At 9:10 PM 07/06/02, M. Perticone wrote:

> *some* of them can't be written differently. and
>consider this simple example:
>
>a 2/4 measure full of semiquavers then two quavers of a triplet (=2/3 of a
>crotchet), then, in a new 2/4 measure, four semiquavers (=1 crotchet) etc
>etc.

Hmm, OK, I guess I can see that.

On the other hand, you COULD write that as 6/8 measures with quadruplets
over the dotted-crotchet beat, and then a 2/8 measure with normal quavers.
That's pretty much the same, right?  If I'm conducting it's easy for me to
think 6/8 to 2/8 than 2/4 to two-thirds/4.

Also, I'm still not clear on how you mark a triplet as a triplet when only
two of the three notes are there.

Sounds to me like using a shape expression for the time signature is your
best bet.  If you need the Finale file to be internally accurate (eg, for
playback) you'll have some kludging to do.

mdl
(curious to know if MusicXML is equipped to handle this...)


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