diff --git a/Resources/Templates/default.lyt b/Resources/Templates/default.lyt
index 96af19a..774dc83 100644
--- a/Resources/Templates/default.lyt
+++ b/Resources/Templates/default.lyt
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ vlExceptions = #(append
         <{CHORDS}>
     }
     \context Voice = "mel" {
-      \time <{TIME}>
-      \key <{KEY}> 
       <{NOTES}>	
     }	
     \lyricsto "mel" \new Lyrics { <{LYRICS}> }
diff --git a/Sources/VLLilypondDocument.mm b/Sources/VLLilypondDocument.mm
index a806bf2..9141c75 100644
--- a/Sources/VLLilypondDocument.mm
+++ b/Sources/VLLilypondDocument.mm
@@ -105,17 +105,8 @@
 
 @implementation VLDocument (Lilypond)
 
-const int kMajorOffset 	= 6;
-const int kMinorOffset  = 9;
-
-static const char * sKeyNames[] = {
-	"ges", "des", "as", "es", "bes", "f",
-	"c", "g", "d", "a", "e", "b", "fis", "cis", "gis"
-};
-
 - (NSData *)lilypondDataWithError:(NSError **)outError
 {
-	const VLProperties & 	prop = song->fProperties.front();
 	VLLilypondWriter        writer;
 	writer.Visit(*song);
 	NSBundle *	 			bndl = [NSBundle mainBundle];
@@ -137,14 +128,6 @@ static const char * sKeyNames[] = {
 			[bndl objectForInfoDictionaryKey:@"CFBundleVersion"]];
 	[ly substituteMacro:@"CHORDS" withValue: 
 			[NSString stringWithUTF8String:writer.Chords().c_str()]];
-	[ly substituteMacro:@"TIME" withValue:
-			[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d/%d",
-					  prop.fTime.fNum, prop.fTime.fDenom]];
-	[ly substituteMacro:@"KEY" withValue: prop.fMode > 0 
-		? [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%s \\major",
-					sKeyNames[prop.fKey+kMajorOffset]]
-		: [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%s \\minor", 
-					sKeyNames[prop.fKey+kMinorOffset]]];
 	[ly substituteMacro:@"NOTES" withValue: 
 			[NSString stringWithUTF8String:writer.Melody().c_str()]];
 	if (size_t stanzas = song->CountStanzas())
diff --git a/Sources/VLLilypondWriter.cpp b/Sources/VLLilypondWriter.cpp
index 34f8dc5..624e599 100644
--- a/Sources/VLLilypondWriter.cpp
+++ b/Sources/VLLilypondWriter.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ void VLLilypondWriter::Visit(VLSong & song)
 	fIndent.clear();
 	fSeenEnding	= 0;
 	fNumEndings	= 0;
+	fLastProp   = 0;
 
 	VisitMeasures(song, false);
 	//
@@ -50,6 +51,31 @@ void VLLilypondWriter::VisitMeasure(size_t m, VLProperties & p, VLMeasure & meas
 	fAccum += measNo;
 	fChords+= fAccum + '\n';
 
+	fAccum.clear();
+	//
+	// Generate key/time if changed
+	//
+	if (!fLastProp || fLastProp->fTime != p.fTime) {
+		char time[16];
+		sprintf(time, "\\time %d/%d\n", p.fTime.fNum, p.fTime.fDenom);
+		fAccum += fIndent+time;
+	}
+	if (!fLastProp || fLastProp->fKey != p.fKey || fLastProp->fMode != p.fMode) {
+		const int kMajorOffset 	= 6;
+		const int kMinorOffset  = 9;
+
+		static const char * sKeyNames[] = {
+			"ges", "des", "as", "es", "bes", "f",
+			"c", "g", "d", "a", "e", "b", "fis", "cis", "gis"
+		};
+		char key[16];
+		if (p.fMode < 0)
+			sprintf(key, "\\key %s \\minor\n", sKeyNames[p.fKey+kMinorOffset]);
+		else
+			sprintf(key, "\\key %s \\major\n", sKeyNames[p.fKey+kMajorOffset]);
+		fAccum += fIndent+key;
+	}
+	fLastProp = &p;
 	//
 	// Generate structure elements
 	//
@@ -57,7 +83,6 @@ void VLLilypondWriter::VisitMeasure(size_t m, VLProperties & p, VLMeasure & meas
 	size_t	volta;
 	bool	repeat;
 		
-	fAccum.clear();
 	if (meas.fBreak == VLMeasure::kNewPage)
 		fAccum += fIndent+"\\pageBreak\n";
 	else if (meas.fBreak == VLMeasure::kNewSystem)
diff --git a/Sources/VLLilypondWriter.h b/Sources/VLLilypondWriter.h
index befd759..b77703d 100644
--- a/Sources/VLLilypondWriter.h
+++ b/Sources/VLLilypondWriter.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ private:
 	std::string					fAccum;
 	std::string 				fIndent;
 	std::vector<std::string> 	fL;
+	VLProperties *				fLastProp;
 };
 
 // Local Variables: