Width proportions of large note values

[Simon Albrecht]

Dear list,




Best, Simon

\version "2.23.6"

\paper {
  ragged-last = ##f
  indent = 0
  system-count = 1
}

\layout {
  \context {
    \Voice
    \override NoteHead.style = #'baroque
  }
}

{
  \time 24/1
  \longa \longa \longa  \maxima \longa
  \maxima \longa  \maxima \longa
  \maxima \maxima \maxima
  \longa \longa \longa \longa \longa \longa
}

{
  \time 6/1
  1 1 1  \breve 1
  \breve 1  \breve 1
  \breve \breve \breve
  1 1 1 1 1 1
}

{
  \time 6/4
  4 4 4  2 4
  2 4  2 4
  2 2 2
  4 4 4 4 4 4
}

{
  \time 6/16
  16 16 16  8 16
  8 16  8 16
  8 8 8
  16 16 16 16 16 16
}

while engraving 17th century music, I have an issue with the way Lily spaces large note values by default. If there are no shorter values present, breve and whole notes receive almost the same horizontal space which makes the rhythms hard to read. How can I override that?

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