Some Stats

I looked through all the music in my folder, including the Lessons and Carols music, and counted the number of pieces in various key signatures and time signatures, including changes within the pieces. (Why did I do this? I just like statistics).

Here's the time signature breakdown. 3/4 and 4/4 lead the way; but there is a wide selection, including some you wouldn’t expect to see too often: 5/4, 5/8, and 7/8.

Here's the breakdown by key signature:

(Note to musical types: Yes, I realize that this chart is inaccurate, because it shows only major keys; and some of the anthems are undoubtedly in minor keys. But I'm not a musician; I can't tell, from a quick look, if two sharps denote the key of D major, or B minor. I could employ the trick taught me by my music major daughter, looking at the final note of the melody -- which usually matches the key. But this was a quick exercise, and I didn’t want to spend that much time on it. So let’s just say that the chart shows what per cent of the anthems are in each major key; or, in some cases, its relative minor key).