* Glossary: (lilypond/music-glossary). Glossary of music terms.
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@titlepage
@title Music Glossary
@author Christian Mondrup @c Original author of LilyPond glossary
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+
This glossary was brought you by:
@itemize
@item FI: A, a
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{Pitch names}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: kahdelle.
Abbreviated @notation{a2} or @notation{a 2}.
@end enumerate
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
Increase tempo
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
The stress of one tone over others.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
@section accessory
@seealso
-
@ref{ornament}.
small eighth note (quaver) with a line drawn through the flag and
stem.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{appoggiatura}, @ref{grace notes}, @ref{ornament}.
@item Canceling the effects of the key signature or previous accidentals.
@end itemize
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-<<
- \context Staff \relative c'' {
- \set Staff.extraNatural = ##f
- gisis1 gis g! ges geses
+@lilypond[quote,notime]
+\score {
+ \new Staff {
+ \relative c'' {
+ \set Staff.extraNatural = ##f
+ gisis1 gis g! ges geses
+ }
}
- \lyrics {
- \override Lyrics .LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #-1
- "db. sharp" sharp natural flat "db. flat"
+ \addlyrics {
+ \markup {
+ \center-column { double sharp }
+ }
+ sharp
+ natural
+ flat
+ \markup {
+ \center-column { double flat }
+ }
}
->>
+ \layout {
+ \context {
+ \Score
+ \override SpacingSpanner
+ #'base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1 32)
+ }
+ }
+}
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{alteration}, @ref{semitone}, @ref{whole tone}.
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{andante}, @ref{largo}, @ref{sonata}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: häviten olemattomiin.
[Italian: @q{to nothing}.] Used with @notation{decrescendo} to indicate
that the sound should fade away to nothing.
@notation{Al niente} is indicated by circling the tip of the hairpin:
-@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
-\relative c'' {
- \override Hairpin #'circled-tip = ##t
- c1\<
- c2\> c\<
- c1\!
-}
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
+\override Hairpin #'circled-tip = ##t
+c1\<
+c2\> c\<
+c1\!
@end lilypond
-or with the actual phrase @notation{al niente}. This may be easier with
-text markup, rather than as part of the @notation{decrescendo} text:
+or with the actual phrase @notation{al niente}:
-@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
-\relative c'' {
- \dimTextDecresc
- c1~\>
- c~
- c\!-\markup { \italic "al niente" }
-}
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
+\dimTextDecresc
+\override DynamicTextSpanner #'(bound-details right text) =
+ \markup { \italic { al niente } }
+c1\> ~
+c1 ~
+c1\!
@end lilypond
Since one does not crescendo @emph{to} nothing, it is not correct to use
@notation{al niente} with @notation{crescendo}. Instead, one should use
@emph{dal niente} (@notation{@b{from} nothing}).
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{crescendo}, @ref{decrescendo}, @ref{hairpin}.
[Italian: @q{cheerful}.] Quick tempo. Also used as a title for pieces in a quick
tempo, especially the first and last movements of a sonata.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{sonata}.
NL: verhoging of verlaging,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: muunnettu.
An alteration is the modification, raising or lowering, of a note's
pitch. It is established by an accidental.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{accidental}.
reached the height of the female voice. This type of voice is also
known as countertenor.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{countertenor}.
C clef setting middle C on the middle line of the staff.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{C clef}.
also denote the pitch range that a musical instrument is capable of playing.
Sometimes anglicized to @emph{ambit} (pl. @emph{ambits}).
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
FI: kohotahti.
An anacrusis (also known as pickup or upbeat) is an incomplete measure
-of music before a section of music. It also refers to the initial
+of music before a section of music. It also refers to the initial
note(s) of a melody occurring in that incomplete measure.
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,relative=1]
\key f \major
\time 4/4
-\relative c' {
- \partial 4 f4 | bes4. a8 bes4 c |
- bes( a) g f | bes4. a8 bes4 c | f,2. \bar "||" }
+\partial 4 f4
+bes4. a8 bes4 c
+bes4( a) g f
+bes4. a8 bes4 c
+f,2. \bar "||"
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{measure}, @ref{meter}.
Also called @q{natural minor scale}.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-\relative c'' {
- a1 b c d e f g a }
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2]
+a1 b c d e f g a
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{diatonic scale}.
Walking tempo/character.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
note regardless of the duration of the main note the duration of the
long appoggiatura is proportional to that of the main note.
-@lilypond[line-width=13.0\cm]
-\context Voice \relative c'' {
- \key d \major
- \time 4/4
-
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
- <d a fis>4_"notation" r
- { \override Stem #'flag-style = #'()
- \grace g16
- \revert Stem #'flag-style
- }
- fis8 e16 fis
- { \override Stem #'flag-style = #'()
- \grace a16
- \revert Stem #'flag-style
- }
- g8 fis16 g |
- \cadenzaOn a4 \bar "||" \cadenzaOff
-
- <d, a fis>4_"performance" r g16 ( fis) e fis a ( g) fis g |
- \cadenzaOn a4 \bar "||" \cadenzaOff
-}
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
+\key d \major
+\time 4/4
+<d a fis>4_"notation" r
+\grace g16
+fis8 e16 fis
+\grace a16
+g8 fis16 g |
+a4 \bar "||"
+
+\set Score.measurePosition = #ZERO-MOMENT
+<d, a fis>4_"performance" r
+g16( fis) e fis
+a16 ( g) fis g |
+a4 \bar "||"
@end lilypond
An appoggiatura may have more notes preceding the main note.
-@lilypond[line-width=13.0\cm]
-\relative c'' {
- \key as \major
- \time 2/4
-% \override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
- \grace { bes16 } as8_"notation" as16 bes as8 g |
- \grace { as16[( bes] } < c as >4-)
- \grace { as16[( bes] } < c as >4-) \bar "||"
- \grace { bes16 } as8_"performance" as16 bes as8 g |
- << \context Voice = va { \stemUp\tieUp as32 bes c8. as32 bes c8. }
- \context Voice = vb { \stemDown\tieDown as16 ~ as8. as16 ~ as8. } >>
- \bar "||"
-}
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
+\key as \major
+\time 2/4
+\grace bes16 as8-"notation" as16 bes as8 g |
+\grace { as16[( bes] } <c as>4)
+\grace { as16[( bes] } <c as>4) \bar "||"
+
+\grace bes16 as8-"performance" as16 bes as8 g |
+<<
+ {
+ \voiceOne
+ as32 bes c8. as32 bes c8.
+ }
+ \new Voice {
+ \voiceTwo
+ as16 ~ as8. as16 ~ as8.
+ }
+>>
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
[Italian: @q{harp-like, played like a harp}.]
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
- \context PianoStaff <<
- \context Staff = SA \relative c'' {
- \time 4/4
- \clef treble
- r8 g16 c e g, c e r8 g,16 c e g, c e |
- r8 a,16 d f a, d f r8 a,16 d f a, d f \bar "||" }
- \context Staff = SB \relative c' {
- \clef bass
- << \context Voice = va {
- \stemUp
- r16 e8. ( e4) r16 e8. ( e4) |
- r16 d8. ( d4) r16 d8. ( d4) }
- \context Voice = vb {
- \stemDown
- c2 c | c c } >>
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13\cm]
+\new PianoStaff <<
+ \context Staff = "SA" {
+ \relative c'' {
+ \clef treble
+ \time 4/4
+ r8 g16 c e g, c e r8 g,16 c e g, c e
+ r8 a,16 d f a, d f r8 a,16 d f a, d f
+ \bar "||"
+ }
+ }
+ \context Staff = "SB" {
+ \relative c' {
+ \clef bass
+ <<
+ {
+ \voiceOne
+ r16 e8. ( e4) r16 e8. ( e4)
+ r16 d8. ( d4) r16 d8. ( d4)
+ }
+ \new Voice {
+ \voiceTwo
+ c2 c
+ c2 c
+ }
+ >>
+ }
}
>>
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
should be played. Slurs, accents, staccato, and legato are all
examples of articulation.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
A distance between a starting lower note and a higher ending note.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: överstigande intervall,
FI: ylinouseva intervalli.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: aika-arvojen pidentäminen.
@c TODO: add definition.
This is a placeholder for augmentation (wrt mensural notation).
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{diminution}, @ref{mensural notation}.
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
@item FI: H, h
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{H}, @ref{Pitch names}
@node backfall
@section backfall
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{appoggiatura}.
@node bar
@section bar
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{measure}.
in secular music, or in sacred music to indicate congruences between parts
in otherwise-unmetered music).
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{measure}.
@c F: clef de troisième ligne dropped
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{bass}, @ref{tenor}.
C or F clef setting middle C on the upper staff line.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{C clef}, @ref{F clef}.
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{strings}.
A clef setting with middle C on the first top ledger line.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{F clef}.
Line connecting a series of notes (shorter than a quarter note). The
number of beams determines the note value of the connected notes.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-%\override TextScript #'font-style = #'large
-\relative c'' {
- g8_"1/8"[ g g g] s16
- g16_"1/16"[ g g g] s16
- g32_"1/32"[ s32 g32 s32 g32 s32 g32] s16
- g64_"1/64"[ s32 g64 s32 g64 s32 g64] s32 }
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2,line-width=13\cm]
+g8-"1/8"[ g g g] s16
+g16-"1/16"[ g g g] s
+g32-"1/32"[ s g s g s g] s16
+g64-"1/64"[ s32 g64 s32 g64 s32 g64] s32
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{feathered beam}.
The base counting value and the number of them in each measure is indicated
at the start of the music by the @notation{time signature}.
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
\key g \major
\time 4/4
-\relative c'' { g4 c b a | g1 \bar "||"}
+g4 c b a | g1 \bar "||"
\time 3/8
-\relative c'' { g8 d' c | b c a | g4. \bar "||"}
+g8 d' c | b c a | g4. \bar "||"
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{time signature}.
@node beat repeat
@section beat repeat
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{percent repeat}.
