Additive meter just shows where the concept of "time signature" breaks down The pulse of the music is not apparent from the notation. So it doesn't even fully e

Additive meter just shows where the concept of "time signature" breaks down The pulse of the music is not apparent from the notation. So it doesn't even fully explain Western music, much less non-Western music. (That said, while 7/4 exists in the repertoire, it's exceedingly rare - European music tends to be very simple rhythmically, compared to Indian, Arabic, or most African music.)