"constructed meter" notation question [solved]
Years ago, using MakeMusic's Finale software (which I'm migrating AWAY from), the first large-scale orchestral composition I created had this time-signature configuration, that I'll call "constructed meter":
4/8 + 3/8 (in many measures -- see attached graphic)
Finale didn't complain about this. I guess it is a semantic point, where "4/8 + 3/8" equals '7/8'. But at the stage of composer ability I was at then, "4/8 + 3/8" was far easier to manage from my perspective.
I can't seem to find if MuseScore 3.x allows this -- right?
Thx.
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Comments
Right click Time signature->properties
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/time-signatures#additive-meters
In reply to Right click Time signature-… by Shoichi
Thanks Shoichi... I tried it out right away. I thought changing one stave would change all the other staves. As we see in this graphic, I guess I'd have to change EVERY stave's assignment. Then I chose a quarter-note rest for the whole-note rest found in the flute part. ...to get to smaller durations in a measure.
Looks like MS breaks down my "8+4/8" constructed meter the same as "12/8". Once I change all the staves to "8+4/8", will MS show the smaller durations in a measure -- GROUPED as "8+4/8"? (Sorry if this is an awkward way of asking it.)
In reply to Thanks Shoichi... I tried… by Are Jayem
If you'll need that confiruation a lot, consider adding it to your palette via Ctrl+SHift+drag. If you'll just need it this score and just at the start, you can use Ctrl+Shift+drag to add one customized time signature to the other staves. Still one at a time, but much faster than going to the properties dialog for each staff one by one.
In reply to Thanks Shoichi... I tried… by Are Jayem
You can change the default grouping for notes in that same dialog. For rests, there is less control, so you may just need to enter the rests normally.
In reply to You can change the default… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks alot Marc... This and your other post about adding to the palette are very helpful. I don't know how often I would need such strange meter configurations, but... you never know.