signature

Examples

• All

• Each song includes a time signature, bar lines, rests, and bow markings.

  Academic text (2006)

• Much of the music is written in E flat major, which has three flats in its key signature, and historically Masonic rituals began with three knocks.

• Students who moved ahead to other time signatures were later asked to explain their work to the class.

  Academic text (2013)

• -It's in a 5/4 time signature.

  Before I Change My Mind (2024)

• In written theory, they understand key signatures and closely related keys.

  Academic text (2011)

• Students had a choice of time signature, key, and instrument timbres for use in their compositions.

  Academic text (2015)

• Sharps appear in key signatures in a specific order, F#, C#, G#, D sharp, A sharp, E sharp, B sharp.

• Use this to familiarize your students with new key signatures, new rhythmic progressions, or new chord structures.

  Academic text (2013)

• The time signature of this piece indicates it should be played in a waltz rhythm.

• In the sheet music, the signature shows that the piece is in E major with four sharps.

Synonyms

K

key signature

vssignature

• Specialized

5.5

A set of sharps or flats at the start of written music showing its key

means the same but describes them as placed after the clef on the staff

Compounds

S

signature dish

6 4.1

A dish a chef or restaurant is best known for

T

time signature

• Specialized

2 4.7

A sign at the start of music that shows beats in each bar and which note gets one beat

S

signature cocktail

2 4.9

A special drink a bar or restaurant makes that shows its style

S

signature tune

• UK

1 4.4

A short, easy to recognize piece of music that identifies a show or performer

C

celebrity signature

3.4

A famous person's handwritten name kept as a souvenir

K

key signature

• Specialized

5.5

A set of sharps or flats at the start of written music showing its key

K

key signature

• Specialized

8.1

A digital mark added to a public key to show who owns it

M

musical time signature

• Specialized

4.2

A symbol in written music that shows how many beats are in each measure and which note gets one beat

S

signature recognition

• Specialized

4.9

A computer system that checks a person's signature to confirm who they are

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology