> On 10 Apr 2024, at 23:29, Carl Sorensen <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 2:02 PM Hans Åberg <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> There is actually one example of a naturally occurring meter, meaning it is 
>> used regularly, where such a sub-beaming might be useful, namely, a form of 
>> the Čoček in 9/8, 9 = 2+2+2+3, where 3 = 1+2. I wrote it as 2+2+2+1+2, but 
>> it would be nice to write it as 2+2+2+(1+2).
>> 
>> If I write
>>   \time 9/8
>>   \set beatStructure = 2,2,2,3
>>   \set subdivideBeams = ##t
>> then it ends up with all 2 = 1+1, and 3 = 1+1+1.
>> 
>> So such examples may occur even if there is not a composer trying to do 
>> something special.
>> 
>> So in the following, I think I get what you call 2+2+2+3, but unfortunately 
>> I don't get 3 = 1+2.  Do you agree with this statement?

Correct.

>> I have made it a little better, because the 2 are all 2, but the three is 
>> just 3 (not 1+2)
>> 
>> \version "2.25.11"
>> {
>>    \time 9/8
>>    \set beatStructure =  #'(2 2 2 3)
>>    \set subdivideBeams = ##t
>>    \set minimumBeamSubdivisionInterval = \musicLength 4
>>    \repeat unfold 18 a'16
>> }

If I write
{
  \time 9/8
  \set beatStructure =  #'(2 2 2 3)
  \set subdivideBeams = ##t
  \set minimumBeamSubdivisionInterval = \musicLength 8
  \repeat unfold 18 a'16
}
then I get the sub-beams, but should only be applied to the last 3, and between 
the first 1/8 and the last 2/8.



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