Re: Symbol to indicate an unmetered (cadenza) bar

[Piaras Hoban]

Something along these lines perhaps:

\score {

    \new Staff {

        \once\override Staff.TimeSignature.stencil = #(lambda (grob)

                (grob-interpret-markup grob (markup #:fontsize 5 #:vcenter "X")))

        \time 4/4

        \cadenzaOn

        c'1 \bar "|"

        \cadenzaOff

        \once\override Staff.TimeSignature.stencil = #(lambda (grob)

                (grob-interpret-markup grob (markup #:fontsize 6 #:vcenter "0")))

        \time 4/4

        \cadenzaOn

        c'1 \bar "|"

        \cadenzaOff

    }

}

piaras

On 18 April 2014 05:55, James Harkins <address@hidden> wrote:

On Apr 17, 2014 6:11 PM, "David Stephen Grant" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> Gould recommends a cross together with a tempo marking "senza misura". Kurt Stone however recommends a zero.

Thanks. I had used a zero with a vertical bar through it back in school.

Hm, a choice then:

- Zero: Use a (perhaps dubious) time signature hack, and get perfect positioning.

- Cross: Figure out how to finagle a markup to go exactly in the middle two staff spaces and take up just the right amount of space.

The zero sounds easier.

hjh

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