Re: Puzzled about r1 issue in 3/4 time

[Simon Albrecht]

Hi Michael,

some further clarification:

On 23.10.19 23:09, Carl Sorensen wrote:
> R1*3/4 or R2.  is a whole measure rest in ¾ time.
With normal rests (as with notes) the glyph, or symbol, that is printed 
depends on the main duration you enter, ignoring the scaling factor. 
These three all look the same:

r4 r4*10 r4*3/4

With multi-measure rests the appearance will be automatically determined 
based solely on the ‘total’ duration and the number of bars it 
encompasses. Thus these three mean, and look, exactly the same:

R2. R1*3/4 R4*3


> As you have identified, you can use “r2.” to get a ¾ note rest. This 
> rest will appear in the same note column as the first quarter note in 
> the measure.  You can also use “R1*3/4” or “R2.” in ¾ time to get a ¾ 
> note (whole measure) rest.  This rest will appear centered in the 
> measure.  It is up to you to decide which you want.


Here I have to say that it’s not really up to you. There is a clear 
typographical rule that a rest that fills a whole measure has to be 
centered. Thus using

\time 3/4 r2.

is wrong and will look weird to anybody with experience in good musical 
notation. Even if that mistake is often made and found in published 
scores… it doesn’t make it any less of a mistake.

Best, Simon