@cindex relative octave entry
@cindex octave entry, relative
@cindex relative octave specification
-@cindex ocatve specification, relative
+@cindex octave specification, relative
@funindex relative
@funindex \relative
new system:
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
-cis1 ~ cis ~
+cis1~ cis~
\break
cis
@end lilypond
@snippets
+@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle,ragged-right]
+{hiding-accidentals-on-tied-notes-at-the-start-of-a-new-system.ly}
+
@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle]
{preventing-extra-naturals-from-being-automatically-added.ly}
-
@seealso
Music Glossary:
@rglos{sharp},
@funindex \clef
@funindex clef
-The clef may be altered. Middle C is shown in every example. The
+The clef may be altered. Middle C is shown in every example. The
following clef names can (but do not need to) be enclosed in quotes.
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
@cindex tenor clef, choral
By adding@tie{}@code{_8} or@tie{}@code{^8} to the clef name, the
-clef is transposed one octave down or up, respectively,
+clef is transposed one octave down or up respectively,
and@tie{}@code{_15} and@tie{}@code{^15} transpose by two octaves.
-Clef names containing non-alphabetic characters must be enclosed
-in quotes.
+Other integers can be used if required. Clef names containing
+non-alphabetic characters must be enclosed in quotes
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
\clef treble
c2 c
\clef "treble_8"
c2 c
-\clef "G_8"
-c2 c
\clef "bass^15"
c2 c
-\clef "F^15"
+\clef "alto_2"
+c2 c
+\clef "G_8"
+c2 c
+\clef "F^5"
c2 c
@end lilypond
@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle]
{ambitus-with-multiple-voices.ly}
+@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle]
+{changing-the-ambitus-gap.ly}
+
@seealso
Music Glossary:
@cindex practice note heads
@cindex note heads, easy notation
@cindex easy notation
-@cindex Hal Leonard
@cindex beginners' music
@cindex music, beginners'
@cindex easy play note heads
@cindex shape notes
@cindex Aiken shape note heads
@cindex sacred harp note heads
+@cindex note heads, Southern Harmony
+@cindex Southern Harmony note heads
-@funindex \key
-@funindex key
@funindex \aikenHeads
@funindex aikenHeads
@funindex \sacredHarpHeads
@funindex sacredHarpHeads
+@funindex \southernHarmonyHeads
+@funindex southernHarmonyHeads
In shape note head notation, the shape of the note head
corresponds to the harmonic function of a note in the scale. This
notation was popular in nineteenth-century American song books.
-Shape note heads can be produced:
+Shape note heads can be produced in Sacred Harp, Southern Harmony,
+and Aiken (Christian Harmony) styles:
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
\aikenHeads
-c, d e f g a b c
+c, d e f g2 a b1 c \break
\sacredHarpHeads
-c, d e f g a b c
+c,4 d e f g2 a b1 c \break
+\southernHarmonyHeads
+c,4 d e f g2 a b1 c \break
@end lilypond
-Shapes are typeset according to the step in the scale, where the
-base of the scale is determined by the @code{\key} command.
+@funindex \key
+@funindex key
+@funindex \aikenHeadsMinor
+@funindex aikenHeadsMinor
+@funindex \sacredHarpHeadsMinor
+@funindex sacredHarpHeadsMinor
+@funindex \southernHarmonyHeadsMinor
+@funindex southernHarmonyHeadsMinor
+
+Shapes are typeset according to the step in the scale, where the base
+of the scale is determined by the @code{\key} command. When writing
+in a minor key, the scale step can be determined from the relative
+major:
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+\key a \minor
+\aikenHeads
+a b c d e2 f g1 a \break
+\aikenHeadsMinor
+a,4 b c d e2 f g1 a \break
+\sacredHarpHeadsMinor
+a,2 b c d \break
+\southernHarmonyHeadsMinor
+a2 b c d \break
+@end lilypond
@predefined
@code{\aikenHeads},
-@code{\sacredHarpHeads}.
+@code{\aikenHeadsMinor},
+@code{\sacredHarpHeads},
+@code{\sacredHarpHeadsMinor},
+@code{\southernHarmonyHeads},
+@code{\southernHarmonyHeadsMinor}.
@endpredefined