Compound time signatures: Difference between revisions
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LilyPond can make such music quite easy to read and play, by explicitly printing the compound time signatures and adapting the automatic beaming behavior. | LilyPond can make such music quite easy to read and play, by explicitly printing the compound time signatures and adapting the automatic beaming behavior. | ||
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\compoundMeter #'((2 8) (3 8)) | \compoundMeter #'((2 8) (3 8)) | ||
Revision as of 18:53, 16 November 2025
Odd 20th century time signatures (such as “5/8”) can often be played as compound time signatures (e.g. “3/8 + 2/8”), which combine two or more inequal metrics.
LilyPond can make such music quite easy to read and play, by explicitly printing the compound time signatures and adapting the automatic beaming behavior.
\version "2.24"
\relative c' {
\compoundMeter #'((2 8) (3 8))
c8 d e fis gis
c8 fis, gis e d
c8 d e4 gis8
}
