Re: How do I use allabreve for 2/4 music?

[Mats Bengtsson]

An alternative solution is to redefine how LilyPond prints the
time signature. See
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.4/Documentation/user/out-www/lilypond/Polymetric-notation.html#Polymetric-notation
for some inspiration.

   /Mats

Sven Axelsson wrote:
> Sven Axelsson [mailto:address@hidden wrote
>
> > Paul Scott [mailto:address@hidden wrote
> >
> >
> > > Sven Axelsson wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi List.
> > > >
> > > > This question is for Lilypond 2.4.2.
> > > >
> > > > I am using Lilypond to typeset music for the Scottish 
> > >
> > > Highland Bagpipes, and
> > >
> > > > we have some 2/4 music (Reels) that are supposed to have an 
> > >
> > > allabreve time
> > >
> > > > signature. Now, in Lilypond is hard coded to 2/2, so how 
> > >
> > > would I change that?
> > >
> > > To use numbers in time signatures:
> > > \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'numbered
> > >
> > > To use common or allabreve:
> > > \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'C
> > >
> > > For further details go to:
> > > "Program Reference/Backend/All layout objects/TimeSignature"
> >
> >
> > No, I'm afraid that didn't help. As I said, I need the 
> > allabreve symbol
> > displayed with a 2/4 time signature. Lilypond only displays 
> > it with a 2/2
> > signature, at least as far as I can see. Perhaps the "Bugs" 
> > entry in 5.16.6
> > showing a call to the Scheme function ly:make-duration could 
> > be useful here.
> > Does anyone know?
>
>
> Answering my own question: I can cheat by doing this
> \time 2/2
> \set Score.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2 4)
> #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * * *) 1 4 'Staff)
>
> which gives me the output I want.

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