8.[126] - "I Hung My Head", by Sting is in 2+3+2+2
8.[123] - Mikrokosmos by Béla Bartók[9]
- No. 148, "Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm" 1, is in 4+2+3
8. - No. 152, "Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm" 5, is in 2+2+2+3
8.
- No. 148, "Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm" 1, is in 4+2+3
- "Niška Banja", SATB choral arrangement by Nick Page of a Serbian Gypsy dance, is in 2+2+2+3
8.[127] - "Scatterbrain" by Jeff Beck, from the album Blow by Blow, contains multiple sections in 9
8.[128] - "VROOOM VROOOM" by King Crimson contains a few measures in 9
8 during the bridge.[129]
9
16
- Lonely Child (1980) by Claude Vivier has 9
16 in measures 70, 87, 97, etc.[37] - Piano Sonata no. 2 by Roger Sessions, at measure 337 (grouped 4+5).[46]
- Requiem Canticles by Igor Stravinsky has a measure of 9
16 grouped as 3+4+2.[66]
9
32
- Un Vitrail et des Oiseaux by Olivier Messiaen uses 3+2+2+2
32.[130]
Upper number of 10
10
4
- Concertino by Igor Stravinsky, two measures after rehearsal mark 14.[105]
- The vocal coda section of "The ConstruKction of Light" by King Crimson has verses in 10
4.[131] - "Just Like You Imagined" by Nine Inch Nails.[132]
- Lonely Child (1980) by Claude Vivier has 10
4 in measure 141.[37] - "Playing in the Band" by the Grateful Dead (notated as 4+2+4
4).[133] - "Rabbit" by This Town Needs Guns has parts in 10
4.[134] - "Retreat! Retreat!", by 65daysofstatic is partially in 10
4.[135] - String Quartet No. 2, Op. 36 (1945), by Benjamin Britten. Movement I, fourth bar after rehearsal K ("tranquillo, lusingando") is in 10
4.[136] - "Testostyrannosaurus" by Hail the Sun contains some parts in 10
4, and 11
4.[137] - "Wanderlove" by Mason Williams.[138]
- "Unisphere" (1964) by The Dave Brubeck Quartet.[139]
10
8
- Trois Danses from L'Oeuvre d'orgue by Jehan Alain, in the second dance.[102]
- "Happiness is a Warm Gun" by the Beatles. The first part includes 4
4, 2
4, and 5
4; the second part includes 3
8; and third part 9
8 and 10
8.[140] The finale includes 1 bar of 12
4. "[T]he changes of meter either between or within every section establish themselves as a kind of leitmotif."[141] - "Nostalgia" by Yanni.[142]
- Piano Sonata No. 1 by Charles Wuorinen, at measure 170 of part 2.[54]
- Piano Sonata No. 2 ("The Airplane"), by George Antheil. One of the bars is in 10
8.[113] - Piano Sonata no. 2 by Roger Sessions, at measure 230.[46]
- Sketch, Op. 1 No. 7, by Alexei Stanchinsky.[68]
- Threni, id est Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae, by Igor Stravinsky. "Solacium", part 3 of "De Elegia Tertia".[107]
10
16
- Blanca Variations by Thomas Adès. Measures 123, 126, 129, 132, and 135 are in 10
16.[58] - Concerto for Piano, Clarinet, and String Quartet by Roy Harris.[143]
- Étude, Op. 35, no. 12 in E major, for piano, by Charles-Valentin Alkan. (grouped as 5
16 + 5
16)[144] - Etude No. 1 by Tigran Hamasyan.[145]
Upper number of 11
11
4
- "Awaken" by Yes (first section).[146]
- "Cigne je suis" published in the collection Airs a III. IIII. V. et VI. parties (première livre, 1608) by Claude Le Jeune is barred as 11
4.[147] - Concertino by Igor Stravinsky, just before rehearsal mark 15.[105]
- Concerto in E-flat by Igor Stravinsky, just before rehearsal mark 25.[79]
- "Crowned & Kissed" by Esperanza Spalding. The two-bar chorus groove is in 11
4 time.[148] - "Eight Ball, Coroner's Pocket" by Hail the Sun, intro is composed in 9
4, and 11
4.[149] - "Eleven Four", by Paul Desmond and recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet.[150]
- In Nomine IX, for harpsichord, by John Bull. 11
4, though it is not notated as such, either in the original manuscript or the new edition.[151][152] - Mädchentotenlieder, by Bo Nilsson. Bar 74 is in 11
