Mark, Thank you for the suggestion, but as stated previously, I’m trying to reproduce the original from the Peters edition. The problem, as you point out, is that the cut C is used in the original. Whether 8/4 or 4/2 (and I agree that 4/2 is the most reasonable time signature), I was looking for a way of declaring the cut C.
The included photo is from the piece (# 67. Vater Unser in Himmelreich by Johann Kyieger, from _80 Choral Preludes_, Edition Peters, No. 4440, Copyright 1947). I think I purchased it some time around 1959. Stan > On Jan 11, 2024, at 7:49 PM, Mark Stephen Mrotek <carsonm...@ca.rr.com> wrote: > > Stanton, > > I think the piece is in 4/2. > Do you want a numeric time signature? > The cut C is used for 2/2. > > Mark > > From: lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr....@gnu.org > <lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr....@gnu.org> On Behalf Of Stanton > Sanderson > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2024 3:15 PM > To: LilyPond Users <lilypond-user@gnu.org> > Cc: Stanton Sanderson <stans...@gmail.com> > Subject: Cut time/half-time/alle breve & 8/4 time > > I’m setting various short organ pieces from an old Peters edition, mostly to > prevent my aging brain from forgetting… > > One piece is in 8/4 time -the first measure has a whole note and 2 half > notes. However, the time signature as printed is the cut time symbol. How can > I reproduce this? I’m using Lilypond 2.25.11. > > <image001.png>