@node bind
@section bind
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{tie}.
the staves of like instruments in an orchestral score when written on different
staves (e.g. first and second flutes):
-@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
-\context GrandStaff <<
- \relative c''\context Staff = SA { \clef treble g4 e c2 }
- \relative c \context Staff = SB { \clef bass c1 \bar "|." } >>
+@lilypond[quote]
+\new GrandStaff <<
+ \context Staff = "SA" {
+ \relative c'' {
+ \clef treble
+ g4 e c2
+ }
+ }
+ \context Staff = "SB" {
+ \relative c {
+ \clef bass
+ c1
+ \bar "|."
+ }
+ }
+>>
@end lilypond
Angular brackets for connecting parts in an orchestral or choral score:
-@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
-\context StaffGroup <<
-% \set StaffGroup.minVerticalAlign = #12
- \relative c'' \context Staff = SA { \clef treble g4 e c2 }
- \relative c \context Staff = SB { \clef bass c1 \bar "|." } >>
+@lilypond[quote]
+\new StaffGroup <<
+ \context Staff = "SA" {
+ \relative c'' {
+ \clef treble
+ g4 e c2
+ }
+ }
+ \context Staff = "SB" {
+ \relative c {
+ \clef bass
+ c1
+ \bar "|."
+ }
+ }
+>>
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: sulkumerkki.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{brace}
A family of blown musical instruments made of brass, all using a cup
formed mouth piece. The brass instruments commonly used in a symphony
-orchestra are trumpet, trombone, french horn, and tube.
+orchestra are trumpet, trombone, french horn, and tuba.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
Indication of where to breathe in vocal and wind instrument parts.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{caesura}.
The shortest note value generally used in white mensural notation, hence the
name, which originally meant @q{of short duration}.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-\relative c'' { g\breve }
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2]
+g\breve
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{mensural notation}, @ref{note value}.
@item FI: C, c
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{Pitch names}.
Clef symbol indicating the position of the middle C. Used on all note
lines.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-\override Score.Clef #'full-size-change = ##t
-<<
- \context Staff \relative c' {
- \clef soprano c1
- \clef mezzosoprano c
- \clef alto c
- \clef tenor c
- \clef baritone c
- }
- \context Lyrics \lyrics {
- \override Lyrics .LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #-1
- "Soprano " "Mezzosoprano " "Alto " "Tenor " Baritone
- }
->>
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=1,line-width=13.0\cm]
+\new Staff {
+ \override Staff.Clef #'full-size-change = ##t
+ \clef soprano c1
+ \clef mezzosoprano c1
+ \clef alto c1
+ \clef tenor c1
+ \clef baritone c1
+}
+\addlyrics {
+ \override Lyrics . LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
+ "Soprano " "Mezzosoprano " "Alto " "Tenor " Baritone
+}
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: kadens,
FI: kadenssi, lopuke.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{harmonic cadence}, @ref{functional harmony}.
ability to improvise. Since the middle of the 19th century, however,
most cadenzas have been written down by the composer.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: välimerkki.
[Latin: from the supine of @emph{caedere} @q{to cut down}.]
The break between two musical phrases, sometimes (but not always) marked by a
rest or a breath mark.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{breath mark}.
S: kanon,
FI: kaanon, tarkka jäljittely.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{counterpoint}.
Logarithmic unit of measurement. 1@tie{}cent is 1/1200 of an octave
(1/100 of an equally tempered semitone).
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{equal temperament}, @ref{semitone}.
@node central C
@section central C
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{middle C}.
FI: sointu.
Three or more tones sounding simultaneously. In traditional European music
-the base chord is a @emph{triad} consisting of two thirds. @emph{Major}
+the base chord is a @emph{triad} consisting of two thirds. @emph{Major}
(major + minor third) as well as @emph{minor} (minor + major third) chords
-may be extended with more thirds. Four-tone @emph{seventh chords} and
+may be extended with more thirds. Four-tone @emph{seventh chords} and
five-tone @emph{ninth} major chords are most often used as dominants
(functional harmony). Chords having no third above the lower notes to
define their mood are a special case called @q{open chords}. The lack of
the middle third means their quality is ambivalent -- neither major nor
minor.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-%\override TextScript #'font-style = #'large
+@lilypond[quote,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
<<
-\context Staff \relative c'' {
- \set Staff.extraNatural = ##f
- <g b d>1
- <g bes d>
- <g bes des>
- <g b dis>
- <g b d f>
- <g b d f a>
-}
-\lyrics{
- "major "
- "minor "
- "diminished "
- "augmented "
- "seventh-chord "
- ninth-chord
-}
+ \new Staff {
+ \relative c'' {
+ \set Staff.extraNatural = ##f
+ <g b d>1
+ <g bes d>
+ <g bes des>
+ <g b dis>
+ <g b d f>
+ <g b d f a>
+ }
+ }
+ \lyrics {
+ "major "
+ "minor "
+ "diminished "
+ "augmented "
+ "seventh-chord "
+ ninth-chord
+ }
>>
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{functional harmony}, @ref{interval}, @ref{inversion}, @ref{quality},
@ref{third}.
A scale consisting of all 12 semitones.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-\relative c' { c1 cis d dis e f fis g gis a ais b c }
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=1,line-width=13.0\cm]
+c1 cis d dis e f fis g gis a ais b c
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{semitone}.
Using tones extraneous to a diatonic scale (minor, major).
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{diatonic scale}.
S: kyrkotonart,
FI: moodi, kirkkosävellaji.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{diatonic scale}.
The clef indicates which lines of the staff correspond to which
pitches. The three clef symbols in common use are:
-@lilypond[ragged-right,quote]
+@lilypond[quote]
\markup {
- \column {
- \line { "The Treble or G clef: " \musicglyph #"clefs.G" }
- \line { "The Bass or F clef: " \musicglyph #"clefs.F" }
- \line { "The Alto or C clef: " \musicglyph #"clefs.C" }
- }
+ \left-column {
+ \line { The Treble or G clef: }
+ \strut
+ \line { The Bass or F clef: }
+ \strut
+ \line { The Alto or C clef: }
+ }
+ \hspace #0.5
+ \left-column {
+ \musicglyph #"clefs.G"
+ \strut
+ \musicglyph #"clefs.F"
+ \strut
+ \musicglyph #"clefs.C"
+ }
}
@end lilypond
called a @q{grand staff}, with the bottom line representing low G and
the top line high F:
-@lilypond[ragged-right,quote]
+@lilypond[quote]
\score {
- <<
-%-- Treble Staff --%
- \new Staff = "G" {
-% Allow this staff to be placed close to the others
- \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-2 . 2)
-% Allow the treble clef to overlap the lower staves:
-% \override Staff.Clef #'Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
- \override Staff.Clef #'stencil = ##f % No clef required
- \clef "G"
- s1^\markup { "g," \transparent "g" }
- s^ \markup { "b," \transparent "g" }
- s^ \markup { "d" \transparent "g" }
- s^ \markup { "f" \transparent "g" }
- s^ \markup { "a" \transparent "g" }
- s^ \markup { \with-color #red c' \transparent "g"}
- e'^\markup { "e'" \transparent "g" }
- g'^\markup { "g'" \transparent "g" }
- b'^\markup { "b'" \transparent "g" }
- d''^\markup { "d''" \transparent "g" }
- f''^\markup { "f ''" \transparent "g" }
- s
- }
-%-- Alto Staff reduced to a single line on middle C --%
- \new Staff = "C" {
- \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'line-count = 1 % One line only
- \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'color = #red % Coloured red
- \override Staff.Clef #'stencil = ##f % No clef required
- \clef "C"
-
-% Allow this staff to be placed close to the others
- \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
-% Specify height to give correct spacing between treble and bass staves
- \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup #'Y-extent = #'(-1 . 1)
-
- s1 s s s s % Space along to align horizonatally
- \override NoteHead #'color = #red
- c'1 % A middle C
- s1 s s s s s % Keep staff (ie the red line) showing
- }
-%-- Bass Staff --%
- \new Staff = "F" {
-% Allow this staff to be placed close to the others
- \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-3 . 2)
- \override Staff.Clef #'stencil = ##f % No clef required
- \clef "F"
- g,1 b, d f a
- s s s s s s s % Keep staff showing
- }
- >>
- \layout {
-% Reduce horizontal spacing so semibreves can be used without exceeding 1 line
- \context { \Score \override SpacingSpanner #'base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1 1)
- }
-% Reduce apparent vertical size of note heads to permit them to overlap other grobs vertically
- \context { \Score \override NoteHead #'Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
- }
-% Remove all barlines
- \context { \Score \override BarLine #'stencil = ##f
- }
-% Remove time signature from all staves
- \context { \Staff \remove Time_signature_engraver
+ <<
+ %-- Note names above treble staff --%
+ \new NoteNames {
+ \set printOctaveNames = ##t
+ g,1 b, d f a
+ \once \override NoteName #'color = #red
+ c'1
+ e'1 g' b' d'' f''
+ }
+ %-- Treble Staff --%
+ \new Staff = "G" {
+ \override Staff.Clef #'stencil = ##f
+ \clef "G"
+ s1 s s s s s
+ e'1 g' b' d'' f''
+ s1
+ }
+ %-- Alto Staff reduced to a single line on middle C --%
+ \new Staff = "C" {
+ \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'line-count = #1
+ \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'color = #red
+ \override Staff.Clef #'stencil = ##f
+ \clef "C"
+ s1 s s s s
+ \override NoteHead #'color = #red
+ c'1
+ s1 s s s s s
+ }
+ %-- Bass Staff --%
+ \new Staff = "F" {
+ \override Staff.Clef #'stencil = ##f
+ \clef "F"
+ g,1 b, d f a
+ s1 s s s s s s
+ }
+ >>
+ \layout {
+ \context {
+ \Score
+ \override SpacingSpanner
+ #'base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1 1)
+ \override NonMusicalPaperColumn
+ #'line-break-system-details = #'((alignment-offsets . (3 0 -3 -6)))
+ \override BarLine #'stencil = ##f
+ }
+ \context {
+ \Staff
+ \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
+ }
}
- } % End layout
-} % End score
+}
@end lilypond
Staves of five lines are usually used, and the clef superimposed on
@samp{grand staff}. For example, the treble or G clef indicates that
the top five lines have been selected:
-@lilypond[ragged-right,quote]
+@lilypond[quote]
\score {
- <<
-%-- Treble Staff --%
- \new Staff = "G" {
-% Allow this staff to be placed close to the others
- \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup
- #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