4 time.[38] - Requiem Canticles by Igor Stravinsky, in the first bar of the Libera Me.[66]
- The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky. The bar immediately before the section "The Chosen One" is in 11
4.[67] - "Testostyrannosaurus" by Hail the Sun contains some parts in 10
4 and 11
4.[137] - "Whipping Post", by the Allman Brothers Band. (Begins with a two-bar 11
4 riff).[153]
11
8
- Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9, by Heitor Villa-Lobos. Movement II is in 11
8, grouped as 5
8 + 6
8.[154] - "Blockhead", by Devo. The verses are in 11
8 time, and the choruses are in 4
4.[155] - Trois Danses from L'Oeuvre d'orgue by Jehan Alain, in the second dance.[102]
- "Eleven" by Primus. The song is mainly in 11
8, the chorus has one bar in 9
8, and after two bars of 11
8 a bar in 12
8.[156] - "The Eleven" (1969) by the Grateful Dead.[157]
- The Four Quarters by Thomas Adès has a measure of 11
8 in the third movement just after rehearsal mark 3.[36] - "Happy With What You Have To Be Happy With" by King Crimson contains sections in 11
8.[158] - "Here Comes the Sun" (1969), written by the Beatles' George Harrison. The song features 4
4 in the verses and a compound sequence of 11
8 + 4
4 + 7
8 in the bridge, phrasing interludes that Harrison drew from Indian music influences.[159][160][161] - "In Re Con Moto Et Al" by Charles Ives uses 11
8.[162] - "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. 1", by King Crimson. The song is in 5
8 when the violin enters, then switches to 11
8. The song shifts between these metres for the remainder of the song.[163] - "Losing It" by Rush. Intro and verses are composed out of ten bars in 5
8, other parts are in 11
8.[164][165][166] - The race results screen from Mario Kart 64, composed by Kenta Nagata .[167]
- "Man-Erg" (1971), by Van der Graaf Generator.[168]
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in G major by Alexei Stanchinsky. Movement II is in 11
8.[169] - A próle do bébé No. 2, by Heitor Villa-Lobos. The first and last measures of the fourth movement are in 11
8, divided into 6
8 or 3
4, and 5
8.[56] - The chorus of "ProzaKc Blues" by King Crimson includes measures of 13
8 and 11
8.[131] - "Puedo Escribir" by Sixpence None The Richer is in 11
8[170] - Sagat's theme from Street Fighter II (video game), composed by Isao Abe is entirely in 11
8.[171] - "Serenade", a wedding recessional by Derek Bourgeois. The beginning and ending sections are in 11
8.[172][173] - "7empest" by Tool mostly alternates between 5
4 and 11
8 time.[174] - Sketch, Op. 1 No. 5, by Alexei Stanchinsky.[68]
- "Skrting on the Surface" by the Smile.[175]
- 2 Canzonas with Dances, Op. 43 No. 1, by Nikolai Medtner. Movement I is in 11
8.[176] - "Trapped in the Wake of a Dream" by Mudvayne (chorus in 11
8)[177] - "Upstart" written by Don Ellis and performed by the Don Ellis Orchestra[178]
- "Where but for Caravan Would I?" by Caravan.[179]
11
16
- Concerto for Piano, Clarinet, and String Quartet by Roy Harris.[143]
- Lonely Child (1980) by Claude Vivier has several measures of 11
16 (m. 95, 105, etc.).[37] - Piano Sonata no. 2 by Roger Sessions, for some measures in the first movement.[46]
- Violin Concerto by Thomas Adès has a measure of 11
16 between rehearsal marks 34 and 35.[49]
Upper number of 12
12
2
- Concerto for Piano, Clarinet, and String Quartet by Roy Harris has a measure of 12
2 in the second movement.[143]
12
32
- Piano Sonata No. 1 by Charles Wuorinen, at measure 161 of part 1 (written 4
.).[54]
- Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111, by Ludwig van Beethoven. Movement II from bars 48 to 64.[180]
