note). For notes longer than a whole you must use the
@code{\longa} (a double breve) and @code{\breve} commands.
Durations as short as 64th notes may be specified. Shorter values
-are possible, but only as beamed notes:
+are possible, but only as beamed notes.
@c Two 64th notes are needed to obtain beams
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-and the same durations with automatic beaming turned off;
-see @ref{Automatic beams}:
+Here are the same durations with automatic beaming turned off.
+(See @ref{Automatic beams}.)
@c not strictly "writing rhythms"; more of a "displaying" thing,
@c but it's ok here. -gp
A note with the duration of a quadruple breve may be entered with
@code{\maxima}, but this is supported only within ancient music
-notation; see @ref{Ancient notation}.
+notation. For details, see @ref{Ancient notation}.
-If the duration is omitted then it is set to the previously
+If the duration is omitted, it is set to the previously
entered duration. The default for the first note is a quarter
note.
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Some durations cannot be represented with just binary durations
-and dots; they can only be represented by tying two or more
-notes together; see @ref{Ties}.
+and dots; they can be represented only by tying two or more
+notes together. For details, see @ref{Ties}.
For ways of specifying durations for the syllables of lyrics and
-ways of aligning lyrics to notes see @ref{Vocal music}.
+ways of aligning lyrics to notes, see @ref{Vocal music}.
-Optionally, notes can be spaced proportionately to their duration.
-For details of this and other settings which control proportional
-notation see @ref{Proportional notation}.
+Optionally, notes can be spaced strictly proportionately to their
+duration. For details of this and other settings which control
+proportional notation, see @ref{Proportional notation}.
@refcommands
@c deliberately duplicated in Durations and Rests. -gp
There is no fundamental limit to rest durations (both in terms of
-longest and shortest), but the number of glyphs is limited: there
-are rests from 128th to maxima (8 x whole).
+longest and shortest), but the number of glyphs is limited:
+rests from 128th to maxima (8 x whole) may be printed.
@node Tuplets
+