-% Allow the treble clef to overlap the lower staves:
-% \override Staff.Clef #'Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
- \override Staff.Clef #'stencil = ##f % No clef required here
- \clef "G"
- s1^\markup { "g," \transparent "g" }
- s^ \markup { "b," \transparent "g" }
- s^ \markup { "d" \transparent "g" }
- s^ \markup { "f" \transparent "g" }
- s^ \markup { "a" \transparent "g" }
- s^ \markup { \with-color #red c' \transparent "g"}
- \stopStaff \startStaff
- \clef "C" % Dummy to force next clef to be printed
- s % Need at least one note for \clef to take effect
- \override Staff.Clef #'stencil = ##t % Clef now required
- \override Staff.Clef #'Y-extent = #'(0 . 0) % Permit overlap
- \clef "G"
- e'^\markup { "e'" \transparent "g" }
- g'^\markup { "g'" \transparent "g" }
- b'^\markup { "b'" \transparent "g" }
- d''^\markup { "d''" \transparent "g" }
- f''^\markup { "f ''" \transparent "g" }
- } % End staff G
-%-- Alto Staff reduced to a single line on middle C --%
- \new Staff = "C" {
- \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'line-count = 1 % One line only
- \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'color = #red % Coloured red
- \override Staff.Clef #'stencil = ##f % No clef required
- \clef "C"
-
-% Allow this staff to be placed close to the others
- \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup
- #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
-% Specify height to give correct spacing between the staves
- \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup #'Y-extent = #'(-1 . 1)
-
- s1 s s s s % Space along to align horizonatally
- \override NoteHead #'color = #red
- c'1 % A middle C
-% s1 s s s s % Keep staff (ie the red line) showing
- } % End staff C
-%-- Bass Staff --%
- \new Staff = "F" {
-% Allow this staff to be placed close to the others
- \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup
- #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
- \override Staff.Clef #'stencil = ##f % No clef required
- \clef "F"
- g,1_" " b, d f a
-% s s s s s s % Keep staff showing
- } % End staff F
- >>
- \layout {
-% Reduce horizontal spacing so semibreves can be used
-% without exceeding 1 line
- \context { \Score \override SpacingSpanner
- #'base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1 1)
- }
-% Reduce apparent vertical size of note heads to
-% permit them to overlap other grobs vertically
- \context { \Score \override NoteHead #'Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
- }
-% Remove all barlines
- \context { \Score \override BarLine #'stencil = ##f
- }
-% Remove time signature from all staves
- \context { \Staff \remove Time_signature_engraver
+ <<
+ %-- Note names above treble staff --%
+ \new NoteNames {
+ \set printOctaveNames = ##t
+ g,1 b, d f a
+ \once \override NoteName #'color = #red
+ c'1
+ s1
+ e'1 g' b' d'' f''
+ }
+ %-- Treble Staff --%
+ \new Staff = "G" {
+ \once \override Staff.Clef #'stencil = ##f
+ \clef "G"
+ s1 s s s s s s
+ \override Staff.Clef #'full-size-change = ##t
+ \set Staff.forceClef = ##t
+ \clef "G"
+ e'1 g' b' d'' f''
+ }
+ %-- Alto Staff reduced to a single line on middle C --%
+ \new Staff = "C" {
+ \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'line-count = #1
+ \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'color = #red
+ \override Staff.Clef #'stencil = ##f
+ \clef "C"
+ s1 s s s s
+ \override NoteHead #'color = #red
+ c'1
+ }
+ %-- Bass Staff --%
+ \new Staff = "F" {
+ \override Staff.Clef #'stencil = ##f
+ \clef "F"
+ g,1 b, d f a
+ }
+ >>
+ \layout {
+ \context {
+ \Score
+ \override SpacingSpanner
+ #'base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 2 1)
+ \override NonMusicalPaperColumn
+ #'line-break-system-details = #'((alignment-offsets . (3 0 -3 -6)))
+ \override BarLine #'stencil = ##f
+ }
+ \context {
+ \Staff
+ \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
+ }
}
- } % End layout
-} % End score
+}
@end lilypond
The @q{curl} of the G clef is centered on the line that represents the
relationship is shown below, where the notes show an arpeggio on a C
major chord.
-@lilypond[ragged-right,quote]
+@lilypond[quote]
\score {
-<<
-%-- Treble Staff --%
- \new Staff = "G" \with {
- \remove Time_signature_engraver
- }
- {
-% The following two overrides are required to make the two middle C's overlap
- \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
- \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup #'Y-extent = #'(-2 . 2)
-
- \override Staff.Clef #'Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
- \clef "G"
- s1 s s s s e' g' c''
- }
-%-- Alto Staff --%
- \new Staff = "C" \with {
- \remove Time_signature_engraver
- }
- {
- \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'line-count = 1
- \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'stencil = ##f
- \once \override Staff.Clef #'stencil = ##f
- \clef "G" % A frig. This clef is invisible; use G to force the later C clef to be shown
- \override Score.BarLine #'stencil = ##f
-
- % The following two overrides are required to align the C staff to the G and F staves
- \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
- \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup #'Y-extent = #'(-1 . 1)
-
- s1 s s s
- \stopStaff \startStaff
- \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup #'Y-extent = #'(-1 . 1)
- \revert Staff.StaffSymbol #'stencil
- \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'color = #red
- b'1 % A frig. This really shows as a middle C in the score
- s1 s s s
- \stopStaff \startStaff
- \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'line-count = 5
- \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
- \override Staff.Clef #'Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
- \revert Staff.StaffSymbol #'color
- \stopStaff \startStaff
- \clef "C"
- s1 s s c e g c' e' g' c''
- }
-%-- Bass Staff --%
- \new Staff = "F" \with {
- \remove Time_signature_engraver
- }
- {
- \override Staff.Clef #'Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
-% The following two overrides are required to make the two middle C's overlap
- \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
- \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup #'Y-extent = #'(-2 . 2)
-
- \clef "F"
- c1 e g s s s s s
- }
->>
-\layout {
- \context {
- \Score \override SpacingSpanner #'base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 2 1)
- }
- \context {
- \Score \override NoteHead #'Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
+ <<
+ %-- Treble Staff --%
+ \new Staff = "G" {
+ \clef "G"
+ s1 s s s
+ e'1 g' c'' s
+ }
+ %-- Alto Staff --%
+ \new Staff = "C" {
+ \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'line-count = #1
+ \once \override Staff.Clef #'stencil = ##f
+ \stopStaff
+ \clef "C"
+ s1 s s
+ \startStaff
+ \revert Staff.StaffSymbol #'stencil
+ \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'color = #red
+ c'1
+ s1 s s s s
+ \stopStaff \startStaff
+ \revert Staff.StaffSymbol #'line-count
+ \revert Staff.StaffSymbol #'color
+ \stopStaff \startStaff
+ \override Staff.Clef #'full-size-change = ##t
+ \set Staff.forceClef = ##t
+ \clef "C"
+ s1 s
+ c1 e g c' e' g' c''
+ }
+ %-- Bass Staff --%
+ \new Staff = "F" {
+ \clef "F"
+ c1 e g
+ s1 s s s s
+ }
+ >>
+ \layout {
+ \context {
+ \Score
+ \override SpacingSpanner #'base-shortest-duration =
+ #(ly:make-moment 2 1)
+ \override NonMusicalPaperColumn
+ #'line-break-system-details = #'((alignment-offsets . (0 -3 -6)))
+ \override BarLine #'stencil = ##f
+ }
+ \context {
+ \Staff
+ \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
+ }
}
- \context {
- \Score \override NoteHead #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(0 . 0)
- }
-}
}
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{C clef}, @ref{F clef}, @ref{G clef}.
geometrical shape of a cluster covers the area in which any single
pitch contained in the cluster would be notated as an ordinary note.
-@lilypond[fragment,relative=2,ragged-right]
-\makeClusters { <c e> <b f'> <b g'> <c g> <f e> }
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
+\makeClusters { <c e>4 <b f'> <b g'> <c g>8 <f e> }
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
Difference in pitch between a note derived from pure tuning and the
same note derived from some other tuning method.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{didymic comma}, @ref{Pythagorean comma}, @ref{syntonic comma},
@ref{temperament}.
Another name for @ref{common time}.
@seealso
-
@ref{common time}, @ref{meter}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: C-merkintä.
4/4 time. The symbol, which resembles a capital letter C, comes from
mensural notation.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{mensural notation}, @ref{meter}.
S: komplementärintervall (?),
FI: täydentävä intervalli.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{inverted interval}.
Intervals larger than an octave.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: kolmijakoinen tahtilaji.
A meter that includes a triplet subdivision within the beat, such as
6/8, 9/8, 12/8.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{meter}, @ref{simple meter}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: yhdistetty tahtilajiosoitus.
@enumerate
@ref{compound meter}.
@item
-A time signature that additively combines two or more unequal meters, e.g.
+A time signature that additively combines two or more unequal meters, e.g.,
"3/8 + 2/8" instead of "5/8". Sometimes called additive time signatures.
-TODO: Verify / fix the Scheme code to generate additive time signatures.
-
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
-#(define (compound-time grob one two num)
- (interpret-markup
- (ly:grob-layout grob)
- '(((baseline-skip . 2)
- (word-space . 1.5)
- (font-family . number)))
- (markup
- #:line ( #:column (one num) "+" #:column (two num) ))))
-
- \relative c' {
- \key f \major
- #(set-time-signature 8 8 '(3 2 3))
- \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil
- = #(lambda (grob) (compound-time grob "3" "2" "3" "8"))
- #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 8 8 8) 3 8)
- #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 8 8 8) 5 8)
- \set Staff.beatGrouping = #'(3 2 3)
-
- c8 d e f4 d8 c bes | c4 g'8 e c f4. \bar "||"
- }
+@end enumerate
+
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
+#(define ((compound-time one two three num) grob)
+ (grob-interpret-markup grob
+ (markup
+ #:override '(baseline-skip . 0)
+ #:number
+ #:line (
+ #:left-column (one num)
+ #:vcenter "+"
+ #:left-column (two num)
+ #:vcenter "+"
+ #:left-column (three num)))))
+
+\relative c' {
+ \key f \major
+ #(set-time-signature 8 8 '(3 2 3))
+ \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil =
+ #(compound-time "3" "2" "3" "8")
+ #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 8 8 8) 3 8)
+ #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 8 8 8) 5 8)
+
+ c8 d e f4 d8 c bes
+ c4 g'8 e c f4.
