Re: compound time signature with non duple denominator

[kieren_macmillan kieren_macmillan]

Hi David,

It's *legitimate* in all musical circles, though it's not *embraced* by all.

Cheers,
Kieren.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: David Wright <address@hidden>
Date: November 2, 2016 at 12:45 PM


On Fri 28 Oct 2016 at 21:13:57 (+0200), Noeck wrote:
> > Forgive me if this is a too-easy issue for the list, but: is there a way
> > to define a time compound time signature such as 4/4 + 1/3? That is,
> > the measure is four quarter notes long plus one triplet eighth note.
>
> this is definitely a valid question for this list!
> This snippet will help you, I guess:
> http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=743
>
> However the additional 1/3 is the length of a triplet half note:
> 1/3 = 1/2 * 2/3
>
> \version "2.19.36"
>
> \relative c' {
> \compoundMeter #'((4 4) (1 3))
> a4 a a a \tuplet 3/2 { a2 | a a }
> }
>
> For a 4/4 measure plus a triplet 8th note, you would need 1/12 if I am
> not mistaken:
>
> \relative c' {
> \compoundMeter #'((4 4) (1 12))
> a4 a a a \tuplet 3/2 { a8 | a a }
> }

So is this legitimate notation in some circles nowadays?

Cheers,
David.
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