Re: 3/4 time suddenly become 5/8 time for one measure?

[Aaron Hill]

On 2019-03-30 3:20 pm, Aaron Feldman wrote:
> GNU LilyPond 2.18.2
>
> running on Ubuntu 18.04
> Compiling as text with no gui
> In measure 29 the tempo changes to 5/8 time for no reason when I
> continue with 8th notes. Please note that the line that reads   \set
> Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 3/4)   was my attempt to fix
> it. That did not help, exactly the same result with, or without it.
>
> Any help greatly appreciated.  This is the first time I have contacted
> the lilypond list.
>
> [ . . . ]

Please be sure to post complete minimal working examples (MWEs).  Your 
code you posted omitted two closing braces.  Also, be sure to look for 
any warnings emitted by LilyPond--in this case, "warning: Ignoring 
non-music expression".  Your use of #(set-global-staff-size) should 
appear at the top-level, not within music.

But most importantly here, bar checks will be your friend.  If you were 
using them, you would have discovered the issue:

You have an eighth note followed by a dotted half.  That is too much to 
fit in a single measure, however LilyPond will attempt to draw what you 
ask it to.

But that means the next measure "starts" on moment 1/8, so it only 
appears to hold five eighth notes.


-- Aaron Hill