+ \bar "||"
+}
@end lilypond
-@end enumerate
@seealso
-
@ref{compound meter}, @ref{meter}, @ref{polymetric time signature}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: konserttikorkeus.
The pitch at which the piano and other nontransposing instruments play: such
instruments are said to be @q{in C}. The following list includes some (but not
@itemize
@item violin
@item viola
-@item violincello
+@item violoncello
@end itemize
@end multitable
@item piccolo (plays an octave higher)
@item celesta (plays an octave higher)
-@item double-bass (plays an octave lower)
+@item double bass (plays an octave lower)
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{transposing instrument}.
Progressing melodically by intervals of a second, as contrasted with
@emph{disjunct movement}.
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\key g \major \time 4/4
-\relative c'' { g4 g g a | b2 a | g4 b a a | g1 \bar "||" }
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2,line-width=13.0\cm]
+\key g \major
+\time 4/4
+g4 g g a | b2 a | g4 b a a | g1 \bar "||"
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{disjunct movement}.
S: konsonans,
FI: konsonanssi, sopusointi.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{harmony}.
S: alt,
FI: kontra-altto.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{alto}.
@c Copying music required more skill than engraving. Flagged for NPOV
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
distinct melodic significance. A frequently used polyphonic technique
is imitation, in its strictest form found in the canon needing only
one part to be written down while the other parts are performed with a
-given displacement. Imitation is also the contrapunctal technique
+given displacement. Imitation is also the contrapuntal technique
used in the @emph{fugue} which, since the music of the baroque era,
has been one of the most popular polyphonic composition methods.
-@lilypond[fragment,staffsize=12,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.implicitTimeSignatureVisibility = #all-invisible
-\override Score.TimeSignature #'break-visibility = #all-invisible
-\context PianoStaff <<
+@lilypond[quote,staffsize=12,line-width=13.0\cm]
+\new PianoStaff <<
\context Staff = SA \relative c' {
\key bes \major
\time 4/4
>>
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: kontratenor, counter tenor,
FI: kontratenori.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{contralto}.
Increasing volume. Indicated by a rightwards opening horizontal wedge
(hairpin) or the abbreviation @notation{cresc.}.
-@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
-\key g \major \time 4/4
-\relative c'' { g4 \< a b c | d1\! \bar "|." }
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
+\key g \major
+\time 4/4
+g4\< a b c | d1\! \bar "|."
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{decrescendo}, @ref{hairpin}.
In a separate part notes belonging to another part with the purpose of
hinting when to start playing. Usually printed in a smaller type.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: vihje.
A custos (plural: custodes) is a staff symbol that appears at the end of a
staff line with monophonic musical contents (i.e., with a single voice). It
they have survived only in special forms of musical notation such as the
@emph{Editio Vaticana}, dating from the beginning of the 20th century
-@lilypond
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right]
\score {
- {
-% \override Staff.Custos #'neutral-position = #4
- \override Staff.Custos #'neutral-direction = #down
+ \new Staff {
+ \override Staff.Custos #'neutral-direction = #DOWN
\override Staff.Custos #'style = #'hufnagel
c'1 \break
<d' a' f''>1
}
-
\layout {
\context {
\Staff
- \consists Custos_engraver
+ \consists "Custos_engraver"
}
- ragged-right = ##t
}
}
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
@item FI: D, d
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{Pitch names}
Abbreviated @notation{D.C.}. Indicates that the piece is to be repeated from
the beginning to the end or to a certain place marked @emph{fine}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: tyhjästä ilmaantuen.
[Italian: @q{from nothing}.] Used with @notation{crescendo} to indicate
that the sound should gradually increase from nothing.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{al niente}.
another place frequently near the beginning marked by a sign
(@notation{segno}):
-@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
-%\override TextScript #'font-style = #'large
-\override TextScript #'font-shape = #'italic
-\key g \major \time 4/4
-\relative c'' {
- d1 |
- g,4^\segno a b c |
- b a g2_\markup{
- \line { "D.S. " \tiny \raise #1 \musicglyph #"scripts.segno" } }
- \bar "|."
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
+\key g \major
+\time 4/4
+d1
+g,4^\segno a b c
+b4 a g2-\markup {
+ \italic "D.S. "
+ \tiny \raise #1
+ \musicglyph #"scripts.segno"
}
+\bar "|."
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
Decreasing tone volume. Indicated by a leftwards opening horizontal
wedge (hairpin) or the abbreviation @notation{decresc.}.
-@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
-\relative c'' {
- \key g \major \time 4/4
- d4 \> c b a | g1 \! \bar "|."
-}
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
+\key g \major
+\time 4/4
+d4\> c b a | g1 \! \bar "|."
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{crescendo}, @ref{diminuendo}, @ref{hairpin}.
A distance between a starting higher note and a lower ending note.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: diatonisk skala,
FI: diatoninen asteikko.
-A scale consisting of 5@w{ }whole tones and 2@w{ }semitones (S). Scales
+A scale consisting of 5@w{ }whole tones and 2@w{ }semitones (S). Scales
played on the white keys of a piano keybord are diatonic. These scales
are sometimes called, somewhat inaccurately, @q{church modes}).
These @emph{modes} are used in Gregorian chant and in pre-baroque early music
but also to some extent in newer jazz music.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-%\override Score.LyricText #'font-style = #'large
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=1]
<<
- \context Staff \relative c' {
+ {
c1 d
- \override TextScript #'padding = #-4
e^"~~ S" f g a b^"~~ S" c
}
- \context Lyrics \lyrics {
+ \lyrics {
Ionian
}
>>
@end lilypond
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=1]
<<
- \context Staff \relative c' {
+ {
d1
- \override TextScript #'padding = #-4
e^"~~ S" f g a b^"~~ S" c d
}
\lyrics {
>>
@end lilypond
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=1]
<<
- \relative c' {
- \override TextScript #'padding = #-4
+ {
e1^"~~ S" f g a b^"~~ S" c d e
}
\lyrics {
>>
@end lilypond
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=1]
<<
- \relative c' {
+ {
f1 g a
- \override TextScript #'padding = #-4
b^"~~ S" c d e^"~~ S" f
}
\lyrics {
>>
@end lilypond
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2]
<<
- \relative c'' {
+ {
g1 a
- \override TextScript #'padding = #-4
- b^"~~ S" c d e^"~~ S" f g }
+ b^"~~ S" c d e^"~~ S" f g
+ }
\lyrics {
Mixolydian
}
>>
@end lilypond
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-%\override Score.LyricText #'font-style = #'large
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2]
<<
- \relative c'' {
+ {
a1
- \override TextScript #'padding = #-4
b^"~~ S" c d e^"~~ S" f g a
}
\lyrics {
>>
@end lilypond
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-%\override Score.LyricText #'font-style = #'large
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2]
<<
- \relative c'' {
- \override TextScript #'padding = #-4
+ {
b1^"~~ S" c d e^"~~ S" f g a b
}
\lyrics {
the harmonic minor scale type an augmented second (A) occurs between
the 6th and 7th tone.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=1]
<<
- \relative c' {
+ {
c1 d
- \override TextScript #'padding = #-4
e^"~~ S" f g a b^"~~ S" c
}
- \lyrics {
+ \lyrics {
Major
}
>>
@end lilypond
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2]
<<
- \relative c'' {
+ {
a1
- \override TextScript #'padding = #-4
b^"~~ S" c d e^"~~ S" f g a
}
- \lyrics {
+ \lyrics {
"Ancient (or Natural) minor"
}
>>
@end lilypond
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2]
<<
- \relative c'' {
+ {
a1
- \override TextScript #'padding = #-4
b^"~~ S" c d e^"~~ S" f!^"~~ A" gis^"~~ S" a
}
- \context Lyrics \lyrics {
+ \lyrics {
"Harmonic minor"
}
>>
@end lilypond
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-%\override Score.LyricText #'font-style = #'large
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2]
<<
- \relative c'' {
+ {
a1
- \override TextScript #'padding = #-4
b^"~~ S" c d e fis gis^"~~ S" a
}
- \lyrics {
+ \lyrics {
"Melodic minor ascending"
}
>>
@end lilypond
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-%\override Score.LyricText #'font-style = #'large
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=3]
<<
- \relative c'' {
- a'1
- \override TextScript #'padding = #-4
- a g! f!^"~~ S" e d c^"~~ S" b a
+ {
+ a1
+ g! f!^"~~ S" e d c^"~~ S" b a
}
- \lyrics {
+ \lyrics {
"Melodic minor descending"
}
>>
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{semitone}, @ref{whole tone}.
@node didymic comma
@section didymic comma
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{syntonic comma}.
S: förminskat intervall,
FI: vähennetty intervalli.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}.
S: diminuendo,
FI: diminuendo, hiljentyen.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{decrescendo}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: aika-arvojen tihennys.
This is a stub for diminution (@emph{wrt} mensural notation).
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{augmentation}, @ref{mensural notation}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: suora.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{custos}.
Progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second, as contrasted
with conjunct movement.
-@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
+@lilypond[quote,relative=1]
\key a \major
\time 4/4
-\relative c' {
- \partial 8 e8 |
- a4. gis8 b a e cis |
- fis2 d4. \bar "||" }
+\partial 8 e8 |
+a4. gis8 b a e cis |
+fis2 d4.
+\bar "||"
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{conjunct movement}.
Another name for @ref{dissonant interval}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{dissonant interval}, @ref{harmony}.
S: dissonans,
FI: dissonanssi, dissonoiva intervalli, riitasointi.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{harmony}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: jäsennysmerkki.
[Latin: @q{division}; pl. @emph{divisiones}] In Gregorian chant, a
vertical stroke through part or all of the staff that serves to
TODO: musical example here?
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: nousu.
Indicator for a indeterminately rising pitch bend. Compare with
@emph{glissando}, which has determinate starting and ending pitches.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{fall}, @ref{glissando}.
