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@node Wind instruments
@section Wind instruments

@lilypondfile[quote]{wind-headword.ly}

This section includes some elements of music notation that arise when
writing for winds.

@menu
* Common notation for wind instruments::
* Bagpipes::
* Woodwinds::
@end menu

@node Common notation for wind instruments
@subsection Common notation for wind instruments

This section discusses some issues common to most wind instruments.

@menu
* References for wind instruments::
* Fingerings::
@end menu

@node References for wind instruments
@unnumberedsubsubsec References for wind instruments

@cindex wind instruments

Many notation issues for wind instruments pertain to breathing and
tonguing:

@itemize
@item Breathing can be specified by rests or @ref{Breath marks}.
@item Legato playing is indicated by @ref{Slurs}.
@item Different types of tonguings, ranging from legato to non-legato to
staccato are usually shown by articulation marks, sometimes combined
with slurs, see @ref{Articulations and ornamentations} and @ref{List of
articulations}.
@item Flutter tonguing is usually indicated by placing a tremolo mark
and a text markup on the note.  See @ref{Tremolo repeats}.
@end itemize

There are also other aspects of musical notation that can apply to wind
instruments:

@itemize
@item Many wind instruments are transposing instruments, see
@ref{Instrument transpositions}.
@item The slide glissando are characteristic of the trombone, but other
winds may perform keyed or valved glissandi.  See @ref{Glissando}.
@item Harmonic series glissandi, which are possible on all brass
instruments but common for French Horns, are usually written out as
@ref{Grace notes}.
@item Pitch inflections at the end of a note are discussed in @ref{Falls
and doits}.
@item Key slaps or valve slaps are often shown by the @code{cross} style
of @ref{Special note heads}.
@item Woodwinds can overblow low notes to sound harmonics.  These are
shown by the @code{flageolet} articulation.  See @ref{List of articulations}.
@item The use of brass mutes is usually indicated by a text markup, but
where there are many rapid changes it is better to use the
@code{stopped} and @code{open} articulations.  See @ref{Articulations and
ornamentations} and @ref{List of articulations}.
@item Stopped horns are indicated by the @code{stopped} articulation.
See @ref{Articulations and ornamentations}.
@end itemize

@snippets

@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle]
{changing--flageolet-mark-size.ly}


@seealso
Notation Reference:
@ref{Breath marks},
@ref{Slurs},
@ref{Articulations and ornamentations},
@ref{List of articulations},
@ref{Tremolo repeats},
@ref{Instrument transpositions},
@ref{Glissando},
@ref{Grace notes},
@ref{Falls and doits},
@ref{Special note heads},

Snippets:
@rlsr{Winds}.


@node Fingerings
@unnumberedsubsubsec Fingerings

All wind instruments other than the trombone require the use of several
fingers to produce each pitch.  Some fingering helps are shown in
the snippets below.

Woodwind diagrams can be produced and are described in
@ref{Woodwind diagrams}.

@snippets

@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle]
{fingering-symbols-for-wind-instruments.ly}

@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle]
{recorder-fingering-chart.ly}

@seealso

Notation Reference:
@ref{Woodwind diagrams}.

Snippets:
@rlsr{Winds}.


@node Bagpipes
@subsection Bagpipes

This section includes extra information for writing for bagpipes.

@menu
* Bagpipe definitions::
* Bagpipe example::
@end menu

@node Bagpipe definitions
@unnumberedsubsubsec Bagpipe definitions

@cindex bagpipe
@cindex Scottish highland bagpipe
@cindex grace notes
@funindex \taor
@funindex taor
@funindex \hideKeySignature
@funindex hideKeySignature
@funindex \showKeySignature
@funindex showKeySignature

LilyPond contains special definitions for music for the Scottish
highland bagpipe; to use them, add

@example
\include "bagpipe.ly"
@end example

@noindent
at the top of your input file.  This lets you add the special grace notes
common to bagpipe music with short commands.  For example, you could
write @code{\taor} instead of

@example
\grace @{ \small G32[ d G e] @}
@end example

@code{bagpipe.ly} also contains pitch definitions for the bagpipe
notes in the appropriate octaves, so you do not need to worry about
@code{\relative} or @code{\transpose}.

@lilypond[ragged-right,verbatim,quote,notime]
\include "bagpipe.ly"
{ \grg G4 \grg a \grg b \grg c \grg d \grg e \grg f \grA g A }
@end lilypond

Bagpipe music nominally uses the key of D Major (even though that
isn't really true).  However, since that is the only key that can be used,
the key signature is normally not written out.  To set this up correctly,
always start your music with @code{\hideKeySignature}.  If you for some
reason want to show the key signature, you can use @code{\showKeySignature}
instead.

Some modern music use cross fingering on c and f to flatten those notes.
This can be indicated by @code{cflat} or @code{fflat}.  Similarly, the
piobaireachd high g can be written @code{gflat} when it occurs in light
music.


@seealso
@rlsr{Winds}.


@node Bagpipe example
@unnumberedsubsubsec Bagpipe example

@cindex bagpipe example
@cindex Amazing Grace bagpipe example

This is what the well known tune Amazing Grace looks like in bagpipe
notation.