Upper number of 13
13
4
- "The Great Divide" by Don Ellis.[181]
- "Rabbit" by This Town Needs Guns has sections.[134]
- De Staat by Louis Andriessen. Bars 356 and 517.[182]
- Lonely Child (1980) by Claude Vivier has a measure of 13
4 as its opening.[37] - Requiem Canticles by Igor Stravinsky, in measure 276 (grouped 2+9+2)[66]
- "Starless" (1974), by King Crimson.[183]
- "World's Fair" (1964) by The Dave Brubeck Quartet.[184]
13
8
- "The Becoming" by Nine Inch Nails begins in this time signature.[185]
- "I Will Be Absorbed", by Egg.[183]
- "Odd Boy" by Mutant-Thoughts, in the verses.[186]
- A próle do bébé No. 2, by Heitor Villa-Lobos. A measure in the fourth movement, "O cachorrinho de borracha". It is divided into 6
8 or 3
4, and 7
8. Two measures in the ninth movement, "O lobozinho de vidro", are also in this signature.[56] - "Serenade", a wedding recessional by Derek Bourgeois, the middle section.[172][173]
- "Skimbleshanks, The Railway Cat" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats. Introduction and chorus as (3+3+3+4). Verses in 4
4.[187] - De Staat by Louis Andriessen. Bar 724.[182]
- "13th August" by FromUz.[188]
- The chorus of "ProzaKc Blues" by King Crimson includes measures.[131]
- "Turn It on Again" by Genesis. The verses and choruses.[189]
- "Electric Sunrise" by Plini[190][191]
- "To Negate" by Tigran Hamasyan.[192]
- "Lauft... Heisst Das Es Lauft Oder Es Kommt Bald..Lauft" by Faust.[193]
13
16
- Piano Sonata no. 2 by Roger Sessions, at measure 154 of the first movement.[46]
- The Terminator main theme, by Brad Fiedel.[194]
Upper number of 14
14
4
- Polychromatics by Louis Gruenberg. No. 7, "Invocation," has a measure.[195]
14
16
- American Song Set by Andrew Violette, for two measures in one of the songs.[196]
- Concerto for Piano, Clarinet, and String Quartet by Roy Harris.[143]
Upper number of 15
15
8
- "Chionoblepharou pater Aous" [Father of the bright-eyed Dawn], Hymn to the Sun, by Mesomedes of Crete (grouped 2+2+2+2+2+3+2)[197]
- Concerto for Piano, Clarinet, and String Quartet by Roy Harris.[143]
- Sections of "Endless Dream" by Yes.[198]
- Passage of "Karn Evil 9", 1st Impression, Part 1 (1973), by Emerson, Lake and Palmer.[199]
- "Perpetuum Mobile" by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra.[200]
- "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield. The first riff in 15
8 is made of two bars. The first bar is in 7
8, the second bar is in 8
8.[201] - "Limo Wreck" by Soundgarden.[202]
15
16
- Concerto for Piano, Clarinet, and String Quartet by Roy Harris.[143]
- Lonely Child (1980) by Claude Vivier has 15
16 in measure 104.[37] - The Phantom of the Opera (1986) by Andrew Lloyd Webber: "Notes" and "Notes II" each contain multiple sections, divided 4+4+4+3 [203]
- Piano Sonata no. 2 by Roger Sessions, at measure 100 of the first movement.[46]
- Robert Browning Overture, by Charles Ives includes a measure.[204]
- De Staat by Louis Andriessen. Bars 501 and 535–36, divided 4+4+4+3 (in b. 501 some layers are in 3+3+3+3+3 and 3+4+4+3).[205]
- String Quartet No. 1 (1949), by Leon Kirchner includes measures.[206]
- Concerto rotondo per violoncello solo (2000) by Giovanni Sollima, movement 4, bars 1-17, divided 5+3+4+3.[207]
15
32
- Piano Sonata No. 1 by Charles Wuorinen, at measure 163 of part 1 (written 5
.).[54]
Upper number of 16
16
16
- Concerto for Piano, Clarinet, and String Quartet by Roy Harris.[143]
Upper number of 17
17
4
- "Panda" by This Town Needs Guns, in some sections. It also includes other meters like 3
4.[208] - "Seven Teens", by Lionel Loueke.[209]
17
8
- "Crystalline", "Moon", and "Hollow" by Björk.[210][211][212]
- The intro of "Changes" by Yes.[213]
