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From: | David Bobroff |
Subject: | Re: Mixed Time Signatures: Non regular alternantion between 5/8 and 8/8 |
Date: | Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:40:14 +0000 |
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On 8/22/2010 9:32 AM, fauban wrote:
Dear Lilypond community: I am typesetting a piece in two sections: The first one consists of 5/8 and 8/8 bars. Their alternaton does not follow any pattern. Then, the next section is always in 9/8. How can I engrave one of those mixed time signatures (that is, 5/8 8/8)? (Here is an example from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_signature#Mixed_meters , you must scroll down a bit, until you see the 3/4 6/8 signature). Thank you very much!
Are you sure that you want to display a 5/8 8/8 time signature? In the example you linked to the mix is 6/8 3/4 which are simply two different ways of organizing the same time value in each measure. You're talking about 5/8 and 8/8 which are not interchangeable time values. Assuming that in your mixed 5/8 8/8 section the 8th note pulse remains constant it would be misleading, confusing and annoying to read. I would recommend changing the time signature when it is appropriate to do so.
-David
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