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From: | Simon Albrecht |
Subject: | Re: Puzzled about r1 issue in 3/4 time |
Date: | Wed, 23 Oct 2019 23:33:55 +0200 |
Hi Michael, some further clarification: On 23.10.19 23:09, Carl Sorensen wrote:
With normal rests (as with notes) the glyph, or symbol, that is printed depends on the main duration you enter, ignoring the scaling factor. These three all look the same:R1*3/4 or R2. is a whole measure rest in ¾ time.
r4 r4*10 r4*3/4With multi-measure rests the appearance will be automatically determined based solely on the ‘total’ duration and the number of bars it encompasses. Thus these three mean, and look, exactly the same:
R2. R1*3/4 R4*3
As you have identified, you can use “r2.” to get a ¾ note rest. This rest will appear in the same note column as the first quarter note in the measure. You can also use “R1*3/4” or “R2.” in ¾ time to get a ¾ note (whole measure) rest. This rest will appear centered in the measure. It is up to you to decide which you want.
Here I have to say that it’s not really up to you. There is a clear typographical rule that a rest that fills a whole measure has to be centered. Thus using
\time 3/4 r2.is wrong and will look weird to anybody with experience in good musical notation. Even if that mistake is often made and found in published scores… it doesn’t make it any less of a mistake.
Best, Simon
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