X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fuser%2Fpitches.itely;h=8a6f20d5408cfddde9dd5d43d242bdcd64019b37;hb=3be462f3c73f15177a005b739c2b90a8d43d48b6;hp=0e86a7675bb28fd36a06c22f3dae2eb0bfc26435;hpb=f38331f2a44d40bb22b1b0a321463d0eae05e1bf;p=lilypond.git diff --git a/Documentation/user/pitches.itely b/Documentation/user/pitches.itely index 0e86a7675b..8a6f20d540 100644 --- a/Documentation/user/pitches.itely +++ b/Documentation/user/pitches.itely @@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ version that you are working on. See TRANSLATION for details. @end ignore +@c \version "2.11.51" + @node Pitches @section Pitches @@ -45,19 +47,21 @@ mode. In most cases, relative mode will be more convenient. @cindex pitches @cindex absolute @cindex absolute octave specification +@cindex absolute octave entry A pitch name is specified using lowercase letters@tie{}@code{a} through@tie{}@code{g}. The note names @code{c} to @code{b} are engraved in the octave below middle C. @c don't use c' here. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,fragment] \clef bass c d e f g a b c d e f g @end lilypond +@cindex octave changing mark @funindex ' @funindex , @@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ or comma@tie{}(@code{,}) character. Each@tie{}@code{'} raises the pitch by one octave; each@tie{}@code{,} lowers the pitch by an octave. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,fragment] \clef treble c' c'' e' g d'' d' d c @@ -81,13 +85,14 @@ Music Glossary: @rglos{Pitch names}. Snippets: -@lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}. +@rlsr{Pitches}. @node Relative octave entry @unnumberedsubsubsec Relative octave entry @cindex relative +@cindex relative octave entry @cindex relative octave specification @funindex \relative @@ -104,23 +109,25 @@ octave. @end example In relative mode, each note is assumed to be as close to the -previous note as possible. This means that the octave of pitches -in @var{musicexpr} is calculated as follows: +previous note as possible. This means that the octave of each +pitch inside @var{musicexpr} is calculated as follows: @itemize @item -If no octave changing mark is used on a pitch, its octave is calculated -so that the interval with the previous note is less than a fifth. This -interval is determined without considering accidentals. +If no octave changing mark is used on a pitch, its octave is +calculated so that the interval with the previous note is less +than a fifth. This interval is determined without considering +accidentals. @item -An octave changing mark@tie{}@code{'} or@tie{}@code{,} can be added to -respectively raise or lower a pitch by an extra octave, relative to -the pitch calculated without an octave mark. +An octave changing mark@tie{}@code{'} or@tie{}@code{,} can be +added to respectively raise or lower a pitch by an extra octave, +relative to the pitch calculated without an octave mark. @item -Multiple octave changing marks can be used. For example, @code{''}@tie{}and -@code{,,}@tie{} will alter the pitch by two octaves. +Multiple octave changing marks can be used. For example, +@code{''}@tie{}and@tie{}@code{,,} will alter the pitch by two +octaves. @item The pitch of the first note is relative to @@ -132,7 +139,7 @@ absolute octave mode, and it is recommended that it be a octave of Here is the relative mode shown in action: -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote] \relative c { \clef bass c d e f @@ -144,7 +151,7 @@ Here is the relative mode shown in action: Octave changing marks are used for intervals greater than a fourth: -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote] \relative c'' { c g c f, c' a, e'' c @@ -154,7 +161,7 @@ fourth: A note sequence without a single octave mark can nevertheless span large intervals: -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote] \relative c { c f b e a d g c @@ -164,15 +171,14 @@ large intervals: If the preceding item is a chord, the first note of the chord is used as the reference point for the octave placement of a following note or chord. Inside chords, the next note is always -relative to the preceding one. +relative to the preceding one. Examine the next example +carefully, paying attention to the @code{c} notes. