Re: 5 quaters per 4/4 measure

[Simon Albrecht]

On 16.02.2017 15:25, Menu Jacques wrote:
> The Binchois.xml example by Recordare has 5 quater notes in a 4/4 
> measure (stemless by the way).
>
> Is this a « bug » in this MusicXML file, and if not, is there a way to 
> produce that with LP?
> I know I can use a hidden 5/4 time signature while diplaying a 4/4 
> one, but that’s not that satisfying…
>
> Or maybe the absence of stems is the key to that? But I found nothing 
> in the LP docs.
>
> You can see below how Finale 2014 handles that.

From the image it’s totally obvious that the mistake is writing 4/4 in 
the first place. I guess it just sneaked in there being the default, but 
actually this ‘Magnificat’ is chant and should not have any time signature.

Best, Simon