The fifth @emph{scale degree} in @emph{functional harmony}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{functional harmony}, @ref{scale degree}.
S: dominantnonackord,
FI: dominanttinoonisointu.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{chord}, @ref{functional harmony}.
S: dominantseptimackord,
FI: dominanttiseptimisointu.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{chord}, @ref{functional harmony}.
S: dorisk tonart,
FI: doorinen moodi.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{diatonic scale}.
S: punkt,
FI: piste.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{dotted note}, @ref{note value}.
S: punkterad not,
FI: pisteellinen nuotti.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
S: dubbelslag,
FI: kaksoisappogiatura, kaksoisetuhele.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{appoggiatura}.
Indicates the end of a section within a movement.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: dub@-bel@-punk@-te@-rad not,
FI: kaksoispisteellinen nuotti.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
S: dubbelbe,
FI: kaksoisalennusmerkki.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{accidental}.
S: dubbelkors,
FI: kaksoisylennysmerkki.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{accidental}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: kaksois-aika-arvomerkintä.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{polymetric time signature}.
A simultaneous trill on two notes, usually in the distance of a third.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: tvåtakt,
FI: kaksoistempo.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{meter}.
S: duol,
FI: duoli.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
S: tonlängd,
FI: kesto, aika-arvo.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: äänen voimakkuusvaihtelu, dynamiikka.
The aspect of music relating to degrees of loudness, or changes from
one degree to another. The terms, abbreviations, and symbols used to
indicate this information are called dynamic marks.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{piano}, @ref{forte}, @ref{crescendo}, @ref{decrescendo},
@ref{diminuendo}.
@item FI: E, e
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{Pitch names}
@node ecclesiastical mode
@section ecclesiastical mode
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{church mode}, @ref{diatonic scale}.
@item FI: kahdeksasosanuotti
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
@item FI: kahdeksasosatauko
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: tavujen yhdistäminen yhteen ääneen.
More properly @emph{synalepha} [New Lat. > Gr. @emph{συναλοιφη}, from Greek
@emph{συναλοιφην} @q{to smear together}].
by a lyric tie, which looks like (and serves the same function) as a musical
tie.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{lyric tie}.
@node embellishment
@section embellishment
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{ornament}.
The traditional process of music printing is done through cutting in a
plate of metal. Now also the term for the art of music typesetting.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
Two notes, intervals, or scales are enharmonic if they have different
names but equal pitch.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
<<
-\context Staff \relative c'' {
- gis1 as <des g,!> <cis g!>
-}
-\context Lyrics \lyrics {
- \override Lyrics .LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #-1
- "g sharp " "a flat " "dim fifth " "augm fourth"
-}
+ \new Staff {
+ \relative c'' {
+ gis1 as <des g,!> <cis g!>
+ }
+ }
+ \lyrics {
+ "g sharp " "a flat " "dim fifth " "augm fourth"
+ }
>>
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
A tuning system that divides the octave into 12 equal semitones (each of
which is precisely equal to 100 cents).
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{cent}, @ref{semitone}, @ref{temperament}.
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{allegro}, @ref{andante}, @ref{crescendo}, @ref{forte}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: pidennysviiva.
The generic term (in LilyPond) for a line (or dash) of arbitrary length that
extends text (without indicating the musical @emph{function} of that text).
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{melisma}, @ref{sul G}, @ref{thorough bass}, @ref{octave mark},
@ref{octave marking}.
@item FI: F, f
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{Pitch names}
the clef symbol indicates playing an octave lower (for example, on the
Double Bass).
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-\override Staff.Clef #'full-size-change = ##t
+@lilypond[quote,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
<<
-\relative c {
- \clef varbaritone
- f1
- \clef bass
- f1
- \clef subbass
- f1
- \clef "F^8"
- f1
- \clef "F_8"
- f1
-}
- \lyrics {
- "varbaritone "
- "bass "
- "sub-bass "
- "octave up "
- "octave down"
-}
+ \relative c {
+ \override Staff.Clef #'full-size-change = ##t
+ \clef varbaritone
+ f1
+ \clef bass
+ f1
+ \clef subbass
+ f1
+ \clef "F^8"
+ f1
+ \clef "F_8"
+ f1
+ }
+ \lyrics {
+ "varbaritone "
+ "bass "
+ "sub-bass "
+ "octave up "
+ "octave down"
+ }
>>
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{baritone clef}, @ref{strings}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: lasku.
Indicator for a indeterminately falling pitch bend. Compare with
@emph{glissando}, which has determinate starting and ending pitches.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{doit}, @ref{glissando}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: kiilapalkki.
A type of beam used to indicate that a small group of notes should be
played at an increasing or decreasing tempo -- depending on the
direction of @q{feathering} -- but without changing the overall tempo
of the piece.
-@seealso
+@seealso
Internals Reference: @ruser{Manual beams}
Prolonged note or rest of indefinite duration.
-@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
\time 4/4
-\relative c'' {
- a4 b c2^\fermata \bar "|."
-}
+a4 b c2^\fermata
+\bar "|."
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: kvint,
FI: kvintti.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}.
together with figures designating the chief intervals and chords to be
played above the bass notes.
-TODO: Make the upper clef smaller, since it's usually "realized" in performance.
-
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\context GrandStaff <<
- \context Staff = lh \relative c'' {
- \time 4/4
- \key es \major
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
+\new GrandStaff <<
+ \new Staff = "rh" \with {
+ fontSize = #-3
+ \override StaffSymbol #'staff-space = #(magstep -3)
+ } \relative c'' {
\clef treble
- << \context Voice = rha {
- \stemUp
- es4 d c bes | bes }
- \context Voice = rhb {
- \stemDown
- < bes g >8 as < as f > g < g es > f < d f > es | < g es >4 }
+ \key es \major
+ \time 4/4
+ <<
+ \context Voice = "rha" {
+ \voiceOne
+ es4 d c bes
+ bes4
+ }
+ \context Voice = "rhb" {
+ \voiceTwo
+ <bes g>8 as <as f> g <g es> f <d f> es
+ <g es>4
+ }
>>
}
- <<
- \context Staff = rh \relative c' {
+ \new Staff = "lh" \relative c' {
\clef bass
\key es \major
- es8 c d bes c as bes16 as g f | es4
- }
- \figures { s8 <6> s <4 2> s <6> s16 s <6> <4 2> }
- >>
+ es8 c d bes c as bes16 as g f
+ es4
+ }
+ \figures {
+ s8 <6> s <4 2> s <6> s16 s <6> <4 2>
+ }
>>
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{chord}, @ref{interval}.
Figures to the side or above the note that methodically indicate which
fingers to use while playing a passage.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
Ornament at the end of the stem of a note used for notes with values less
than a quarter note. The number of flags determines the note value.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
-\relative c'' {
- g8_"8th" s8
- g16_"16th" s8
- g32_"32nd" s8
- g64_"64th" s8
-}
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2]
+g8-"8th" s8
+g16-"16th" s8
+g32-"32nd" s8
+g64-"64th" s8
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: flageolet-ääni.
An articulation for string players that means the note or passage is to
be played in harmonics.
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{articulation}, @ref{harmonics}.
S: beförtecken,
FI: alennusmerkki.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{accidental}.
@node forefall
@section forefall
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{appoggiatura}.
@item @emph{fortissimo}, very loud (notated @notation{@b{ff}}).
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: kvart,
FI: kvartti.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: partituuri francesan tapaan.
A @q{condensed} score, produced by omitting staves for instruments that are not
playing at the moment, and by moving up additional systems from following pages
If you are producing scores for eventual publication by a commercial publisher,
you may wish to procure a copy of their style manual.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{Frenched staff}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: karsittu nuotinnus.
[Pl. @emph{Frenched staves}] Analogous to Frenched scores (@emph{q.v}), a
Frenched staff has unneeded measures or sections removed. This is useful
for producing, for example, an @emph{ossia} staff.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{ossia}.
S: fuga,
FI: fuuga.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{counterpoint}.
TODO: what does the @q{p} mean in Sp, Dp, Tp?
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2,line-width=13.0\cm]
<<
-\context Voice \relative c'' {
- <g e c >1 < a f d > < b g e >
- <c a f > < d b g > < e c a > < f d b > }
-\context Lyrics \lyrics {
- T Sp Dp S D Tp \markup{ D\translate #(cons -2 0) {"|"} } }
+ {
+ <g e c>1 <a f d> <b g e>
+ <c a f> <d b g> <e c a> <f d b>
+ }
+ \lyrics {
+ T Sp Dp S D Tp
+ \markup { D \translate #'(-2 . 0) | }
+ }
>>
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
@item FI: G, g
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{Pitch names}
playing or singing an octave lower (used most frequently to notate the tenor
part in modern choral scores).
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-<<
- \set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime]
+\relative c'' {
\override Staff.Clef #'full-size-change = ##t
-
- \relative c'' {
- \set Score.proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 8)
- \clef french
- g1
- \clef treble
- g
- \clef "G^8"
- g
- \clef "G_8"
- g
- }
- \context Lyrics \lyrics {
- \override Lyrics . LyricText #'X-offset = #-5
- "french violin clef"
- "violin clef"
- "octave up"
- "octave down"
- }
->>
+ \set Score.proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 8)
+ \clef french
+ g1
+ \clef treble
+ g1
+ \clef "G^8"
+ g1
+ \clef "G_8"
+ g1
+}
+\addlyrics {
+ "french violin clef"
+ "violin clef"
+ "octave up"
+ "octave down"
+}
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
Letting the pitch slide fluently from one note to the other.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
Notes printed in small types to indicate that their time values are not
counted in the rhythm of the bar.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{acciaccatura}, @ref{appoggiatura}, @ref{grace notes},
@ref{ornament}.
A combination of two staves with a brace. Usually used for piano music.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{brace}.
[Italian] Slow, solemn.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
@node gruppetto
@section gruppetto
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{turn}.
usage. In the standard usage of these countries, @notation{B} means
@notation{B flat}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{Pitch names}, @ref{B}.
Graphical version of the @notation{crescendo} and @notation{decrescendo}
dynamic marks.
-@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
-\relative c'' {
- c1\<
- c2\> c\<
- c1\!
