Time signature with alternate in parentheses
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In polymetric music, a composer may indicate beat structure by following one time signature with another in parenthesis, for example: 3/4 (6/8) indicating a 6/8 beat in a 3/4 measure, or 6/4 (6/8) indicating a 6/8 beat in a 6/4 measure. This snippet is derived from the parenthesize-time snippet, adding an unparenthesized fraction in front of the parenthesized one.
\version "2.24.0"
%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=782
#(define ((time-parenthesized-time up down upp downp) grob)
(grob-interpret-markup grob
(markup #:override '(baseline-skip . 0) #:number
(#:line (
(#:center-column (up down))
#:vcenter "("
(#:center-column (upp downp))
#:vcenter ")" )))))
\relative c' {
\override Staff.TimeSignature.stencil = #(time-parenthesized-time "3" "4" "6" "8")
\time 3/4
b8 b8 gis8 gis4 gis8
}