- "The Hole Pt. 1" by Noisia is described by the band as being "more or less" in this time signature.[214]
- Sketch, Op. 1, No. 6, by Alexei Stanchinsky (written as 4
8 + 4
8 + 5
8 + 4
8, but with the 17
8 time signature written as well).[68] - "Trapped in the Wake of a Dream" by Mudvayne, verses[177]
- "The Alien" by Dream Theater.[215]
17
16
- Concerto for Piano, Clarinet, and String Quartet by Roy Harris.[143]
- Sections of the instrumental Discipline by King Crimson, among other signatures.[216]
- Mladi by Leoš Janáček, in the second movement.[15]
Upper number of 18
18
8
- "Birds of Fire" by Mahavishnu Orchestra. The guitar plays 5+5+5+3 while the drums play 6+6+6. The violin from time to time plays 3+3+2+3+3+2+2.[217]
- Trois Danses from L'Oeuvre d'orgue by Jehan Alain, in the first and third dances.[102]
- 49 Esquisses by Charles-Valentin Alkan. No. 12, Barcarollette, as compound sextuple meter.[218]
18
16
- American Song Set by Andrew Violette. One of the songs ends in 3
4(18
16) and another song has 18
16 in the piano's right hand against 3
4 in the piano's left hand and voice.[196]
- Don Rodrigo by Alberto Ginastera. "Interludium III", except the last three bars, which are in 3
4.[219] - Four Etudes, Op. 2, by Sergei Prokofiev. The second étude uses 18
16 in one hand against 4
4 in the other.[220] - Fünf Klavierstücke, Op. 23 by Arnold Schoenberg, third piece, measures 26 to 30.[11]
- Goldberg Variations, by Johann Sebastian Bach. Variation 26 uses 18
16 in one hand against 3
4 in the other, exchanging hands at intervals until the last five bars where both hands are in 18
16.[221]
Upper number of 19
19
4
19
8
- Piano Sonata No. 2 ("The Airplane"), by George Antheil, for one bar.[113]
- "Rusty Cage" by Soundgarden, third section.[224][unreliable source?]
- "Hell's Bells" by Bruford, variously subdivided as 7+7+5
8 and 4+4+4+4+3
8 throughout the song.[225][unreliable source?]
19
16
- "Celestial Terrestrial Commuters" by Mahavishnu Orchestra.[217]
- "Home" by Dream Theater, ending.[226]
- "Keep It Greasy" by Frank Zappa on Joe's Garage (the first verse, some bridges and the guitar solo are counted in 19
16 and the second verse is in 21
16).[185]
Upper number between 20 and 29
20
- "Deux moulins", published in the collection Airs a III. IIII. V. et VI. parties (première livre, 1608) by Claude Le Jeune. The third section, Chant à 3, is barred as 20
4.[147] - Piano Sonata No. 1 by Charles Wuorinen. Measure 155 of part 2 is in 20
8.[54] - Threni, id est Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae, by Igor Stravinsky In "Sensus spei", part 2 of "De Elegia Tertia", bar 4 is in 20
8 time.[107]
21
- "The Art Of Dying" by Gojira (2008) cycles from 4
4 to 2
4 to 21
16 (grouped 5+5+5+3+3) and repeats this pattern during the intro and beginning of the song.[227] - Trois Danses from L'Oeuvre d'orgue by Jehan Alain, for one measure in the first dance.[228]
- "Deux moulins" by Claude Le Jeune, published in Airs a III. IIII. V. et VI. parties (première livre, 1608). The first two sections, Rechant à 3 and Réprise à 5, are barred as 21
4.[147] - In Seven Days by Thomas Adès opens in 21
8.[229] - In the Dead of the Night suite by U.K., "contains an instrumental refrain in 21
16".[183] - "In Re Con Moto Et Al" by Charles Ives uses 21
8.[162] - "Keep It Greasy" by Frank Zappa on Joe's Garage (the second verse is in 21
16).[185] - Sonata for Cello and Piano (1948), by Elliott Carter, includes 21
32 time.[230] - Master of Puppets by Metallica features measures that can be interpreted as 21
32.[231]
22
- "The First Circle" from the album First Circle by the Pat Metheny Group. Composed by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays (22
8).[232][233]
24