@lilypond[verbatim,quote]
\include "bagpipe.ly"
\layout {
  indent = 0.0\cm
  \context { \Score \remove "Bar_number_engraver" }
}

\header {
  title = "Amazing Grace"
  meter = "Hymn"
  arranger = "Trad. arr."
}

{
  \hideKeySignature
  \time 3/4
  \grg \partial 4 a8. d16
  \slurd d2 \grg f8[ e32 d16.]
  \grg f2 \grg f8 e
  \thrwd d2 \grg b4
  \grG a2 \grg a8. d16
  \slurd d2 \grg f8[ e32 d16.]
  \grg f2 \grg e8. f16
  \dblA A2 \grg A4
  \grg A2 f8. A16
  \grg A2 \hdblf f8[ e32 d16.]
  \grg f2 \grg f8 e
  \thrwd d2 \grg b4
  \grG a2 \grg a8. d16
  \slurd d2 \grg f8[ e32 d16.]
  \grg f2 e4
  \thrwd d2.
  \slurd d2
  \bar "|."
}
@end lilypond


@seealso
@rlsr{Winds}.

@node Woodwinds
@subsection Woodwinds

This section describes notation specifically for woodwinds.

@menu
* Woodwind diagrams::
@end menu

@node Woodwind diagrams
@subsubsection Woodwind diagrams

Woodwind diagrams can be used to indicate the fingering to be used
to play specific notes.  Woodwind diagrams are available for most woodwind
instruments.

Woodwind diagrams are available for the following instruments:

@itemize
@item piccolo
@item flute
@item oboe
@item clarinet
@item bass clarinet
@item saxophone
@item bassoon
@item contrabassoon
@end itemize

@noindent
The diagrams and the scheme instrument names are shown in the snippet below.

Woodwind diagrams are created as markups:


@lilypond[verbatim, quote, relative=2]
c1^ \markup \woodwind-diagram #'piccolo #'((lh . (gis))
                                           (cc . (one three))
                                           (rh . (ees)))
@end lilypond

Keys can be open, partially-covered, ring-depressed, or fully covered:

@lilypond [verbatim, quote, relative=2]
\textLengthOn
c1^ \markup \center-column {
  "one quarter"
  \woodwind-diagram #'flute #'((cc . (one1q))
                                  (lh . ())
                                  (rh . ()))
}
c1^ \markup \center-column {
  "one half"
  \woodwind-diagram #'flute #'((cc . (one1h))
                                  (lh . ())
                                  (rh . ()))
}
c1^ \markup \center-column {
  "three quarter"
  \woodwind-diagram #'flute #'((cc . (one3q))
                                  (lh . ())
                                  (rh . ()))
}
c1^ \markup \center-column {
  "ring"
  \woodwind-diagram #'flute #'((cc . (oneR))
                                  (lh . ())
                                  (rh . ()))
}
c1^ \markup \center-column {
  "full"
  \woodwind-diagram #'flute #'((cc . (oneF two))
                                  (lh . ())
                                  (rh . ()))
}
@end lilypond

Trills are indicated in the woodwind diagrams as shaded keys:

@lilypond [verbatim, quote, relative=2]
c1^ \markup \woodwind-diagram #'bass-clarinet
                              #'((cc . (threeT four))
                                 (lh . ())
                                 (rh . (b fis)))
@end lilypond

A variety of trills can be displayed:

@lilypond [verbatim, quote, relative=2]
\textLengthOn
c1^ \markup \center-column {
  "one quarter to ring"
  \woodwind-diagram #'flute #'((cc . (one1qTR))
                                  (lh . ())
                                  (rh . ()))
}
c1^ \markup \center-column {
  "ring to shut"
  \woodwind-diagram #'flute #'((cc . (oneTR))
                                  (lh . ())
                                  (rh . ()))
}
c1^ \markup \center-column {
  "ring to open"
  \woodwind-diagram #'flute #'((cc . (oneRT))
                                  (lh . ())
                                  (rh . ()))
}
c1^ \markup \center-column {
  "open to shut"
  \woodwind-diagram #'flute #'((cc . (oneT))
                                  (lh . ())
                                  (rh . ()))
}
c1^ \markup \center-column {
  "one quarter to three quarters"
  \woodwind-diagram #'flute #'((cc . (one1qT3q))
                                  (lh . ())
                                  (rh . ()))
}
@end lilypond

The list of all possible keys and settings for a given instrument
can be displayed on the console or in the log file, although they
will not show up in the music output:

@lilypond[verbatim, quote]

#(print-keys-verbose 'flute)

@end lilypond

New diagrams can be created by following the patterns in
@file{scm/define-woodwind-diagrams.scm} and
@file{scm/display-woodwind-diagrams.scm}.  However, this will
require Scheme ability and may not be accessible to all users.

@predefined
@endpredefined

@snippets
@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle]
{woodwind-diagrams-listing.ly}

@lilypondfile[verbatim, lilyquote, texidoc, doctitle]
{graphical-and-text-woodwind-diagrams.ly}

@lilypondfile[verbatim, lilyquote, texidoc, doctitle]
{changing-the-size-of-woodwind-diagrams.ly}

@lilypondfile[verbatim, lilyquote, texidoc, doctitle]
{woodwind-diagrams-key-lists.ly}

@seealso

Installed Files:
@file{scm/define-woodwind-diagrams.scm},
@file{scm/display-woodwind-diagrams.scm}.

Snippets: @rlsr{Winds}.

Internals Reference:
@rinternals{TextScript},
@rinternals{instrument-specific-markup-interface}.

@knownissues