-}
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
+c1\<
+c2\> c\<
+c1\!
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{crescendo}, @ref{decrescendo}.
@item FI: puolinuotti.
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
@item FI: puolitauko.
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
A sequence of chords that terminates a musical phrase or section.
-@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
-\context PianoStaff <<
- \context Staff = SA \relative c'' {
- \time 4/4
+@lilypond[quote]
+\new PianoStaff <<
+ \context Staff = "SA" \relative c'' {
\clef treble
- \context Voice
- \partial 4 < c g e >4 |
- < c a f > < b g d > < c g e >2
+ \time 4/4
+ \partial 4 <c g e>4 |
+ <c a f> <b g d> <c g e>2
}
<<
- \context Staff = SB \relative c {
+ \context Staff = "SB" \relative c {
\clef bass
\partial 4 c4 | f, g c2
\bar "|."
}
>>
>>
-
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{functional harmony}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: harmoniset äänet, huiluäänet.
The general class of pitches produced by sounding the second or higher
harmonic of a tone producer: string, column of air, and so on.
natural harmonics, which are those played on the open string; and
artificial harmonics, which are produced on stopped strings.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
Consonances:
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
-\context Voice \relative c'' {
- <g g>1_"unison " s
- <g b>_"third " s
- <g c>_"fourth " s
- <g d'>_"fifth " s
- <g e'>_"sixth " s
- <g g'>_"octave " s
- <g b'>_"tenth" s s
-}
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2,line-width=13.0\cm]
+<g g>1_"unison " s
+<g b>_"third " s
+<g c>_"fourth " s
+<g d'>_"fifth " s
+<g e'>_"sixth " s
+<g g'>_"octave " s
+<g b'>_"tenth" s s
@end lilypond
Dissonances:
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
-\context Voice \relative c'' {
- <g a>1_"second " s s
- <g f'>_"seventh " s s
- <g a'>_"ninth" s s
-}
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2,line-width=13.0\cm]
+<g a>1_"second " s s
+<g f'>_"seventh " s s
+<g a'>_"ninth" s s
@end lilypond
For harmony that uses three or more notes, see @ref{chord}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{chord}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: 3/2 -suhde.
[Greek: in Latin, @emph{sesquialtera}] The ratio 3:2.
For example, this phrase in 6/4 time
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,relative=1,line-width=13.0\cm]
\key c \major
\time 6/4
-\relative c' {
- c2. e | d2 c d | c1. \bar "||" }
+c2. e | d2 c d | c1. \bar "||"
@end lilypond
may be thought of having alternating time signatures
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,relative=1,line-width=13.0\cm]
\key c \major
\time 6/4
-\relative c' {
- c2. e | \time 3/2 d2 c d | \time 6/4 c1. \bar "||" }
+c2. e
+\time 3/2
+d2 c d
+\time 6/4
+c1. \bar "||"
@end lilypond
and is therefore a polymeter (second definition) of considerable antiquity.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{mensural notation}, @ref{meter}, @ref{polymeter}, @ref{proportion}.
Music in which one voice leads melodically supported by the other voices in
the same rhythm (more or less). In contrast to @emph{polyphony}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{polyphony}.
@node hymn meter
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: säkeiden tavumäärät.
A group or list of numbers that indicate the number of syllables in a line
of a hymn's verse. Different hymnals have different ways of noting the hymn
@item 88.88.88.88 is Double Long Meter (DLM or D.L.M.)
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
because they consist of three whole tones. The addition of such two
intervals forms an octave.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
<<
-\context Voice \relative c'' {
- < g g >1
- < g as >^"minor"
- < g a! >
- < g ais >^"augm"
- < gis bes >^"dimin"
- < g! bes >^"minor"
- < g b! >^"major"
- < g bis >^"augm"
-}
-\context Lyrics \lyrics {
- "unison " "second " "second " "second "
- "third " "third " "third " "third"
-}
+ \context Voice \relative c'' {
+ < g g >1
+ < g as >^"minor"
+ < g a! >
+ < g ais >^"augm"
+ < gis bes >^"dimin"
+ < g! bes >^"minor"
+ < g b! >^"major"
+ < g bis >^"augm"
+ }
+ \context Lyrics \lyrics {
+ "unison " "second " "second " "second "
+ "third " "third " "third " "third"
+ }
>>
@end lilypond
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
<<
-\context Staff \relative c'' {
- < g c >1^"perfect"
- < g cis >^"aug"
- < g d' >^"perfect"
- < g des' > ^"dim"
- < gis es' >^"dim"
- < g! es' >^"minor"
- < g e'! >^"major"
- < g eis' >^"aug"
-}
- \lyrics {
- "fourth " "fourth " "fifth " "fifth "
- "sixth " "sixth " "sixth " "sixth"
-}
+ \context Staff \relative c'' {
+ <g c >1^"perfect"
+ <g cis>^"aug"
+ <g d'>^"perfect"
+ <g des'> ^"dim"
+ <gis es'>^"dim"
+ <g! es'>^"minor"
+ <g e'!>^"major"
+ <g eis'>^"aug"
+ }
+ \lyrics {
+ "fourth " "fourth " "fifth " "fifth "
+ "sixth " "sixth " "sixth " "sixth"
+ }
>>
@end lilypond
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
<<
-\context Staff \relative c'' {
- < gis f'! >1^"dimin"
- < g! f'! >^"minor"
- < g fis' >^"major"
- < g g' >
- < g as' >^"minor"
- < g a'! >^"major"
- < g bes' >^"minor"
- < g b'! >^"major"
-}
-\context Lyrics \lyrics {
- "seventh " "seventh " "seventh " "octave "
- "ninth " "ninth " "tenth " "tenth"
-}
+ \context Staff \relative c'' {
+ <gis f'!>1^"dimin"
+ <g! f'!>^"minor"
+ <g fis'>^"major"
+ <g g'>
+ <g as'>^"minor"
+ <g a'!>^"major"
+ <g bes'>^"minor"
+ <g b'!>^"major"
+ }
+ \context Lyrics \lyrics {
+ "seventh " "seventh " "seventh " "octave "
+ "ninth " "ninth " "tenth " "tenth"
+ }
>>
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{enharmonic}, @ref{whole tone}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: käännös.
When a chord sounds with a bass note that differs from the root of the
chord, it is said to be @emph{inverted}. The number of inversions that a
unstable chord position.
@end table
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
The difference between an interval and an octave.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
-\context Staff \relative c'' {
- < g a >1_"second " s s < g' a, >_"seventh " s s \bar "||"
- < g, b >_"third " s s < g' b, >_"sixth " s s \bar "||"
- < g, c >_"fourth " s s < g' c, >_"fifth " s s \bar "||"
-}
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2,line-width=13.0\cm]
+<g a>1_"second " s s <g' a,>_"seventh " s s \bar "||"
+<g, b>_"third " s s <g' b,>_"sixth " s s \bar "||"
+<g, c>_"fourth " s s <g' c,>_"fifth " s s \bar "||"
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
Tuning system in which the notes are obtained by adding and subtracting
natural fifths and thirds.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{temperament}.
According to the 12@w{ }tones of the @emph{chromatic scale} there are
12@w{ }keys, one on@w{ }c, one on c-sharp, etc.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{chromatic scale}, @ref{key signature}.
The sharps or flats appearing at the beginning of each staff indicating the
key of the music.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{accidental}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: antaa väristä.
[French: @q{Let vibrate}.] Most frequently associated with harp
parts. Marked @notation{l.v.} in the score.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
called because of its strong tendency to @q{lead up} (resolve upwards)
to the tonic scale degree.
-@seealso
-@ref{scale degree, @ref{semitone}.
+@seealso
+@ref{scale degree}, @ref{semitone}.
@node ledger line
A ledger line is an extension of the staff.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-\relative c'' { a,1 s c'' }
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2]
+a,1
+s1
+c''1
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
notes, unlike (b) @notation{leggiero} or @notation{non-legato}, (c)
@notation{portato}, or (d) @notation{staccato}.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
<<
\context Staff \relative c'' {
c4-( d e-) \bar "||"
>>
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{staccato}.
@node legato curve
@section legato curve
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{slur}, @ref{legato}.
@node leger line
@section leger line
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{ledger line}.
system of the white mensural notation, the need for ligatures to denote such
patterns disappeared.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{mensural notation}.
Also, the name of a music typesetting program.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: notlinje,
FI: viiva, nuottiviiva.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{staff}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: kirjoitetussa äänenkorkeudessa.
[Italian: @q{place}.] Instruction to play the following passage at the
written pitch. Cancels octave mark (q.v.).
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{octave mark}, @ref{octave marking}.
S: långt förslag,
FI: pitkä appoggiatura, pitkä etuhele.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{appoggiatura}.
Note value: double length of @notation{breve}.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-\relative c'' {
- \override NoteHead #'style = #'mensural
- g\longa g\breve
-}
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2]
+\override NoteHead #'style = #'mensural
+g\longa g\breve
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{breve}, @ref{note value}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: sidonta sanoituksessa.
@c TODO: add languages
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{elision}.
@c Definition?
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: dur,
FI: duuri.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{diatonic scale}.
S: stort intervall,
FI: suuri intervalli.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}.
temperament only a limited set of keys are playable. Used for tuning
keyboard instruments for performance of pre-1650 music.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{cent}, @ref{temperament}.
Such groups in numbers of two or more recur consistently throughout the
composition and are separated from each other by bar lines.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{bar line}, @ref{beat}, @ref{meter}.
@node measure repeat
@section measure repeat
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{percent repeat}.
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{chord}, @ref{functional harmony}, @ref{relative key}.
A melisma (Greek: plural @emph{melismata}) is a group of notes or tones sung
on one syllable, especially as applied to liturgical chant.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: melismaviiva.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{extender line}.
@node melodic cadence
@section melodic cadence
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{cadenza}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: mensuraalinuotinnus.
A system of duration notation whose principles were first established in the
mid-13th century, and that (with various changes) remained in use until about
TODO: add to definition (including summary info on proportional notation)
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{augmentation}, @ref{diminution}, @ref{ligature}, @ref{proportion}.
@c TODO: more cross-references?
