>> In modern transcriptions of baroque music it is custom to use time
>> signatures for half the length. For example, if you have 4/2 bar,
>> the time signature shows 'C'; if you have a 6/1 bar, the time
>> signature shows '3/1'.
>>
>> Is there a simple way to get the equivalent to the following
>> (invalid) syntax?
>
> measureLength should do.
>
> \version "2.22.2"
>
> {
> \time 4/4
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 2)
> 1 1 1 1
> \time 3/1
> \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 6)
> 1 1 1 1 1 1
> }
Excellent, thanks a lot!
Werner