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RE: Time signature differs from measure length


From: Mark Stephen Mrotek
Subject: RE: Time signature differs from measure length
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 08:08:14 -0700

Joram,

For me correct is "what makes more sense to my reading/interpretation of the 
music." I use Lilypond to score music for my own performance (generally 
private), therefore I need not conform to Gould.

My suggestion is to do whatever makes the experience better for you.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Noeck [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 3:46 AM
To: Mark Stephen Mrotek; lilypond-user
Subject: Re: Time signature differs from measure length

> -----Original Message-----
> I want to write a piece with a alla-breve time signature but with four 
> half notes in a measure (4/2).
> 
> Is it better to overwrite the time signature stencil and use \time 4/2 or do 
> it like this:
> 
> \version "2.18.2"
> 
> \relative c'' \scaleDurations 1/2 {
>   \time 2/2
>   r2 g g g | f f g b | b a b1
> }
> Noeck,
>
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2014-09/msg00603.html
> might be of help.
>
> Mark

Thanks. I should have found this.
My main question which solution is more correct? Scaling the durations or 
changing the printed time signature?

Joram




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