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Re: Looking for Time signature tweak
From: |
Kieren MacMillan |
Subject: |
Re: Looking for Time signature tweak |
Date: |
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:56:38 -0400 |
Hello Villum,
Trying to mimic the layout of the manuscript as far as possible in
the pdf I have come across a small problem:
Only the very first time signature shows the ordinary 6/4. All
subsequent time signatures are shown with a large number only,
spanning the whole system (no /4).
1. As a composer myself, I would suggest that it is not always
necessary to mimic exactly the notation used in the manuscript:
engraving should make things clear(er), not just be copy what might
be shorthand notation from the MS. [Another example would be "chord-
stem" and "slash" notation, which I use all the time to avoid
rewriting repeated chords or note patterns during the rush of
composition — when I engrave, I almost always replace these with the
actual notes.]
2. If you *do* decide to mimic the MS, perhaps this is what you're
looking for?
\version "2.12.2"
timeSigSnippet = \relative
{
\once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'numbered
\time 4/4 c d e f
\override Staff.TimeSignature #'font-size = #6
\override Staff.TimeSignature #'Y-offset = #-2
\override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = #ly:text-interface::print
\once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'text = \markup \number 6
\time 6/4 g a b2 c
\once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'text = \markup \number 5
\time 5/4 c4 b a g f
\once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'text = \markup \number 3
\time 3/4 e d c
}
\score { \timeSigSnippet }
Hope this helps!
Kieren.