1 song, 4 voices, different time signatures in each voice -is this possible?

Author
doglover1918
Max Output Level: -90 dBFS
  • Total Posts : 5
  • Joined: 2012/01/10 11:51:52
  • Location: Colorado Springs
  • Status: offline
2014/05/27 18:40:18 (permalink)

1 song, 4 voices, different time signatures in each voice -is this possible?

First post - sorry if this has been covered already. Working on a 16th century motet. This piece has 4 voices, and in each part, the time signatures are different from one another. Example: Soprano at measure 4 is in 5/4 while alto is at 3/4. The measure lines are actually marked with dotted lines in the sheet music, and are staggered and shifted within each line rather than going all the way through all voices. Is it possible to assign different time signatures to different voices?
 
Or can some other time signature account for these differences in some generic fashion? Thanks-

www.polishingthedoublewideturd.blogspot.com
#1

2 Replies Related Threads

    yapweiliang
    Max Output Level: -87 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 173
    • Joined: 2003/12/06 07:03:18
    • Location: UK
    • Status: offline
    Re: 1 song, 4 voices, different time signatures in each voice -is this possible? 2014/05/27 18:51:41 (permalink)
    Don't think you can have separate time signature for different tracks in Sonar. But you could do 15/4, then at least they line up every 15 beats.
    #2
    doglover1918
    Max Output Level: -90 dBFS
    • Total Posts : 5
    • Joined: 2012/01/10 11:51:52
    • Location: Colorado Springs
    • Status: offline
    Re: 1 song, 4 voices, different time signatures in each voice -is this possible? 2014/05/27 19:01:23 (permalink)
    Thanks very much for that idea - I think I can make that work.

    www.polishingthedoublewideturd.blogspot.com
    #3
    Jump to:
    © 2025 APG vNext Commercial Version 5.1