Simple duple meter (F.J. Haydn, 1732-1809; or a Croatian folk tune):
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
\relative c'' {
\time 2/4
\key g \major
Simple triple meter:
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
\relative c'' {
\time 3/4
\key c \minor
Simple quadruple meter (French folk tune, @emph{Au clair de la lune}):
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
\relative c'' {
\time 4/4
\key g \major
Simple quintuple meter (B. Marcello, 1686-1739):
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
\relative c'' {
\time 5/4
\key c \major
Compound duple meter (unknown):
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
\relative c' {
\time 6/8
\key f \major
Compound triple meter (J.S. Bach, 1685-1750):
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
\relative c' {
\time 9/8
\key g \major
Compound quadruple meter (P. Yon, 1886-1943):
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
\relative c' {
\time 12/8
\key e \major
TODO: add information from discussion on lilypond-user related to polymeter.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{accent}, @ref{hemiola}, @ref{note value}, @ref{time signature}
followed acknowledged Winkler as the creator, but by then Mälzel had already
sold many of them, and people had taken to calling it a Mälzel Metronome.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{metronome mark}.
@notation{MM}, which is short for Mälzels Metronom (or Mälzel's Mark,
@emph{anglice}).
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{metronome}
@node metronomic indication
@section metronomic indication
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{metronome mark}
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: kohtalaisen, melko.
[Italian: @q{medium}.]
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
The female voice between soprano and contralto.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{soprano}, @ref{contralto}.
First C below the 440 Hz A.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=1]
\override Staff.Clef #'full-size-change = ##t
-\relative c' {
- \clef bass c1 s
- \clef alto c s
- \clef treble c s
-}
+\clef bass c1 s
+\clef alto c s
+\clef treble c s
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: moll,
FI: molli.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{diatonic scale}.
S: litet intervall,
FI: pieni intervalli.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}.
@node mixolydian mode
@section mixolydian mode
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{diatonic scale}.
S: modus, skala,
FI: moodi, kirkkosävelasteikko.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{church mode}, @ref{diatonic scale}.
of a @ref{sonata form} movement modulates to the dominant key if the
key is major and to the @ref{relative key} if the key is minor.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: mordent,
FI: mordent, korukuvio.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{ornament}.
@node motif
@section motif
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{motive}.
The briefest intelligible and self-contained fragment of a musical
theme or subject.
-@lilypond[line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
\score{
\relative c'' {
\set Score.implicitTimeSignatureVisibility = #all-invisible
}
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
FI: osa.
Greater musical works like @ref{symphony} and @ref{sonata} most often
-consist of several -- more or less -- independant pieces called
+consist of several -- more or less -- independent pieces called
movements.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
measures) of the rest. The former style is called @q{Kirchenpausen} in
German, as a reminiscence of its use in Renaissance vocal polyphony.
-@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
-\relative c'' {
- a1
- \set Score.skipBars = ##t R1*3
- a1
- \set Score.skipBars = ##t R1*122
- a1
-}
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
+a1
+\set Score.skipBars = ##t
+R1*3
+a1
+\set Score.skipBars = ##t
+R1*122
+a1
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{longa}, @ref{breve}.
S: återställningstecken,
FI: palautusmerkki.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{accidental}.
@node neighbor tones
@section neighbor tones
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{acciaccatura}, @ref{appoggiatura}, @ref{grace notes},
@ref{ornament}.
S: nona,
FI: nooni.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}.
@node non-legato
@section non-legato
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{legato}.
and @ref{note} is strongly recommended. Briefly, one sees a note,
and hears a tone.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
For percussion instruments (often having no defined pitch) the note head may
indicate the instrument.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{clef}, @ref{flag}, @ref{staff}, @ref{stem}.
@node note names
@section note names
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{Pitch names}
@c TODO -- add maxima to this example, in a way that doesn't break it.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
\relative c'' {
\override NoteHead #'style = #'mensural
a\longa_"longa" a\breve_"breve"
@c TODO -- add maxima rest to this example
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
\relative c'' {
r\longa_"longa" r\breve_"breve"
r1_"1/1" r2_"1/2" r4_"1/4" s16 r8_"1/8" s16
An augmentation dot after a note multiplies the duration by one and a
half. Another dot adds yet a fourth of the duration.
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
\relative c'' {
\time 4/4
g4._"pointed" g8 g2 | g4 ~ g8 g g2 \bar "||"
Subdivisions by@w{ }2 (@emph{duplets}) or@w{ }4 (@emph{quadruplets}) of
dotted notes are also frequently used.
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
\relative c'' {
\time 4/4
\times 2/3 {g8_"triplets" g g} g4 g8 g g4 \bar "||"
}
@end lilypond
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
\relative c'' {
\time 3/4
\times 3/2 {g4_"duplets" g} |
}
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
@node octavation
@section octavation
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{octave marking}.
For uses like @notation{all'ottava} or @notation{8va} with an extender line or
bracket, or @notation{loco} see octave marking.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}, @ref{octave marking}.
beginning. This octave mark can be applied to any clef, but it is most
frequently used with the G and F clefs.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{F clef}, @ref{G clef}, @ref{loco}, @ref{octave marking}.
For a list of the specific marks used, see @ref{octave mark}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}, @ref{loco}, @ref{octave}, @ref{octave mark}.
@node octave sign
@section octave sign
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{octave mark}.
note first while in the music from the preceding baroque and classic periods
the upper note is played first.
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
<<
\context Staff = sa {
-% \override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
\relative c'' {
c2._"pre-1850" b4\trill | c1 \bar "||"
c2._"post-1850" b4\trill | c1 \bar "||"
the
@emph{prall} (inverted mordent).
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
<<
\context Staff = sa {
-% \override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
\relative c'' {
a4_"turn" b\turn c2 \bar "||"
g4_"mordent" a b\mordent a \bar "||"
>>
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{acciaccatura}, @ref{appoggiatura}, @ref{grace notes}.
score, usually only a few measures long, which presents another version
of the music, for example for small hands.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{counterpoint}
@node pause
@section pause
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{fermata}.
@node pennant
@section pennant
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{flag}.
@end itemize
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2,line-width=13.0\cm]
\time 4/4
-\relative c' {
- \repeat percent 4 { c4_"Beat (or slash) repeat" }
- \repeat percent 2 { c4 e g b_"Measure repeat" }
- \repeat percent 2 { c,2 es | f4 fis g c_"Multi-measure repeat" | }
-}
+\repeat percent 4 { c4_"Beat (or slash) repeat" }
+\repeat percent 2 { c4 e g b_"Measure repeat" }
+\repeat percent 2 { c,2 es | f4 fis g c_"Multi-measure repeat" | }
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{repeat},
@uref{http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/textr/Repeat.html,University of
Vermont Music Dictionary}.
tambourine, cymbals, chinese gong (tam-tam), triangle, celesta, glockenspiel,
and xylophone.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: rent intervall,
FI: puhdas intervalli.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}.
A natural division of the melodic line, comparable to a sentence of speech.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{caesura}.
The clear rendering in musical performance of the @notation{phrases} of the
melody. Phrasing may be indicated by a @notation{slur}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{phrase}, @ref{slur}.
@emph{piano} (@b{p}) soft, @emph{pianissimo} (@b{pp}) very soft,
@emph{mezzo piano} (@b{mp}) medium soft.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: upptakt,
FI: kohotahti.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{anacrusis}.
@end enumerate
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{Pitch names}.
A technique for stringed instruments, abbr. @emph{pizz}. To play by plucking
the strings.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: monia tahtiosoituksia sisältävä.
@itemize
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{polymetric} (adj.)
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: monia tahtiosoituksia yhtäaikaa tai peräkkäin sisältävä.
Characterized by @emph{polymeter}: using two or more metric frameworks
simultaneously or in alternation.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{polymeter} (noun)
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: vaihtelevan tahtiosoitusmerkintä.
A time signature that indicates regularly alternating polymetric time.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{polymetric}.
Music written in a combination of several simultaneous voices (parts)
of a more or less pronounced individuality.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{counterpoint}.
without changing the bow's direction. It is used for passages of a
@notation{cantabile} character.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{legato}.
Very quick, i.e., quicker than @ref{allegro}; @emph{prestissimo}
denotes the highest possible degree of speed.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: suhde.
[Latin: @emph{proportio}.] Described in great detail by Gaffurius, in
@emph{Practica musicae} (published in Milan in 1496). In mensural notation,
@c TODO: add an example or two. O => 4/3, and its modern equivalent
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{mensural notation}.
than the C obtained by adding 7 octaves. The difference between those two
pitches is the Pythagorean comma.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{cent}, @ref{temperament}.
S: kvartol,
FI: kvartoli.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: laatu.
The quality of a triad is determined by the precise arrangement of its
intervals. Tertian triads can be described as a series of three notes. The
and D^m7 are all identical). The last three chords are not commonly used
except in jazz.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{chord}.
@item FI: neljäsosanuotti
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
@item FI: neljäsosatauko
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
NL: kwart toon,
DK: ?,
S: kvartston,
-FI: ?.
+FI: neljännessävelaskel.
An interval equal to half a semitone.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}
S: kvintol,
FI: kvintoli.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
[Italian] A performance indication, abbreviated "rall.".
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{ritardando}.
Major and minor keys that have the same key signature.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
-\relative c' {
- \key es \major
- es1_"e flat major" f g as bes c d es
- \bar "||"
-}
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=1,line-width=13.0\cm]
+\key es \major
+es1_"e flat major" f g as bes c d es
+\bar "||"
@end lilypond
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
-\relative c' {
- \key c \minor
- c1_"c minor" d es f g a! b! c \bar "||"
-}
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=1,line-width=13.0\cm]
+\key c \minor
+c1_"c minor" d es f g a! b! c
+\bar "||"
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{key}, @ref{key signature}, @ref{major}, @ref{minor}.
S: repris,
FI: toisto.
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2,line-width=13.0\cm]
\key g \major
\time 4/4
-\relative c'' {
- \repeat volta 2 {g4 g d' d | e e d2 | c4 c b b | a a g2 }
+\repeat volta 2 {
+ g4 g d' d
+ e4 e d2
+ c4 c b b
+ a a g2
}
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
@c F: 'pause' if you mean a whole rest, 'silence' if you do not want to
@c specify the rest's value.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
Gradually slackening in speed. Mostly abbreviated to rit.@: or ritard.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
Immediate reduction of speed.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: skala,
FI: asteikko, sävelasteikko.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{diatonic scale}.
scale as roots of chords. The most important are degrees I = tonic
(T), IV = sub@-do@-mi@-nant (S) and V = dominant (D).
