Your Favourite time signature.?

[ras52]

[quote name='bassace' timestamp='1481393839' post='3192049']
4/4 of course. Plus whatever else comes along. To say you have a favourite, or prefer anything, above 4/4 is just plain pretentious.
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Yet 4/4 used to be known as "imperfect time" - 3/4 was "perfect time".

[bassace]

That's very interesting. Can you enlighten me, do you know how far back this was the case?

[lowdown]

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1481396188' post='3192067']
Yet 4/4 used to be known as "imperfect time" - 3/4 was "perfect time".
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Yes, this.
http://www.mymusictheory.com/learn-music-theory/reference/347-time-signatures-4-4-or-c

Also, a whole genre of music (Cuban, as well as others), is quite often in three and six.
(Or implies three and six as the natural feel).

Edited December 10, 2016 by lowdown

[bassace]

Thanks for that, very interesting. It's worth noting that up until about 1910 American Musicals were all founded on waltzes, two beats and polkas. Then Jerome Kern started writing songs for musicals in 4/4 time. Thus the modern American musical was born and jazz musicians hung their hats on the Great American Songbook ever since, playing mostly in 4/4.