@menu
* Kievan contexts::
* Kievan clefs::
-* Kievan note heads::
+* Kievan notes::
* Kievan accidentals::
* Kievan bar line::
@end menu
@lilypond[quote,relative=1,notime,verbatim]
\clef "kievan-do"
- \override NoteHead.style = #'kievan
+ \kievanOn
c
@end lilypond
Notation Reference:
@ref{Clef}.
-@node Kievan note heads
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Kievan note heads
+@node Kievan notes
+@unnumberedsubsubsec Kievan notes
@cindex note heads, ancient
For Kievan square notation, the appropriate note head style needs
-to be chosen. This is accomplished by setting the @code{style}
-property of the @code{NoteHead} object to @code{kievan}.
+to be chosen and the flags and stems need to be turned off.
+This is accomplished by calling the @code{\kievanOn} function,
+which sets the appropriate properties of the note head, stems,
+and flags. Once Kievan note heads are not needed, these
+properties can be reverted by calling the @code{\kievanOff}
+function.
The Kievan final note, which usually comes at the end of a piece
of music, may be selected by setting the duration to
@lilypond[quote,fragment,ragged-right,verbatim]
\autoBeamOff
\cadenzaOn
-\override NoteHead.style = #'kievan
+\kievanOn
b'1 b'2 b'4 b'8 b'\breve b'\longa
+\kievanOff
+b'2
@end lilypond
@seealso
@lilypond[quote,relative=1,notime,verbatim]
\clef "kievan-do"
-\override NoteHead.style = #'kievan
\override Accidental.glyph-name-alist =
#alteration-kievan-glyph-name-alist
bes' dis,
It can be invoked as @code{\bar "k"}.
@lilypond[quote,relative=1,notime,verbatim]
+ \kievanOn
\clef "kievan-do"
- \override NoteHead.style = #'kievan
c \bar "k"
@end lilypond