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote] \relative c' { c - % the C is now an octave higher - % the C returns to the original pitch } @end lilypond @@ -185,7 +191,7 @@ double-augmented fourth is considered a smaller interval than a double-diminished fifth, regardless of the number of semitones that each interval contains. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote] \relative c'' { c2 fis c2 ges @@ -206,9 +212,14 @@ Notation Reference: @ref{Octave checks}. Snippets: -@lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}. +@rlsr{Pitches}. + +Internals Reference: +@rinternals{RelativeOctaveMusic}. +@cindex relative octave entry and transposition +@cindex transposition and relative octave entry @funindex \transpose @funindex \chordmode @funindex \relative @@ -252,15 +263,16 @@ see @rlearning{Accidentals and key signatures}.} @cindex double flat @cindex flat, double @cindex natural sign +@cindex natural pitch -A @notation{sharp} pitch is made by adding @code{is} to the note name, -and a @notation{flat} pitch by adding @code{es}. As you might expect, -a @notation{double sharp} or @notation{double flat} is made by adding -@code{isis} or @code{eses}. This syntax is derived from Dutch note -naming conventions. To use other names for accidentals, see -@ref{Note names in other languages}. +A @notation{sharp} pitch is made by adding @code{is} to the note +name, and a @notation{flat} pitch by adding @code{es}. As you +might expect, a @notation{double sharp} or @notation{double flat} +is made by adding @code{isis} or @code{eses}. This syntax is +derived from Dutch note naming conventions. To use other names +for accidentals, see @ref{Note names in other languages}. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2] ais1 aes aisis aeses @end lilypond @@ -269,7 +281,7 @@ signature. However, naturals are not encoded into the note name syntax with a suffix; a natural pitch is shown as a simple note name: -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2] a4 aes a2 @end lilypond @@ -277,9 +289,9 @@ a4 aes a2 @cindex semi-flats, semi-sharps Quarter tones may be added; the following is a series of Cs with -increasing pitches +increasing pitches: -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2] ceseh1 ces ceh c cih cis cisih @end lilypond @@ -302,14 +314,17 @@ be obtained by adding the question mark@tie{}@code{?} after the pitch. These extra accidentals can also be used to produce natural signs. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2] cis cis cis! cis? c c c! c? @end lilypond +@cindex accidental on tied note +@cindex tied note, accidental + Accidentals on tied notes are only printed at the beginning of a new system: -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2] cis1 ~ cis ~ \break cis @@ -318,7 +333,7 @@ cis @snippets -@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc] +@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle] {preventing-extra-naturals-from-being-automatically-added.ly} @seealso @@ -329,20 +344,29 @@ Music Glossary: @rglos{double sharp}, @rglos{double flat}, @rglos{Pitch names}, -@rglos{quarter-tone}. +@rglos{quarter tone}. Learning Manual: @rlearning{Accidentals and key signatures}. Notation Reference: @ref{Automatic accidentals}, -@ref{Musica ficta accidentals}, +@ref{Annotational accidentals (musica ficta)}, @ref{Note names in other languages}. Snippets: -@lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}. +@rlsr{Pitches}. + +Internals Reference: +@rinternals{Accidental_engraver}, +@rinternals{Accidental}, +@rinternals{AccidentalCautionary}, +@rinternals{accidental-interface}. +@cindex accidental, quarter-tone +@cindex quarter-tone accidental + @knownissues There are no generally accepted standards for denoting @@ -354,14 +378,17 @@ any standard. @node Note names in other languages @unnumberedsubsubsec Note names in other languages +@cindex note names, other languages +@cindex pitch names, other languages +@cindex language, note names in other +@cindex language, pitch names in other + There are predefined sets of note names for various other languages. To use them, include the language-specific init file. -For example, to use English notes names, add @code{\include -"english.ly"} to the top of the input file. The available -language