Today, I have a question about large time signatures with busy works. Here is a snapshot of a piece I’m working on. I like having the large TS to make it clear for the conductor, however, I feel that several of the fonts I try still crowd the measures a bit. I’ve tried resizing and can’t quite get this correct. 1st, Is there a narrower font one might suggest ? 2nd, Is there a way to stretch the font without making in enlarge side to side? 3rd, If I decide to float the TS above the staff, is there a way to also include the TS above the staff in other groupings like it does here. When I select above staff, it only places the TS on top of the score.
One of the default time signature appearances you can choose in Layout Options is a narrower, sans serif font, but if you’re looking for a narrower, serif font, you will probably have to do a bit of searching. Google Fonts might be a good place to start: all the fonts on that site use open licenses, so you can download them and use them in your projects at no cost.
