Re: 'baroque' time signatures

[Jean Abou Samra]

Le 21/03/2022 à 21:37, Werner LEMBERG a écrit :
> In modern transcriptions of baroque music it is custom to use time
> signatures for half the length.  For example, if you have 4/2 bar, the
> time signature shows 'C'; if you have a 6/1 bar, the time signature
> shows '3/1'.
>
> Is there a simple way to get the equivalent to the following (invalid)
> syntax?
>
> ```
> \time 4/2*1/2
> \time 6/1*1/2
> ```
>
>
>     Werner


measureLength should do.

\version "2.22.2"

{
  \time 4/4
  \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2)
  1 1 1 1
  \time 3/1
  \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 6)
  1 1 1 1 1 1
}


Jean