- American Song Set by Andrew Violette. One of the songs is in 4
4(24
16) and two other songs have some measures in 24
16 in the piano's right hand against 4
4 in the piano's left hand and voice.[196] - Amor dammi quel fazzolettino by Andrew Violette has a passage of 24
16 in the first piano against 6
4 in the second piano.[51] - "Brobdingnagische Gigue", from Intrada, nebst burlesquer Suite, for two violins (the so-called "Gulliver Suite") by Georg Philipp Telemann is in 24
1.[85] - Carmina Burana by Carl Orff has 24
4 (written as 8.) in the movement Veris leta facies.[29]
- The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach. The upper stave of Prelude No. 15 is in 24
16 (The bottom stave is in).[234]
25
- The Four Quarters by Thomas Adès. The fourth movement is in 25
16 (2
4+3
16+2
4+6
16).[36]
- "How's This for Openers?" by Don Ellis (25
8).[235] - "Memory Daydreams Lapses" by OSI (25
16).[236] - "Tenemos Roads", by National Health includes "some extremely intricate passages in 25
16".[183]
29
- Reverie in Prime Time Signatures by Robert Schneider has a measure of 29
4.[237] - "The Undertow", by 65daysofstatic is in 29
8.[238] - "March of the Pigs" by Nine Inch Nails is partially in 29
8.[239]
Upper number between 30 and 39
30
- American Song Set by Andrew Violette. One of the songs has 30
16 in the piano's right hand against 5
4 in the piano's left hand and voice.[196]
31
- Athesie, by The Hirsch Effekt. The song is in 31
16, grouped as 16+15.[240] - "Fishing Frenzy" from Splatoon 2.[241]
32
- "Variations for Trumpet" by Don Ellis has one section in 32
8.[242] - The main section of "Vardavar" by Tigran Hamasyan is in 32
16, grouped as 5+5+3+5+5+4+5.[243][244]
33
- "Blues in 33
8" by Matt Savage (33
8).[245] - "Bulgarian Bulge" by Don Ellis (33
8).[246] - "In Re Con Moto Et Al" by Charles Ives (33
8).[162] - "Split Open and Melt" by Phish has a jam section in 33
8.[247]
35
- "Entertain Me" by Tigran Hamasyan contains a repeating melody in 35
16, overlayed on top of the main 256
32 meter.[192] - "Nairian Odyssey" by Tigran Hamasyan contains a solo section in 35
16, divided variously as 6
4 + 5
16 + 3
8 and 6+8+6+9+6
16.[243]
36
- American Song Set by Andrew Violette. One of the songs has a measure in 36
16 in the piano's right hand against 6
4 in the piano's left hand and voice and another has the same, but with 3
2 instead of 6
4.[196]
Upper number between 40 and 49
42
- "Song for Melan and Rafik" by Tigran Hamasyan uses 42
16. [192]
43
- Study No. 3a for Player Piano by Conlon Nancarrow uses 43
16.[130]
47
- Study No. 3a for Player Piano by Conlon Nancarrow uses 47
16.[130]
48
- American Song Set by Andrew Violette. One song has a measure of 24
16 in the piano's right hand against 48
32 in the piano's left hand and 4
4 in the voice.[196]
Upper number between 50 and 59
53
- "Interlude V" by Mannheim Steamroller from the album Fresh Aire II contains one measure of 53
8.[248]
Upper number more than 59
256
- "Entertain Me" by Tigran Hamasyan is in 256
32, with a repeating motif in 35
16 laid over it.[192]
Fractional time signatures
- Bicinium by Charles Wuorinen has a measure of 20¾
8.[249]
- Driftwood Suite, for piano, by Gardner Read uses 3½
4, 4½
4, and 5½
4.[250] - Intrada, nebst burlesquer Suite, for two violins (the so-called "Gulliver Suite") by Georg Philipp Telemann. "Reverie der Laputier, nebst ihren Aufweckern" is in 32⁄2
4.[85] - Hill-Song I and II by Percy Grainger contain measures of 1½
4 and 2½
4.[251] - Lincolnshire Posy by Percy Grainger. Movement V, "Lord Melbourne", uses 1½
4 and 2½
4.[52] - Mädchentotenlieder, by Bo Nilsson.[38]
- Bar 83 is in 4⁄3
4 time. - Bar 97 is in ⅗
4 time. - Bar 123 is in ⅔
4 time. - Bar 112 is in ⅘
4 time.
