Key
Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.
Time signature and key are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Time signature" instead a noun "Key".
Time signature
Time signature noun - A musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat.
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Key and time signature are semantically related. You can use "Key" instead a noun phrase "Time signature".
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- Magma's compositions are complex, frequently running thirty minutes or more, with copious time signature and key signature changes.
Source: Music / Magma -
It goes E to C one again, and then the last two verses ("For I'll live inside you forever" / "It's Over Now") are in a 3/4 time signature and in the key of A Minor.
Source: Theatre / Jekyll & Hyde - After three or four minutes, the key shifts back to B-flat minor (and the time signature changes from 3/4 to 4/4), and the theme from the introduction is never heard again.
Source: Epic Instrumental Opener
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