Re: Alternating time signatures

[Urs Liska]

Am 08.05.2014 23:48, schrieb Peter Bjuhr:
> On 2014-05-08 12:34, Urs Liska wrote:
> > No, I wouldn't need anything like that.
> > The idea (how I would suggest to enter this kind of alternating
> > meters) is:
> > - Print the combined time signature once
> > - hide the time signatures for the following music
> > - use \time just as normal, with all implications to beaming,
> > beatStructure etc.
> >
> > Other than with \compoundMeter the printed time signature does not
> > really affect the music. I would simply make the first part of it the
> > effective \time by default.
>
>
> Good progress with the script for this! I would just like to refer to
> Gould, she recommends using a hyphen when the alternate is irregular.
> The passage about this is rather short so I transcribe the whole of it:
>
> > When metres alternate irregularly, place both time signatures at the
> > outset, with a hyphen between them, for clarity: 2/4 - 3/4

I've never seen this and would probably not consider using it. But if 
Gould suggests it I think I will have to take it into account.

> > This notation is useful in chamber music, to save writing in the many
> > alternating time signatures, although in conducted music it is better
> > to have each time signature where required. In individual parts, rest
> > bars will require the relevant time signature - since the player will
> > otherwise have no indication of bar length.

Actually I _have_ been exposed to that kind of crappy instrumental part 
in orchestral music ;-) It's so ridiculous: You have 50 measures rest - 
only to realize _during rehearsal_ that there are lots of time and tempo 
changes in between ...

Urs

> Behind Bars, p. 179
>
> Best
> Peter
>
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