- Bar 83 is in 4⁄3
- Le marteau sans maître, by Pierre Boulez. Movement III "L'Artisanat furieux".
- Piano Sonata, Op. 43, by Harry Farjeon has three measures of 1½
2 in the first movement.[17] - Piano Sonata No. 2, Concord, Mass., 1840–1860, by Charles Ives. In movement III "The Alcotts", bar 20 is in 4½
4 time.[254] - Piano Sonata No. 3 by Carlos Chávez. Movement IV has measures in 2½
4, 3½
4, and 4½
4.[255] - "Schism" by Tool is described by the band as largely in 6½
8 and includes numerous other times.[256] - Sensemayá by Silvestre Revueltas includes three bars in 5½
8.[257] - Study in Sonority by Wallingford Riegger contains several 2½
4 bars.[250] - Study No. 23 by Charles Ives has 5½
8.[258] - Touch Piece, for piano, by Gardner Read uses 3½
4, 4½
4, and 5½
4.[250] - "Upstart" by Don Ellis is in 3⅔
4 (originally written in 11
8).[259]
Irrational time signatures
- Bicinium by Charles Wuorinen has a measure of 2
12.[249]
- Berceuse from The Exterminating Angel by Thomas Adès has 1
6 and 1
12.[28] - The Exterminating Angel Symphony by Thomas Adès has 1
6, 1
12, 2
6, and 5
12 in the first and third movements.[33] - The Four Quarters by Thomas Adès has 1
6, 1
12, 2
6, 2
12, and 4
12.[36] - In Seven Days by Thomas Adès has a measure of 2
6.[229] - Luxury Suite from Powder Her Face by Thomas Adès has 2
6 and 4
6.[260] - Piano Concerto by Thomas Adès has 1
6, 1
12, 2
3, 2
6, 3
5, 4
5, 4
6, 4
12, 5
12, 6
12, and 7
12.[44] - Piano Sonata No. 1 by Charles Wuorinen has 5
24 at measure 83 and 1
12 at measure 101 in part 1.[54] - Piano Quintet by Thomas Adès has 1
5, 1
6, 1
7, 1
10, 1
12, 1
24, 2
5, 2
6, 2
7, 2
10, 3
5, 3
7, 3
9, 3
10, 3
14, 4
5, 4
6, 4
7, 5
6, 5
7, 2
4(5
10), 5
12, 6
7, 6
10, 7
10, 9
10, 3×5
12, 4×5
12, and 5×5
12.[45] - In the fourth movement of Piano Sonata No. 3 by Carlos Chávez, bars 47, 49, 107, and 109 are written in 1
12.[261] - I'Itoi Variations by Kyle Gann. Bar 275 is in 2
3 time, bar 277 is in 7
12 time, and bar 299 is in 5
6 time.[262] - Glaubst du an die Unsterblichkeit der Seele? (1983) by Claude Vivier has 1
3, 2
3, 1
5, 2
5, 3
5, 4
5, 6
5, 1
6, 4
6, 5
6, 4
7, 5
7 and 6
7.[263]
Combined unusual signatures
- Anyone Who Had a Heart, by Burt Bacharach uses 4
4, 5
4, and 7
8.[264] - Bicinium by Charles Wuorinen has 1
16, 1
32, 2
16, 2
32, 3
16, 3
32, 4
16, 4
32, 5
8, 5
16, 5
32, 6
32, 7
32, 8
8, 11
32, 11
64, 12
32, and 30
32 (written 10.).[249]
- Black Tea by Andrew Violette has 1
8, 5
4, 5
8, 5
16, 7
8, and 7
