9/8 Time Bug
Hello! I am transcribing a piano score in 9/8 time. In one measure in particular, there is a measure with a dotted half note tied to a quarter note. Obviously, this adds up to only eight eighth notes. There are no rests left over, and, try as I might, I can't add another eighth note. The measure is supposed to be notated as a dotted half note tied to a quarter note, with an eighth note at the end. Please help! The score is below.
Thanks in advance,
Kaine Conrad
Note: I have messed around with this quite a bit, and I found that trying to tie a certain note results in the program crashing, which is quite annoying.
Comments
You mean like this:
When you load it into MuseScore 2.0, it tells you the score is corrupt, which it indeed is. Somehow a bug in the program has stolen this beat from you. If you do a search of the forums, you will find a numebr of threads with good advice on how to fix these issues when they happen. Most are written assumign you are using 2.0, and you should definitely upgrade when you have a chance. But the same techniques will most work in 1.3.
In reply to When you load it into by Marc Sabatella
Thank you. I'm upgrading to 2.0 right now.
In reply to Thank you. I'm upgrading to by kaineconrad@gm…
Also, what made the file corrupt? Just curious so maybe I can prevent it later on.
Are you running MuseScore 2.0, or an older version?
I created the attached file, CONCERTO fix old MS.mscz, with MuseScore 1.3 because your original attachment, Concerto Op. 85 Piano Accompaniment.mscz, can be opened with the older version.
No big deal, because my attached file will open in both 1.3 and 2.0 -- but you should mention what version you are running, because MuseScore 2.0 files will not open in earlier versions.
To fix your score, I deleted the 18th measure and entered the tied notes - a dotted half note tied to a quarter note, with an eighth note at the end.
(Actually, an eighth rest is at the end, to be filled in with the correct pitch.)
Regards.
In reply to Are you running MuseScore by Jm6stringer
I used to have this problem once in a while in 1.3. If you right click the measure (Use the inspector I suppose in 2.0--if this problem still occurs there, which I doubt) you will probably see that it is no longer in fact a 9/8.
The fastest way to fix this (if it concerns only a single measure) was to delete the measure, insert a new measure and re-enter the notes.
In reply to I used to have this problem by azumbrunn
Okay. I suspected that that might be it, but I wasn't sure how to remedy it. Thank you!
In reply to Are you running MuseScore by Jm6stringer
Thank you! It was supposed to be a rest anyways lol. I tried to open up your score in 1.3, and when I tried to save it, it crashed. I'm upgrading to 2.0 right now, though. Hopefully it will work. As Marc Sabatella commented, the file is corrupt, so I will try to figure it out.
In reply to Thank you! It was supposed to by kaineconrad@gm…
Unfortunately, I can't do anything about it. I don't care very much though. I was only 20 or so measures into it. Thanks again!
In reply to Unfortunately, I can't do by kaineconrad@gm…
Wait—"can't do anything about it"? With 2.0, simply correct the note or rest lengths. MuseScore 2 is clever enough to recognize "Oh, that makes sense" and fix the measure. At that point the file is no longer corrupt.
Oh, okay. I'll give it a try. Thank you!
In reply to Oh, okay. I'll give it a try. by kaineconrad@gm…
You're quite welcome.