files and the note names they define are: +For example, to use English notes names, add +@w{@code{\include "english.ly"}} to the top of the input file. +The available language files and the note names they define are: -@cindex note names, other languages -@cindex pitch names, other languages @smallexample @multitable {nederlands.ly} {do re mi fa sol la sib si} {-iss/-is} {-ess/-es} {-ss/-x/-sharpsharp} {-essess/-eses} @@ -371,35 +398,38 @@ language files and the note names they define are: @item nederlands.ly @tab c d e f g a bes b @tab -is @tab -es @tab -isis @tab -eses -@item english.ly - @tab c d e f g a bf b - @tab -s/-sharp @tab -f/-flat @tab -ss/-x/-sharpsharp - @tab -ff/-flatflat -@item deutsch.ly - @tab c d e f g a b h - @tab -is @tab -es @tab -isis @tab -eses -@item norsk.ly - @tab c d e f g a b h - @tab -iss/-is @tab -ess/-es @tab -ississ/-isis - @tab -essess/-eses -@item svenska.ly - @tab c d e f g a b h - @tab -iss @tab -ess @tab -ississ @tab -essess -@item suomi.ly - @tab c d e f g a b h - @tab -is @tab -es @tab -isis @tab -eses -@item italiano.ly +@item arabic.ly @tab do re mi fa sol la sib si @tab -d @tab -b @tab -dd @tab -bb @item catalan.ly @tab do re mi fa sol la sib si @tab -d/-s @tab -b @tab -dd/-ss @tab -bb +@item deutsch.ly + @tab c d e f g a b h + @tab -is @tab -es @tab -isis @tab -eses +@item english.ly + @tab c d e f g a bf b + @tab -s/-sharp @tab -f/-flat @tab -ss/-x/-sharpsharp + @tab -ff/-flatflat @item espanol.ly @tab do re mi fa sol la sib si @tab -s @tab -b @tab -ss @tab -bb +@item italiano.ly + @tab do re mi fa sol la sib si + @tab -d @tab -b @tab -dd @tab -bb +@item norsk.ly + @tab c d e f g a b h + @tab -iss/-is @tab -ess/-es @tab -ississ/-isis + @tab -essess/-eses @item portugues.ly @tab do re mi fa sol la sib si @tab -s @tab -b @tab -ss @tab -bb +@item suomi.ly + @tab c d e f g a b h + @tab -is @tab -es @tab -isis @tab -eses +@item svenska.ly + @tab c d e f g a b h + @tab -iss @tab -ess @tab -ississ @tab -essess @item vlaams.ly @tab do re mi fa sol la sib si @tab -k @tab -b @tab -kk @tab -bb @@ -413,11 +443,17 @@ are accepted in LilyPond. Similarly, both @code{es} and @code{eeses}@tie{}/@tie{}@code{eses}. Sometimes only these contracted names are defined in the corresponding language files. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2] a2 as e es a ases e eses @end lilypond +@cindex microtones +@cindex semi-sharp +@cindex semi-flat +@cindex sesqui-sharp +@cindex sesqui-flat + Some music uses microtones whose alterations are fractions of a @q{normal} sharp or flat. The note names for quarter-tones defined in the various language files are listed in the following @@ -434,12 +470,15 @@ languages, no special names have been defined yet. @item nederlands.ly @tab c d e f g a bes b @tab -ih @tab -eh @tab -isih @tab -eseh -@item english.ly - @tab c d e f g a bf b - @tab -qs @tab -qf @tab -tqs @tab -tqf +@item arabic.ly + @tab do re mi fa sol la sib si + @tab -sd @tab -sb @tab -dsd @tab -bsb @item deutsch.ly @tab c d e f g a b h @tab -ih @tab -eh @tab -isih @tab -eseh +@item english.ly + @tab c d e f g a bf b + @tab -qs @tab -qf @tab -tqs @tab -tqf @item italiano.ly @tab do re mi fa sol la sib si @tab -sd @tab -sb @tab -dsd @tab -bsb @@ -456,7 +495,7 @@ Music Glossary: @rglos{Pitch names}. Snippets: -@lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}. +@rlsr{Pitches}. @node Changing multiple pitches @@ -474,21 +513,23 @@ This section discusses how to modify pitches. @cindex octave correction @cindex octave check +@cindex control pitch @funindex = -@funindex \octave +@funindex \octaveCheck +@funindex controlpitch In relative mode, it is easy to forget an octave changing mark. Octave checks make such errors easier to find by displaying a warning and correcting the octave if a note is found in an unexpected octave. -To check the octave of a specific note, specify the absolute -octave after the @code{=}@tie{}symbol. This example will generate -a warning (and change the pitch) because the second note is the -absolute octave @code{d''} instead of @code{d'} as indicated by -the octave correction. +To check the octave of a note, specify the absolute octave after +the @code{=}@tie{}symbol. This example will generate a warning +(and change the pitch) because the second note is the absolute +octave @code{d''} instead of @code{d'} as indicated by the octave +correction. