On May 14, 2007, at 9:25 AM, Randolph Peters wrote:
for what it is worth, when doing academic writing about music, some
institutions insist on referring to bars as measures. (Bars are the
lines, not the contents, although I think that is debatable.)
Furthermore, the abbreviation for one measure is m., as in m. 22. Two
or more measures get the mm. treatment (i.e. mm. 22, 23 or mm. 22-23).
This is American vs. British usage. In the UK, "bar" can refer to
either the line or the contents. In the US, "bar" means only the line
in academic writing, and the contents are a measure. However,
colloquial US English uses "bar" in the British sense all the
time--it's just not acceptable in formal writing.
Andrew Stiller
Kallisti Music Press
http://www.kallistimusic.com/
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