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What is this in place of a time signature?

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Post by keqwow Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:27 pm

Just looking over the music for Bach's Invention No. 13. There isn't a time signature, but instead there is a "C". What does that mean?

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Post by pianohama Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:02 pm

it means 4/4.
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Post by Thomandy Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:27 pm

keqwow wrote:Just looking over the music for Bach's Invention No. 13. There isn't a time signature, but instead there is a "C". What does that mean?

This symbol was once a broken circle, witch meant 2/4. From the 17th century.
But Today, it means Compound-Time and is used as if it was 4/4 Smile
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Post by keqwow Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:51 pm

Thanks guys Smile

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