Guide, node Updating translation committishes..
@end ignore
-@c \version "2.13.4"
+@c \version "2.14.0"
@node Music engraving
@chapter Music engraving
while the newer edition seems cold and mechanical.
It is hard to immediately see what makes the difference with the newer
-edition. Everything looks neat and tiny, possibly even @qq{better}
+edition. Everything looks neat and tidy, possibly even @qq{better}
because it looks more computerized and uniform. This really puzzled us
for quite a while. We wanted to improve computer notation, but we first
had to figure out what was wrong with it.
In spacing, the distribution of space should reflect the durations
between notes. However, as we saw in the Bach Suite above, many modern
scores adhere to the durations with mathematical precision, which leads
-to poor results. In the next example a motive is printed twice: the
+to poor results. In the next example a motif is printed twice: the
first time using exact mathematical spacing, and the second with
corrections. Which do you prefer?
\key c \minor
}
-\new Score <<
- \new Staff \with {
+\score {
+ <<
+ \new Staff \with {
fontSize = #-4
\override StaffSymbol #'staff-space = #(magstep -4)
\override StaffSymbol #'thickness = #(magstep -3)
g8.(^> b16 c ees) g8-.^> r r
R2.
}
- \new PianoStaff <<
- \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
- \new Staff \relative c' {
- \global
- s2.
- s4. s8 r8 r16 <c f aes c>
- <c f aes c>4.^> <c ees g>8 r r
- }
- \new Staff \relative c {
- \global
- \clef "bass"
- <<
+ \new PianoStaff <<
+ \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
+ \new Staff \relative c' {
+ \global
+ s2.
+ s4. s8 r8 r16 <c f aes c>
+ <c f aes c>4.^> <c ees g>8 r r
+ }
+ \new Staff \relative c {
+ \global
+ \clef "bass"
+ <<
{
\once \override DynamicText #'X-offset = #-3
<ees g c>2.~->^\f
<c g c,>2.~
<c g c,>4.~ <c g c,>8
}
- >>
- r8 r16 <f, c' aes'>16
- <f c' aes'>4.-> <c' g'>8 r r
- }
+ >>
+ r8 r16 <f, c' aes'>16
+ <f c' aes'>4.-> <c' g'>8 r r
+ }
+ >>
>>
->>
+}
@end lilypond
@end ignore
automatically by comparing LilyPond's output to the output of a
commercial software product. In this case we have chosen Finale 2008,
which is one of the most popular commercial score writers, particularly
-in North America. Sibelius is their major rival and they appear to be
+in North America. Sibelius is its major rival and appears to be
especially strong in the European market.
For our comparison we selected Bach's Fugue in G minor from the
d4 r4 r8 d'16 c bes8 c16 d
ees8 d c ees a, r r4
}
+
partIII = \relative c' {
\voiceOne
r2 r8 d ees g, fis4 g r8 a16 bes c8 bes16 a
}
+
partIV = \relative c {
\voiceTwo
d4 r r2
}
\context {
\PianoStaff
- \override StaffGrouper #'between-staff-spacing #'padding = #1
+ \override StaffGrouper #'staff-staff-spacing #'padding = #1
}
}
}
@item Most of the beams extend too far off the staff. A beam that points
towards the center of the staff should have a length of about one
octave, but engravers shorten this when the beam points away from the
-staff in multi-voice music. The Finale beaming can be easily improved
+staff in multi-voice music. The Finale beaming can easily be improved
with their Patterson Beams plug-in, but we elected to skip that step for
this example.
@item Finale doesn't adjust the positions of interlocking note heads,
@lilypond
collide = \once \override NoteColumn #'force-hshift = #0
-\new Score <<
- \new Voice = "sample" \relative c''{
- \key g \minor
- <<
- { \voiceOne g4 \collide g4 }
- \new Voice { \voiceTwo bes \collide bes }
- >>
- }
- \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sample" \lyricmode { "good " " bad" }
->>
+
+\score {
+ <<
+ \new Voice = "sample" \relative c''{
+ \key g \minor
+ <<
+ { \voiceOne g4 \collide g4 }
+ \new Voice { \voiceTwo bes \collide bes }
+ >>
+ }
+ \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sample" \lyricmode { "good " " bad" }
+ >>
+}
@end lilypond
@item Finale has placed all of the rests at fixed heights on the staff.
chord has all directions up (right).
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right]
-\new Score \with {
- \override SpacingSpanner #'spacing-increment = #3
- \override TimeSignature #'transparent = ##t
-} \relative c' {
- \stemDown <e g b>4_>-\arpeggio
- \override Arpeggio #'direction = #RIGHT
- \stemUp <e g b>4^>-\arpeggio
+\score {
+ \relative c' {
+ \stemDown <e g b>4_>-\arpeggio
+ \override Arpeggio #'direction = #RIGHT
+ \stemUp <e g b>4^>-\arpeggio
+ }
+ \layout {
+ \context {
+ \Score
+ \override SpacingSpanner #'spacing-increment = #3
+ \override TimeSignature #'transparent = ##t
+ }
+ }
}
@end lilypond
}
\context {
\PianoStaff
- \override StaffGrouper #'between-staff-spacing #'padding = #1
+ \override StaffGrouper #'staff-staff-spacing #'padding = #1
}
}
}