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
+@lilypond[quote,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
<<
-\context Staff \relative c' {
+\new Staff \relative c' {
c1 d e f g a b c
}
\lyrics {
>>
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{functional harmony}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: epätavallinen viritys.
[Italian: @emph{scordare}, @q{to mistune}.] Unconventional
tuning of stringed instruments, particularly lutes or violins. Used
Tunings that could be called @var{scordatura} first appeared early in
the 16th Century and became commonplace in the 17th.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
instrument is to play, each voice to sing, having each part arranged
one underneath the other on different staves @ref{staff}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: sekund,
FI: sekunti.
-The @ref{interval} between two neigbouring tones of a scale. A
+The @ref{interval} between two neighboring tones of a scale. A
@ref{diatonic scale} consists of alternating @ref{semitone}s and
-@ref{whole tone}s, hence the size of a se@-cond depends on the scale
+@ref{whole tone}s, hence the size of a second depends on the scale
degrees in question.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
keyboard -- including black and white keys -- is a semitone. An octave may
be divided into 12@w{ }semitones.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-\relative c'' { g1 gis s a bes s b! c }
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2,line-width=13.0\cm]
+g1 gis s a bes s b! c
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}, @ref{chromatic scale}.
S: septim,
FI: septimi.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}.
@node sextolet
@section sextolet
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{sextuplet}, @ref{note value}.
S: sextol,
FI: sekstoli.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
@node shake
@section shake
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{trill}.
S: kors@-förtecken,
FI: korotusmerkki.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{accidental}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: samoin.
[Italian: @q{in the same manner}.] Performance direction: the music thus marked
is to be played in the same manner (i.e. with the same articulations, dynamics,
etc.) as the music that precedes it.
-@seealso
+@seealso
TODO: Where else could I refer the reader?
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: kaksijakoinen tahtiosoitus.
A meter in which the basic beat is subdivided in two: that is, a meter
that does not include triplet subdivision of the beat.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{compound meter}, @ref{meter}.
@item FI: kuudestoistaosanuotti
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
@item FI: kuudestoistaosatauko
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
S: sext,
FI: seksti.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}.
@item FI: kuudeskymmenesneljäsosanuotti
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
@item FI: kuudeskymmenesneljäsosatauko
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
@node slash repeat
@section slash repeat
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{percent repeat}.
played @ref{legato}, e.g., with one stroke of the violin bow or with
one breath in singing.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
@emph{re}, @emph{mi}, @emph{fa}, @emph{sol}, @emph{la}, @emph{si}
(@emph{ti})).
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{scale}, @ref{scale degree}.
accompaniment, which consists of three or four independant pieces,
called movements.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
@notation{dominant} if the @notation{tonic} is @notation{major}, and in the
@notation{relative key} if the tonic is @notation{minor}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{dominant}, @ref{major}, @ref{minor}, @ref{relative key}, @ref{sonata},
@ref{symphony}, @ref{tonic}.
@node song texts
@section song texts
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{lyrics}.
The highest female voice.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
Playing the note(s) short. Staccato is indicated by a dot above or
below the note head.
-@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
+@lilypond[quote,relative=2]
\key d \major
\time 4/4
-\relative c'' {
- \partial 8 a8 |
- d4-\staccato cis-\staccato b-\staccato cis-\staccato |
- d2. \bar "||"
-}
+\partial 8 a8 |
+d4-\staccato cis-\staccato b-\staccato cis-\staccato |
+d2.
+\bar "||"
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
@node staff
@section staff
+UK: stave,
ES: pentagrama,
I: pentagramma, rigo (musicale),
F: portée,
indicating (in connection with a @ref{clef}) their pitch. Staves for
@ref{percussion} instruments may have fewer lines.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
@node staves
@section staves
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{staff}.
Vertical line above or below a @ref{note head} shorter than a
whole note.
-@ref{beam}.
-
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2]
\set Score.autoBeaming = ##f
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
-\relative c'' {
- g2_"1/2" g' s16
- g,4_"1/4" g' s16
- g,8_"1/8" g' s16
- g,16_"1/16" g' s16
-}
+g2_"1/2" g' s16
+g,4_"1/4" g' s16
+g,8_"1/8" g' s16
+g,16_"1/16" g' s16
@end lilypond
-@seealso
-None yet.
+@seealso
+@ref{beam}.
@node stringendo
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: kiihdyttäen, nopeuttaen.
[Italian: @q{pressing}.] Pressing, urging, or hastening the time, as to a
climax.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{accelerando}.
commonly used in a symphony orchestra are violin, viola, violoncello,
and double bass.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: betonat taktslag,
FI: tahdin vahva isku.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{beat}, @ref{accent}, @ref{measure}, @ref{rhythm}.
The fourth @notation{scale degree}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{functional harmony}, @ref{scale degree}.
The sixth @notation{scale degree}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{functional harmony}, @ref{scale degree}, @ref{superdominant}.
The seventh @ref{scale degree}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{functional harmony}, @ref{scale degree}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: G-kielellä.
Indicates that the indicated passage (or note) should be played on the
G string.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
The sixth @ref{scale degree}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{functional harmony}, @ref{scale degree}, @ref{submediant}.
The second @ref{scale degree}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{functional harmony}, @ref{scale degree}.
A symphony may be defined as a @emph{sonata} for orchestra.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{sonata}.
contradiction between the underlaying (normal) pulse and the actual
(abnormal) rhythm.
-@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right]
-\time 4/4
-\relative c' {
- \partial 4
- d8 dis |
- e c'4 e,8 c'4 e,8 c' ( | c2)
-}
+@lilypond[quote,relative=1]
+\time 2/4
+\partial 8 d16 dis
+e16 c'8 e,16 c'8 e,16 c' ~
+c4
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
This comma is also known as the comma of Didymus, or didymic comma.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{Pythagorean comma}
The collection of staves (@notation{staff}), two or more, as used for writing
down of keyboard, chamber, choral, or orchestral music.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{staff}.
Systems of tuning in which the intervals deviate from the acoustically
pure intervals.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{meantone temperament}, @ref{equal temperament}.
@notation{adagio}, @notation{andante}, @notation{allegro}, and
@notation{presto}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{adagio}, @ref{allegro}, @ref{andante}, @ref{largo}, @ref{presto}.
The highest @q{natural} male voice (apart from @notation{countertenor}).
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{countertenor}.
S: decima,
FI: desimi.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
An indication that a particular note should be held for the whole
length, although this can vary depending on the composer and era.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: ters,
FI: terssi.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}.
@item FI: kolmaskymmeneskahdesosanuotti
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
@item FI: kolmaskymmeneskahdesosatauko
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
@node thorough bass
@section thorough bass
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{figured bass}.
function of uniting them into a single sound (tone) equal to the
combined durations.
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-\relative c'' { g2 ~ g4. }
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=2]
+g2 ~ g4. r8
@end lilypond
@node time
@section time
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{meter}.
meter. It most often takes the form of a fraction, but a few signs
derived from mensural notation and proportions are also employed.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{mensural notation}, @ref{meter}.
@c Music from the 20th century may be based on atonal sounds. Meh, not so much
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
The first @notation{scale degree}.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{functional harmony}, @ref{scale degree}.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: transponoitava soitin.
Instruments whose notated pitch is different from their sounded pitch. Except
for those whose notated and sounding pitches differ by one or more octaves (to
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{concert pitch}.
Shifting a melody up or down in pitch, while keeping the same
relative pitches.
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
\context Staff {
\time 3/4
\relative c'' {
}
@end lilypond
-@lilypond[fragment,line-width=13.0\cm]
+@lilypond[quote,line-width=13.0\cm]
\context Staff {
\time 3/4
\transpose c bes \relative c'' {
}
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: diskantklav,
FI: diskanttiavain.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{G clef}.
@end enumerate
-@lilypond[fragment,notime,ragged-right]
-\set Score.automaticBars = ##f
-%\override Score.TextScript #'font-style = #'large
-\relative c' {
- e2:32_"a"
- f:32 [ e8:16 f:16 g:16 a:16 ] s4
- \repeat tremolo 8 { e32_"b" g }
-}
+@lilypond[quote,notime,relative=1]
+e2:32_"a"
+f:32 [ e8:16 f:16 g:16 a:16 ] s4
+\repeat tremolo 8 { e32_"b" g }
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{strings}
S: treklang,
FI: kolmisointu.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{chord}.
S: drill,
FI: trilli.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{ornament}.
S: tretakt,
FI: kolmijakoinen.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{meter}.
S: triol,
FI: trioli.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
S: tritonus,
FI: tritonus.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}.
@emph{A} above middle C (440 cps/Hz), which is the international tuning
standard. Tuning forks for other pitches are available.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{middle C}.
indicated with a bracket and a number indicating the number of
subdivisions.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{triplet}, @ref{note value}.
S: dubbelslag,
FI: korukuvio.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{ornament}.
(voices) or by the whole orchestra (choir), either at exactly the same
pitch or in a different octave.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: upptakt,
FI: kohotahti.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{anacrusis}
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
NL: ?,
DK: ?,
S: ?,
-FI: ?.
+FI: yksi kertauksen maaleista.
[Italian: @q{time} (instance, not duration).] An ending, such as a first
or second ending. LilyPond extends this idea to any number, and allows any text
(not just a number) -- to serve as the @notation{volta} text.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
S: obetonat taktslag,
FI: tahdin heikko isku.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{beat}, @ref{measure}, @ref{rhythm}.
@item FI: kokonuotti
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
@item FI: kokotauko
@end itemize
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{note value}.
on the piano keyboard with exactly one key between them -- including
black and white keys -- is a whole tone.
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{interval}.
commonly used in a symphony orchestra are flute, oboe, clarinet,
saxophone, and bassoon.
-@seealso
+@seealso
None yet.
@end multitable
-@seealso
+@seealso
@ref{mensural notation}