Re: Time signature ID and implementation

[Brett Duncan]

It could well be a 2, looking at this: 
https://artscimedia.case.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/135/2020/04/20164113/NotationManual.pdf.

On 8/10/20 5:24 pm, Aaron Hill wrote:
> On 2020-10-07 11:07 pm, Andrew Bernard wrote:
> > I dont think it's a 2. Looks more like some kind of symbol. I am not a
> > scholar of that period.
>
> Not a scholar either, but a quick web search turned up this [1].
>
> [1]: 
> https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Dictionary_of_Music_and_Musicians/Proportion
>
> C2 seems to be "Lesser Mode Imperfect, with Imperfect Time".
>
> ----
>
> I would suggest using "timesig.C44" as it stylistically matches the 
> number two from Emmentaler.  Otherwise, use a two from some other font 
> to match mensural C.
>
> To match the alignment, you need to use \vcenter.  Consider:
>
> %%%%
> \override Score.TimeSignature.stencil =
> #(lambda (grob)
>   (grob-interpret-markup grob #{
>     \markup {
>       \musicglyph "timesig.C44"
>       \vcenter \number 2
>     } #}))
> %%%%
>
>
> -- Aaron Hill