It indicates that the first measure is 5/4, then 4/4, 3/4, 2/4-the cycle then repeats. Takes up a lot less space than including dozen of signature changes (you'll see that the number of beats is still indicated in smaller font above every measure) Looks to be mostly consistent, although there are some exceptions: I see a double 5/4 at 0:46, double 4/4 at 1:07; the lyrical section at 1:17 starts to mix up the order, but beats don't change by more than one each measure. In 2:11 to the end the beats change more extremely.
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0:00 : when you have to guess the time signature in music class
And the key signature too.
What the heck is that time signature in the first one?!
It indicates that the first measure is 5/4, then 4/4, 3/4, 2/4-the cycle then repeats. Takes up a lot less space than including dozen of signature changes (you'll see that the number of beats is still indicated in smaller font above every measure)
Looks to be mostly consistent, although there are some exceptions: I see a double 5/4 at 0:46, double 4/4 at 1:07; the lyrical section at 1:17 starts to mix up the order, but beats don't change by more than one each measure. In 2:11 to the end the beats change more extremely.
10:52 "Da Capo con ripetizioni ad infinitum" 😂
When was these composed?
May and June of 1951, in Tallahassee.