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Topic: What do you call the C symbol?  (Read 1441 times)

Offline leigh anne

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What do you call the C symbol?
on: July 13, 2022, 01:56:06 PM
As above. The c symbol (as I call it) it is the one representing 4 over 4 time signature. 2 over 2  if it has a slash. I know what it is for but what is it called?
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Offline quantum

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Re: What do you call the C symbol?
Reply #1 on: July 13, 2022, 03:29:33 PM
The C symbol refers to common time or 4/4.

The C with a vertical line through it refers to cut time or 2/2.

These symbols were derived from mensural notation, used in the 14th to 16th centuries.
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Offline chopinsimp

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Re: What do you call the C symbol?
Reply #2 on: July 23, 2022, 07:18:08 PM
It is simply called "common time" for a 4/4 beat, and the C with a vertical line through it is called "cut time" for 2/2
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