Re: \tuplet 2/3

[Aaron Hill]

On 2020-12-15 2:09 pm, bobroff@centrum.is wrote:
> I need to print half-note duplets in 3/4 time.  '\tuplet 2/3' does not
> work.  The code below *does* work.  My question is; is this the
> "right" way to do this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
> \version "2.20.0"
>
> \score {
>   \relative c' {
>     \time 3/4
>     \once\override TupletNumber.text = \markup{ "2" }
>     \tuplet 4/3 {c2 c}
>   }
> }

\tuplet 2/3 would mean every two notes of a particular duration should 
last as long as three notes of that duration.  But three half notes 
would be two full measures in 3/4 time.  So, \tuplet 4/3 would be 
correct if you intend for two half notes to "fill" a 3/4 measure.  
Consider:

%%%%
\version "2.20.0"

{ \time 3/4
  | b'4. b'                 % two dotted quarters
  | b'2*3/4 b'              % half notes scaled by 3/4
  | \times 3/4 { b'2 b'  }  % same, but using \times
  | \tuplet 4/3 { b'2 b' }  % same, but using \tuplet
}
%%%%

\tuplet and \times differ only on the order of numerator/denominator.


-- Aaron Hill