@cindex triplets
@funindex \times
-@c TODO Add Tuplet to glossary
-
Tuplets are made out of a music expression by multiplying all
durations with a fraction:
@seealso
-Music Glossary: @c TODO Add @rglos{Tuplet} when Tuplet has been added to the Glossary
+Music Glossary: @rglos{tuplet}.
Notation Reference: @ref{Time administration},
@ref{Objects connected to the input}, @ref{Polymetric notation}.
@seealso
-Music Glossary: @rglos{tie}, @c [TODO]add @rglos{laissez vibrer}. when there is a glossary entry.
+Music Glossary: @rglos{tie},
+@c [TODO]add @rglos{laissez vibrer}. when there is a glossary entry.
Snippets: @lsrdir{rhythms}
@cindex polymetric signatures
@cindex meter, polymetric
+@c TODO: add glossary entries for {signature, polymetric},
+@c {meter, polymetric}, {polymetric} (time signature, double}. rp
+
Double time signatures are not supported explicitly, but they can
be faked. In the next example, the markup for the time signature
is created with a markup text. This markup text is inserted in
signature. The latter is done with @code{\compressMusic}, which
is used in a similar way to @code{\times}, but does not create
a tuplet bracket. The syntax is
+
@funindex \compressMusic
@example
@seealso
-Snippets: @lsrdir{rhythms}
+@ignore
+TODO: add @rglos{polymetric time signature}, {polymetric}, {double time
+signature}, and {polymetric meter}. when glossary entries
+exist.
+@end ignore
+
+Snippets: @lsrdir{rhythms}, @lsr{contemporary,compound-time-signature}.
+
+Internals Reference: @internalsref{TimeSignature}, @internalsref{Timing-translator}, @internalsref{Staff}.
@node Automatic note splitting
Snippets: @lsrdir{rhythms}
-Internals Reference: @internalsref{Completion_heads_engraver},
+Internals Reference: @internalsref{Note_heads_engraver},
+@internalsref{Completion_heads_engraver},
@internalsref{Forbid_line_break_engraver}.
@node Automatic beams
@unnumberedsubsubsec Automatic beams
-By default beams are inserted automatically:
+By default, beams are inserted automatically:
+
+@cindex beams, manual
+@cindex manual beams
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim,relative=2]
\time 2/4 c8 c c c
c8[^"(3+2)" c16 c8]
@end lilypond
+@c [TODO I think this could be worded more clearly, but I'm not sure how.] rp
The property @code{subdivideBeams} can be set in order to
subdivide all 16th or shorter beams. When set, multiple beams
will be sub-divided at beat positions, defined by the current
value of @code{beatLength} (defaults to a quarter note), by
-drawing only one beam over the beat.
+drawing only one beam over the connection between beats.
@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,quote,relative=2,verbatim]
c32[ c c c c c c c]
@ref{Time administration}.
@funindex breakable
+@cindex break, line
+@cindex line breaks
Line breaks are normally forbidden when beams cross bar lines.
This behavior can be changed by setting the @code{breakable}
@seealso
+Notation Reference: @ref{Manual beams}, @ref{Setting automatic beam behavior}.
+
Snippets: @lsrdir{rhythms}
Internals Reference: @internalsref{Beam}.
these would delimit the same group of notes, but this is not
required: the two commands are independent.
-In the following example the eight 16th notes occupy exactly
-the same time as a half note, but the first note is twice
-as short as the last one, with the intermediate notes gradually
-lengthening. The first four 32nd notes gradually speed up,
-while the last four 32nd notes are at a constant tempo.
+In the following example the eight 16th notes occupy exactly the
+same time as a half note, but the first note is one half as long
+as the last one, with the intermediate notes gradually
+lengthening. The first four 32nd notes gradually speed up, while
+the last four 32nd notes are at a constant tempo.
@lilypond[ragged-right,relative=1,fragment,verbatim,quote]
\override Beam #'grow-direction = #LEFT
breaks happen only at the end of complete bars, i.e. where
the end of a note coincides with the end of a bar.
+@cindex line breaks
+@cindex bar lines, invisible
+@cindex measure lines, invisible
+
Line breaks are also permitted at manually inserted bar lines
even within incomplete bars. To allow a line break without
printing a bar line, use
f1 \bar "|:" g \bar ":|:" a \bar ":|" b
@end lilypond
+@cindex repeats
+
Although the bar line types signifying repeats may be inserted
manually they do not in themselves cause LilyPond to recognise
a repeated section. Such repeated sections are better entered
@seealso
-Notation Reference: @ref{Repeats}, @ref{System start delimiters}.
