I recenty had to solve a similar situation and I discovered (or should I had to 
know?!) that no matter about the time signature, empty bars need whole rest. 


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Gippo Mercoli
www.clubgippo.com

> Il giorno 16/mag/2014, alle ore 17:05, Martin Banner <mbanner...@aol.com> ha 
> scritto:
> 
> I am preparing a modern edition of an 18th century choral/orchestral  
> work. The last several movements are in cut time (4/2), four beats to  
> a measure, half note gets the beat.
> 
> Finale uses a whole rest as the default empty measure rest, but I'm  
> not sure if this is preferable, or a double whole rest (which is what  
> actually is written by the composer in his autograph score). For a  
> modern edition, is standard practice for an empty measure in 4/2 time  
> a whole rest or double whole rest?
> 
> If the concensus is double whole rest, how does one get the double  
> whole rest centered in the empty measures?
> 
> Thanks,
> Martin
> 
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