Something like this?
\relative c'' {
\override Staff.TimeSignature.style = #'single-digit
\override Staff.NoteHead.style = #'baroque
\time 2/2 b1 |
\mark \markup {
" "
\musicglyph "noteheads.sM1neomensural"
\translate #'(0 . -0.5) "="
\musicglyph "noteheads.sM1neomensural"
\musicglyph "period"
}
\time 3/2 c1. |
}
>From what I can tell, the only way to get baroque breves into markup is
using the glyph names, but maybe someone can correct me? (I tried using \note
{ \breve }, but couldn't find a way to adjust the default notehead style to
baroque outside of the staff.
-David
On Tue, 26 May 2026 at 17:13, Peter Payzant <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello-
>
> Sometimes in modern versions of early music, the editor uses the
> symbology shown in the attached image to indicate a change in metre.
> I've looked through quite a lot of the LilyPond documentation but
> haven't been able to find any info about how to create this in a
> LilyPond file.
>
> It seems that there are two issues: how to create the "breve = dotted
> breve" string (?), and how to position the result above the staff,
> centred on the bar line.
>
> Any guidance would be much appreciated!
>
> Thanks
>
> Peter
>