+Notation Reference: @ref{Line breaking}, @ref{Repeats},
+@ref{System start delimiters}.
Snippets: @lsrdir{rhythms}
@cindex measure numbers
@funindex currentBarNumber
-Bar numbers are typeset by default at the start of every line
-except the first line. The
-number itself is stored in the @code{currentBarNumber} property,
-which is normally updated automatically for every measure. It
-may also be set manually:
+Bar numbers are typeset by default at the start of every line except
+the first line. The number itself is stored in the
+@code{currentBarNumber} property, which is normally updated
+automatically for every measure. It may also be set manually:
@lilypond[verbatim,ragged-right,quote,fragment,relative]
c1 c c c
c c c c c
@end lilypond
+@cindex measure number, format
+@cindex bar number, format
+
The size of the bar number may be changed. This is illustrated
in the following example, which also shows how to enclose bar
numbers in boxes and circles, and shows an alternative way
a list of warnings is printed in the log file,
showing the line numbers and lines
in which the bar checks failed. In the next
-example, the second bar check will signal an error
+example, the second bar check will signal an error.
@example
\time 3/4 c2 e4 | g2 |
@unnumberedsubsubsec Rehearsal marks
@cindex rehearsal marks
+@cindex mark, rehearsal
@funindex \mark
To print a rehearsal mark, use the @code{\mark} command
mark manually. The value to use is stored in the property
@code{rehearsalMark}.
+@cindex rehearsal mark format
+@cindex rehearsal mark style
+@cindex style, rehearsal mark
+@cindex format, rehearsal mark
+@cindex mark, rehearsal, style
+@cindex mark, rehearsal, format
+
The style is defined by the property @code{markFormatter}. It is
a function taking the current mark (an integer) and the current
context as argument. It should return a markup object. In the
Snippets: @lsrdir{rhythms}
-This manual: @ref{Text marks}.
+This manual: @ref{The Feta font}, @ref{Text marks}.
Internals Reference: @internalsref{RehearsalMark}.
@funindex \afterGrace
+@cindex grace notes, following
+
If you want to end a note with a grace, use the @code{\afterGrace}
command. It takes two arguments: the main note, and the grace
notes following the main note.
seen in the file @file{ly/@/grace@/-init@/.ly}. By redefining
them other effects may be obtained.
+@cindex stem, with slash
+
@noindent
The slash through the stem in @emph{acciaccatura}s can be obtained in
other situations by @code{\override Stem #'stroke-style =
@seealso
+Music Glossary: @rglos{grace notes}, @rglos{acciaccatura},
+@c [TODO add appoggiatura]
+
Snippets: @lsrdir{rhythms}
Internals Reference: @internalsref{GraceMusic}.
@node Aligning to cadenzas
@unnumberedsubsubsec Aligning to cadenzas
+@cindex cadenza
+@cindex cadenza, aligning to
+@cindex aligning to cadenza
+
In an orchestral context, cadenzas present a special problem: when
constructing a score that includes a cadenza, all other
instruments should skip just as many notes as the length of the
cadenza, otherwise they will start too soon or too late.
-A solution to this problem are the functions
+A solution to this problem is to use the functions
@code{mmrest-of-length} and @code{skip-of-length}. These Scheme
-functions take a piece of music as argument, and generate a
-multi-rest or @code{\skip}, exactly as long as the piece. The use
-of @code{mmrest-of-length} is demonstrated in the following
-example.
+functions take a piece of music as argument, and generate a multi-rest
+or @code{\skip}, exactly as long as the piece. The use of
+@code{mmrest-of-length} is demonstrated in the following example.
@lilypond[verbatim,ragged-right,quote]
cadenza = \relative c' {
@unnumberedsubsubsec Time administration
@cindex time administration
+@cindex timing (within the score)
+@cindex music, unmetered
+@cindex unmetered music
@funindex currentBarNumber
@funindex measurePosition
The following properties of @code{Timing} are used
to keep track of timing within the score.
+@cindex bar number
+@cindex measure number
+
@table @code
@item currentBarNumber
The current measure number. For an example showing the
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