Multiple time signatures

[James Sutton]

Is there a way of notating in MusicXML the multiple time signatures with + between as at the top of p.180 in Gould?
Thanks
James Sutton

[Michael Good]

Sure. As described in the time complex type documentation, "Multiple pairs of beat and beat-type elements are used for composite time signatures with multiple denominators, such as 2/4 + 3/8." Here's an example:

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<time>
  <beats>2</beats>
  <beat-type>4</beat-type>
  <beats>3</beats>
  <beat-type>8</beat-type>
</time>


[Michael Good]

I see the time-relation element was a source of confusion. That's just for interchangeable time signatures; leave it out entirely for mixed-denominator time signatures. Sorry about the confusion in the design; that was a constraint in adding interchangeable time signatures while keeping mixed-denominator time signatures working as before.