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Double Measures - Time Signatures.
From: |
Trent J |
Subject: |
Double Measures - Time Signatures. |
Date: |
Tue, 28 Sep 2004 08:45:16 +1000 |
Hello
I have a few questions about doubling measures and time signatures.
I currently typesetting Monteverdi's Vespers and have run into some problems
with Monteverdi's notation. I want to keep the original baring and time
signatures as they reflect the phrasing and tempo's of the work (Monteverdi
was still using proportional notation)
My question is this:
Is there a way to double or triple the length of a bars. Monteverdi will set
a time signature of 4/4 but infact it's 8 beats to a bar and also 3/2 which
again is more like 6/1 (6 breves or 12 semibreves to a bar.)
Is it possible to do
\time 4/4 { g4 g4 g4 g4 g4 g4 g4 g4 }* 2/1
or
\time 3/2 { g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 }* 6/1 ??
The reason for this is that Monteverdi can and does move between the 8 beats
in 4/4 time back to 4 beats and back to 8 beats often during a work.
I know I can fiddle around with hiding and using markups for time signatures
etc this causes the excellent Layout properties of Lilypond to become
corrupt.
Using the \cadenzaOn / Off... is also useful but this creates a lot of
problems especially when proof-reading later and \cadenza causes all the
accidentals to stay active...
Thanks for any assistance.
Regards,
Trent
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