Hi David, > A time signature is written with numbers, not durations.
Perhaps more completely (and, some might say, accurately): A time signature is written with numbers, the second (“lower”) of which represents a musical duration — specifically, the time signature n/d means “n events per measure, each event having a duration equal to 1/d-th of a whole note”. e.g. 4/4 means “4 events per measure, each event having a duration equal to 1/4th of a whole note”, 2/6 means “2 events per measure, each event having a duration equal to 1/6th of a whole note”, etc. >> If the entry is a duration, > But it isn't and has never been. I believe that Carl was using the future conditional version of “if…is” there. ;) > There is > /* > Todo: should make typecheck? > > OTOH, Tristan Keuris writes 8/20 in his Intermezzi. > */ > > in lily/time-signature-engraver.cc > Your refactoring desire does not seem to leave room for that. Why not? 8/20 corresponds perfectly to “8 events per measure, each event having a duration equal to 1/20th of a whole note”. Cheers, Kieren. ________________________________ Kieren MacMillan, composer (he/him/his) ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: kie...@kierenmacmillan.info
