Re: How to set up polymetric situations

[David Kastrup]

Simon Albrecht <address@hidden> writes:

> On 21.07.2018 09:08, David Kastrup wrote:
>>> It’s also sensible as well as intuitive and mnemonic to address the
>>> Timing alias here:
>>>
>>> \set Timing.tempoHideNote = ##t
>> Only if you move the Metronome_mark_engraver in polyrhythmic situations.
>> If you don't and Timing is at Staff level...  The Midi is also affected
>> at Score level.
>
> This got me thinking – the only reason not to move
> Metronome_mark_engraver is laziness or forgetting to do so.

I don't think so.  Polyrhythm does not mean the loss of a common timing,
and LilyPond does not implement it in that manner.  It means that the
metric division of the passing time is different in different instrument
groups.

-- 
David Kastrup