Time
(1) The division of music into portions marked by the regular return of an accent. All varieties of time are founded on two units-the Binary = I 2, and Ternary = 1 2 3. Time signatures for the most part are formed from figures written like fractions, the upper figure giving the rhythmic units and the number of times the value of the note indicated by the lower figure occurs in the measure. Time is Simple Binary when the upper figure is 2; Simple Ternary, when the upper figure is 3.
Compound times are formed by adding together two or more of the time units. When the number of accents resulting from this combination are even, it is called Compound Common time; when they are odd, Compound Triple time. Simple Duple time is indicated by this sign C. As now used, it always means the value of a whole note in the measure, and is called Alla Capella. time. Like all duple times, it must have but one accent in the measure, no matter how the time value of the measure may be divided. The first compound of Duple time, viz., 4 time, is often marked C and is called Common time, under the impression that the sign is the letter C, whereas it is Thomé, F. L. J. (toh-meh). Composer; Mauritius. B. 1850; d. 1910.
Thunder, Henry. Organist, composer; Ireland. B. 1832; d. 1881. Thursby, Emma. Soprano; U. S. A. B.
Titjens, T. C. J. (tee-tee-ens). Soprano; Germany. B. 1831; d. 1877.
TIMIDEZZA TOUCHE the old sign for Imperfect time, viz., a | Tonality. Pertaining to the key. in the measure. broken circle, and originally meant two beats Three beats was called Perfect time; the sign was With the exception of the times with 4 for the upper figure, all the compound times are O 66 6 multiples of the ternary unit, as 6, §, 12 12 12 4, 8, 16, etc., Compound Common; 999 , 4'8' 16, Compound Triple. The accents in compound times are determined by the number of units in the measure. The first is the strongest, third next, the second is weak, the fourth weaker. 4 12 8 6 8 ய In Compound Triple, the second and third are both weak.
Timidezza (It.) (tee - mee - det'-za), con.
With timidity.
Timorosamente (It.) (tee-mo-ro-sa-men'teh). Timorously.