16.[265] - "O cachorrinho de borracha" (The Little Rubber Dog), No. 4 from A prole do bebe No. 2 by Heitor Villa-Lobos mixes 11
8, 13
8, 5
4, and 8
4 with the usual signatures 3
4 and 4
4.[56] - Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein uses irregular 9
2 and 9
4, 10
4 notated as 5+5
4, and 12
2.[266] - The Death of the Hired Man by Andrew Violette has 1
4, 1
8, 5
4, 5
8, 5
16, 7
4, 10
16, 18
16, 24
16, 27
16(3.+
.), and 36
16(4.+
.)[267]
- Emily Dickinson's Book of the Dead by Andrew Violette has 5
4, 5
8, 7
8, and 20
16.[268]
- Fantasy by Andrew Violette has 1
8, 5
4, 5
8, and 7
8.[269] - "Firth of Fifth": Introduction, by Tony Banks of Genesis, mixes duple and quadruple meters with 13
16 and 15
16 signatures.[270] - Intermezzo by Andrew Violette has 3
16, 4
16, 5
4, 5
8, 5
16, 7
8, 7
16, 8
16, 10
16, 11
16, and 20
16.[271] - "I Say a Little Prayer" by Dionne Warwick uses two measures of 4
4, one measure of 10
4 and two measures of 4
4 for verses and 11
4 for its chorus.[272] - "I Swallowed Hard, Like I Understood", by 65daysofstatic switches between 6
4 and 5
4.[273] - K.G.L.W. by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard increments through 1
8, 2
8, 3
8, 4
4, 5
4, 6
4, 7
4, 9
4, 11
4, 13
8, 15
8, 17
8, 19
8, and 21
8.[274] - Klavierstück IX (1954–55/61) by Karlheinz Stockhausen uses 21
8, 34
8, 42
8, 87
8, and 142
8.[275] - The Long and the Short by Charles Wuorinen has 1
4, 1
8, 1
16 (in additive time signatures such as 5
4+1
16), 3
16, 4
4 (subdivided as 3
32+7
16+3
8+3
32), 4¼
4, 5
4, 5
8, 5
16, 7
4, 7
8, 7
16, 7¼
4, 8
4, 9
32, 11½
4, 12
4, 13
32, 24
4, 25
4, and 40
4.[276] - Piano Concerto No. 5 by Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji has 5
4, 5
8, 6
4½ (six dotted quarter notes), 7
4, 7
8, 8
4, 8
8, 10
8, 11
4, 11
8, 13
8, 14
8, and 15
8. [277] - Piano Sonata No. 1 by Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji has 5
4, 5
8, 7
4, 7
8, 7
16, 8
8, 10
8, 11
8, 13
8, 14
8, 15
8, and 30
16.[278] - Piano Sonata No. 2 by Charles Wuorinen has 1
4, 1
8, 3
16, 5
8, 5
16, 7
4, 7
8, 7
16, 7
32, 8
4, 9
8 (grouped 4+2+3), 9
32, 10
4, 10
16, 10
32, 11
8, 11
16, 11
32, 12
4, 15
16, 15
32, 18
32, and 20
32 (written as 4+
).[279]
- Piano Sonata No. 3 by Charles Wuorinen has 6
8+1
32, 3
16, 3
32, 4½
4, 5
4, 5
8, 5½
4, 6⅓
4, 7
8, 7
16, 7⅓
8, 9
16 (grouped 4+5), 9
32, 10
16, 11
8, 11
16, 13
16, 15
16, and 17
16.[280] - Piano Sonata No. 4 by Charles Wuorinen has 5
4, 5
8, 7
8, 7
16, 8
8, 9
