Carl, The 9/8(3/4) time can be used in a situation where the music is in three beats per measure but it changes between a triple and duple feel. There is exactly such a thing in the Blazhevich "70 Studies for Tuba."
-David ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carl Sorensen" <carl.d.soren...@gmail.com> > To: "Eef Weenink" <h.e.ween...@de-erve.nl> > Cc: "Lillypond Users Mailing List" <lilypond-user@gnu.org> > Sent: Friday, July 29, 2022 11:00:01 AM > Subject: Re: \time 9/8 (3/4) > On Thu, Jul 28, 2022 at 1:52 PM Eef Weenink <h.e.ween...@de-erve.nl> wrote: > >> This score starts with \time 9/8, but i also should have 3/4 feeling, so >> there is written: >> >> 9/8 (3/4) (in parenthesis). > > > Just curious, because I know precious little about polymetry. > > Does 9/8 (3/4) mean anything different from (3 + 3 + 3)/8 ? > > To my novice eye, both mean that it's 9/8 with three primary beats per > measure. Also to my novice eye, it seems that 9/8 can/t have a 3/4 > alternate time signature; perhaps a (3/4.) , but not a (3/4). > > I;m not trying to be argumentative, or say that the original > composer/engraver is wrong. I'm just interested understanding some of the > new conventions. > > THanks, > > Carl