On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, M. Chapman wrote:
> Do any of you know the sign used for alla breve if I want more than four
> beats, say eight instead? I guess that would be the equivalent of 8/4 time
> in place of 4/4...
>
If it is old music you can use the same sign (\allabreve). It applies
for any `tempus imperfectum' (twofold symmetry). However, the sign
for allabreve `tempus perfectum' (full circle with vertical slash)
is missing in Musixtex. If it changes often between the two
(Sch�tz, Frescobaldi), then 4/2 and 3/2 (or 3/1) is more consistent.
Christof