8 (both 4+5 and 6+3), 4+5
16, 10
16, 11
8, 11
16, 15
16, and 21
16.[281] - Quintet No. 1 by Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji has 2
1, 2½
4, 5
4, 5
4½ (five dotted quarter notes), 7
4, 7
8, 8
4, 8
8, 10
4, 10
8, 11
8, 13
4, 14
8, 15
8, and 20
8.[282] - String Quartet No. 1 by Elliott Carter has 2
16 (as part of an additive time signature), 4
16, 5
4, 5
8, 5
16, 7
8, 7
16, 8
16, 9
32 (written as 3.), 10
8, 10
16, 12
32 (written as 4.), 14
16, 15
8, 15
16, 18
8, 18
16, 20
16, and 21
8.[283] - String Quartet No. 2 by Elliott Carter has 4
16, 5
4, 5
8, 15
8, 7
16, 10
8, 10
16, 14
16, 15
8, 15
16, and 21
16.[284] - String Quartet No. 3 by Elliott Carter has 3
16, 3
32 (in an additive time signature), 5
4, 5
8, 5
16, 7
8, 7
16, 9
32, 11
16, 12
32 (in an additive time signature), 24
16, 24
32, and 27
32.[285] - Structures by Pierre Boulez.[286][287]
- Ia: 3
16, 4
16, 5
16 - Ib: 1
8, 1
32, 2
16, 2
32, 3
16, 3
32, 4
16, 4
32, 5
4, 5
8, 5
16, 5
32, 6
32, 7
8, 7
16, 7
32, 8
32, 9
32 - Ic: 3
16, 5
16, 5
32 - II, Chapter 1: 1
4, 1
8, 1
16, 3
16, 5
8, 5
16, 7
8, 7
16, 3+5
16 - II, Chapter 2: 5
4, 7
4, 11
4
- Ia: 3
- Thrak by King Crimson switches between 5
8, and 7
8 throughout the head section.[288] - Zeitmaße by Karlheinz Stockhausen uses 1
2, 1
8, 1
16, 2
16, 2
32, 3
16, 3
32, 4
16, 8
8, 8
32, 11
16, 12
32, 17
32, 23
32, and 30
32.[130][289] - 20 Caprices and Rhythmic Studies by Émile Jaques-Dalcroze.[290]
- No. 1 has 10
8. - No. 2 has 5
4. - No. 3 has 5
8, 5
16, 7
16, 8
8, 8
16, 9
16 (5+4), 10
16, 11
16, 14
16, 15
8, 15
16, 18
16, and 24
16. - No. 4 has 10
4, 10
8, 11
8, and 16
8. - No. 5 has 8
16 and 16
16. - No. 6 has 7
8, 8
8, 15
8, and 18
8. - No. 8 has 5
8, 7
8, 8
8, and 10
8. - No. 9 has 1
8, 5
8, 7
8, 8
8, 10
8, and 15
8. - No. 10 has 3
16, 4
16, 7
16, and 8
16. - No. 11 has 5
8, 7
8, 8
8, 10
8, 20
16, and 24
16 (written as 8.).
- No. 15 has 5
8, 7
8, 8
8, and 9
8 (beamed 2+2+2+3). - No. 16 has 7
16, 8
16, 10
16, 11
16, 13
16, 14
16(7
8), and 15
16. - No. 17 has 7
8. - No. 19 has 7
8, 8
8, 9
8 (beamed 2+2+2+3), and 10
8. - No. 20 has 8
8, 15
16, 18
16, and 20
16.
- No. 1 has 10
See also
Notes and references
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2, 2
4, 2
8, 3
2, 3
4, 3
8, 4
2, 4
4, 4
8, 6
4, 6
8, 6
16, 9
4, 9
8, 9
16, 12
4, 12
8, and 12
16 (Waugh 2003, 76), then says "we've listed all the popular time signatures" (Waugh 2003, 77). - ^ Britten 1945b.
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