Re: triplet question

[Mats Bengtsson]

Joerg Anders wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> Please excuse a rather music theoretical question:
>
> Is it possible a triplet oversteps the measure end ?
>
> Regard this example:
>
>
>  \notes\relative c' {
>      \clef violin
>      \time 4/4
>      g'8 b2 \times 2/3 { g4 a b  } f8 g2.
>  }
>
> It were nice if anybody could say: "Very seldom, practically never".

I definitely agree on the "very seldom" but I'm not sure about the
"practically never". If I recall correctly, I have actually performed
a newly written piece with sequences like
r2 \times 8/7 { g8[ b a f e c d } r2 ] |
i.e. a 7-tuplet (whatever that's called in english, "septol" in swedish)
that crossed the bar line.

> Otherwise the question is: How to place the the bar line
> 1/24 after starting the b. Such a way ? :
>
>
>    \notes\relative c' {
>       \clef violin
>       \time 4/4
>       g'8 b2 \times 2/3 { g4 a b16 ~ |  b8.} a8 g2.
>    }
>
> Ok, LilyPond draws a triplet bracket over the measure end to solve
> this problem. But I hope this is a compromise solution and actually
> not allowed.(?)

I think LilyPond's kind of notation is what was used in the piece I
mentioned above, i.e. the bar line placed somewhere between the
notes. From a mathematical point of view, shouldn't the bar line
occur exactly at the same spot as the middle note of the triplet or
7-tuplet?

  /Mats


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