Re: Double Measures - Time Signatures.

[Mats Bengtsson]

One solution is insert a \bar "", at the places you don't
want a bar line. As an alternative, you can set the default
bar type to be empty, using
\set Score.defaultBarType = ""
and use \bar "|" at the places where you actually want a bar line.

If you have a regular pattern, I don't really see the layout problems
with markups that you mention:

\time 8/4
\override Staff.TimeSignature  #'print-function = #Text_item::print
\override Staff.TimeSignature  #'text = \markup {\number \column < "4" 
"4" > }

   /Mats

Trent J wrote:
> Hello
>
> I have a few questions about doubling measures and time signatures.
>
> I currently typesetting Monteverdi's Vespers and have run into some 
> problems with Monteverdi's notation. I want to keep the original baring 
> and time signatures as they reflect the phrasing and tempo's of the work 
> (Monteverdi was still using proportional notation)
>
> My question is this:
>
> Is there a way to double or triple the length of a bars. Monteverdi will 
> set a time signature of 4/4 but infact it's 8 beats to a bar and also 
> 3/2 which again is more like 6/1 (6 breves or 12 semibreves to a bar.)
>
> Is it possible to do
>
> \time 4/4 { g4 g4 g4 g4 g4 g4 g4 g4 }* 2/1
>
> or
>
> \time 3/2  { g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 }* 6/1 ??
>
> The reason for this is that Monteverdi can and does move between the 8 
> beats in 4/4 time back to 4 beats and back to 8 beats often during a work.
>
> I know I can fiddle around with hiding and using markups for time 
> signatures etc this causes the excellent Layout properties of Lilypond 
> to become corrupt.
>
> Using the \cadenzaOn / Off... is also useful but this creates a lot of 
> problems especially when proof-reading later and \cadenza causes all the 
> accidentals to stay active...
>
> Thanks for any assistance.
>
> Regards,
>
> Trent
>
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