Re: In and out of polymetric

[Davide Liessi]

Dear William,

Il 10/06/15 16.49, William Zeitler ha scritto:
> Below is a polymetric snippet (eighth = eighth on the two staves). After
> the snippet I would like to continue with "polymetric turned off" --
> that is, 6/8 on both staves

you just need to write `\time 6/8` in both staves and write the rest of 
the music.
Removing the Timing_translator from Score and consisting it in Staff 
*allows* you to use different time signatures in the staves, but it does 
not prevent you from using the same time signature in both.

> and barlines connecting them.

For this you need to include the staves in a StaffGroup, in a GrandStaff 
or in a PianoStaff.

I'd like to add that it is better to keep the \relative as close as 
possible to the notes.
E.g. if you add more notes to the first staff, using \relative like you 
did you'll very likely need to fix the octave of the first note of the 
second staff.

See below your example with the requested additions and a wiser use of 
\relative.

Best wishes.
Davide


\version "2.18.2"

\layout {
  \context {
    \Score
    \remove "Timing_translator"
    \remove "Default_bar_line_engraver"
  }
  \context {
    \Staff
    \consists "Timing_translator"
    \consists "Default_bar_line_engraver"
  }
}

\new StaffGroup <<
  \new Staff {
    \time 5/8
    \relative g'' {
      g8 d g, a4 |
      g'8 d g, a4 |
      g'8 d g, a c16 bes |
      \time 6/8
      g2. |
    }
  }
  \new Staff {
    \clef "bass"
    \time 4/8
    \relative g, {
      g8 d' a' g |
      g,8 d' a' g |
      g,8 d' a' g |
      \time 3/8
      g,8 d' a' |
      \time 6/8
      g,2. |
    }
  }
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