Arjen Bax wrote:
>
> Aloha MusixTeX wizards,
>
> Typesetting the "Missa Brevis" of Henk Badings using M-Tx I encountered
> the following problem:
>
> There are some triolets in which the first note is dotted and the second
> is halved. How do I do this in M-Tx? According to the PMX-manual all
> notes/rests in an xtuplet must be of the same length :-( .
>
> I tried [ f4x3.f f ] but this generates a syntax error in M-Tx. It should
> look like [ f8.f f ], but but fitting in two eigths instead of three,
> with a "3" above the beam. I might fake it using this construction and a
> blind meter change, but how do I place the "3"?
>
> Also, a similar problem, there are some triolets with only two notes in
> it: the first being twice as long as the second, like g4 g8, but with a
> triolet sign above (or below). Any help or ideas greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
Tuplets with unequal notes *can* be done within M-Tx/pmx by means of
in-line MusiXTeX allthough it is not that easy. For an example see my
typesetting of a 5 part round 'Vt, re, me, fa, sol, la' by Thomas
Ravenscroft
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/music/scores/ravenscroft/pammelia/utremi.ps, source in
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/music/scores/ravenscroft/pammelia/utremi.zip
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