@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:
-rests from 128th to maxima (8 x whole) may be printed.
+rests from 128th to maxima (8× whole) may be printed.
@node Tuplets
@lilypond[verbatim,quote]
\relative {
- r8 c'~ 2 r4 |
+ r8 c'4.~ 4 r4 |
r8^"not" c2~ 8 r4
}
@end lilypond
@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).
+are rests from 128th to maxima (8× whole).
@node Invisible rests
@cindex multi-measure rests and fingerings
@knownissues
-Fingerings over multi-measure rests (e.g. @code{R1*10-4}) may result
+Fingerings over multi-measure rests (e.g., @code{R1*10-4}) may result
in the fingering numeral colliding with the bar counter
numeral.
@funindex \cadenzaOff
In metered music bar lines are inserted and bar numbers are calculated
-automatically. In unmetered music (i.e. cadenzas), this is not
+automatically. In unmetered music (i.e., cadenzas), this is not
desirable and can be @q{switched off} using the command
@code{\cadenzaOn}, then @q{switched back on} at the appropriate place
using @code{\cadenzaOff}.
for this is:
@example
-\compoundMeter #'@code{(list of lists)}
+\compoundMeter #'(list of lists)
@end example
The simplest construction is a single list, where the @emph{last} number
duration longer than a measure, such as @code{c1*2}, are split into
notes without any scale factor, @code{@{ c1 c1 @}}. The property
@code{completionFactor} controls this behavior, and setting it to
-@code{#f} cause split notes and rest to have the scale factor
+@code{#f} cause split notes and rests to have the scale factor
of the input durations.
>>
@end lilypond
+Music containing chords can also be used as input to @code{RhythmicStaff}
+and for use with the @code{Pitch_squash_engraver} if the chords are first
+reduced to single notes with the @code{\reduceChords} music function:
+
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
+\new RhythmicStaff {
+ \time 4/4
+ \reduceChords {
+ <c>2
+ <e>2
+ <c e g>2
+ <c e g>4
+ <c e g>4
+ }
+}
+@end lilypond
@predefined
@code{\improvisationOn},
@warning{An incorrect duration can cause line breaks to be
inhibited, leading to a line of highly compressed music or
-music which flows off the page.}
+music that flows off the page.}
@cindex line breaks
@cindex bar lines, invisible
preferable to use @code{\divisioMinima} there instead, described in
the section @ref{Divisiones} in Gregorian chant.
-Lilypond supports kievan notation and provides a special kievan
+LilyPond supports kievan notation and provides a special kievan
bar line:
@lilypond[quote,fragment,verbatim]
f'1 \bar "k"
@end lilypond
If additional elements are needed, LilyPond provides a simple
-way to define them. For more informations on modifying or adding
+way to define them. For more information on modifying or adding
bar lines, see file @file{scm/bar-line.scm}.
In scores with many staves, a @code{\bar} command in one staff is
@end lilypond
The file @file{scm/translation-functions.scm} contains the
-definitions of @code{format-mark-numbers} (the default format),
-@code{format-mark-box-numbers}, @code{format-mark-letters} and
-@code{format-mark-box-letters}. These can be used as inspiration
+definitions of @code{format-mark-letters} (the default format),
+@code{format-mark-box-letters}, @code{format-mark-numbers} and
+@code{format-mark-box-numbers}. These can be used as inspiration
for other formatting functions.
You may use @code{format-mark-barnumbers},
@end lilypond
@noindent
-See @ref{The Feta font}, for a list of symbols which may be
+See @ref{The Emmentaler font}, for a list of symbols which may be
printed with @code{\musicglyph}.
For common tweaks to the positioning of rehearsal marks, see
@seealso
Notation Reference:
-@ref{The Feta font},
+@ref{The Emmentaler font},
@ref{Formatting text},
@ref{Aligning objects}.
\relative { c''1 \afterGrace d1 { c16[ d] } c1 }
@end lilypond
-This will put the grace notes after a space lasting 3/4 of the
-length of the main note. The default fraction 3/4 can be changed by
-setting @code{afterGraceFraction}. The following example shows
-the results from setting the space at the default, at 15/16, and
-finally at 1/2 of the main note.
+This will place the grace notes @emph{after} the start of the main
+note. The point of time where the grace notes are placed is a
+given fraction of the main note's duration. The default setting
+of
+
+@example
+afterGraceFraction = 3/4
+@end example
+
+@noindent
+may be redefined at top level. Individual @code{\afterGrace}
+commands may have the fraction specified right after the command
+itself instead.
+
+The following example shows the results from setting with the
+default space, setting it at @code{15/16}, and finally at
+@code{1/2} of the main note.
@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
<<
c''1 \afterGrace d1 { c16[ d] } c1
}
\new Staff \relative {
- #(define afterGraceFraction (cons 15 16))
- c''1 \afterGrace d1 { c16[ d] } c1
+ c''1 \afterGrace 15/16 d1 { c16[ d] } c1
}
\new Staff \relative {
- #(define afterGraceFraction (cons 1 2))
- c''1 \afterGrace d1 { c16[ d] } c1
+ c''1 \afterGrace 1/2 d1 { c16[ d] } c1
}
>>
@end lilypond
-The space between the main note and the grace note may also be
-specified using spacers. The following example places the grace
-note after a space lasting 7/8 of the main note.
+The effect of @code{\afterGrace} can also be achieved using
+spacers. The following example places the grace note after a
+space lasting 7/8 of the main note.
@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
\new Voice \relative {
@end lilypond
@noindent
-As the example illustrates, @code{ly:make-moment n m} constructs a
+As the example illustrates, @code{ly:make-moment n/m} constructs a
duration of n/m of a whole note. For example,
-@code{ly:make-moment 1 8} is an eighth note duration and
-@code{ly:make-moment 7 16} is the duration of seven sixteenths
+@code{ly:make-moment 1/8} is an eighth note duration and
+@code{ly:make-moment 7/16} is the duration of seven sixteenths
notes.
@seealso