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote] \relative c'' { c2 d='4 d e2 f @@ -496,34 +537,35 @@ the octave correction. @end lilypond The octave of notes may also be checked with the -@code{\octave}@tie{}@var{controlpitch} command. @var{controlpitch} is -specified in absolute mode. This checks that the interval between the -previous note and the @var{controlpitch} is within a fourth (i.e. the -normal calculation of relative mode). If this check fails, a warning -is printed, but the previous note is not changed. Future notes are +@code{\octaveCheck}@tie{}@var{controlpitch} command. +@var{controlpitch} is specified in absolute mode. This checks +that the interval between the previous note and the +@var{controlpitch} is within a fourth (i.e., the normal +calculation of relative mode). If this check fails, a warning is +printed, but the previous note is not changed. Future notes are relative to the @var{controlpitch}. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote] \relative c'' { c2 d - \octave c' + \octaveCheck c' e2 f } @end lilypond -Compare the two bars below. The first and third @code{\octave} -check fail, but the second one does not fail. +Compare the two bars below. The first and third @code{\octaveCheck} +checks fail, but the second one does not fail. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote] \relative c'' { c4 f g f c4 - \octave c' + \octaveCheck c' f - \octave c' + \octaveCheck c' g - \octave c' + \octaveCheck c' f } @end lilypond @@ -532,15 +574,22 @@ check fail, but the second one does not fail. @seealso Snippets: -@lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}. +@rlsr{Pitches}. + +Internals Reference: +@rinternals{RelativeOctaveCheck}. @node Transpose @unnumberedsubsubsec Transpose @cindex transpose +@cindex transposing @cindex transposition @cindex transposition of pitches +@cindex transposition of notes +@cindex pitches, transposition of +@cindex notes, transposition of @funindex \transpose A music expression can be transposed with @code{\transpose}. The @@ -561,7 +610,7 @@ Consider a piece written in the key of D-major. It can be transposed up to E-major; note that the key signature is automatically transposed as well. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote] \transpose d e { \relative c' { \key d \major @@ -570,12 +619,15 @@ automatically transposed as well. } @end lilypond -If a part written in C (normal concert pitch) is to be played on -the A clarinet (for which an A is notated as a C and thus sounds a -minor third lower than notated), the appropriate part will be -produced with: +@cindex transposing instruments +@cindex instruments, transposing + +If a part written in C (normal @notation{concert pitch}) is to be +played on the A clarinet (for which an A is notated as a C and +thus sounds a minor third lower than notated), the appropriate +part will be produced with: -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote] \transpose a c' { \relative c' { \key c \major @@ -585,25 +637,26 @@ produced with: @end lilypond @noindent -Note that we specify @code{\key c \major} explicitly. If we do -not specify a key signature, the notes will be transposed but no -key signature will be printed. +Note that we specify @w{@code{\key c \major}} explicitly. If we +do not specify a key signature, the notes will be transposed but +no key signature will be printed. @code{\transpose} distinguishes between enharmonic pitches: both -@code{\transpose c cis} or @code{\transpose c des} will transpose -up a semitone. The first version will print sharps and the notes -will remain on the same scale step, the second version will print -flats on the scale step above. +@w{@code{\transpose c cis}} or @w{@code{\transpose c des}} will +transpose up a semitone. The first version will print sharps and +the notes will remain on the same scale step, the second version +will print flats on the scale step above. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right] -mus = \relative c' { c d e f } +@lilypond[verbatim,quote] +music = \relative c' { c d e f } \new Staff { - \transpose c cis { \mus } - \transpose c des { \mus } + \transpose c cis { \music } + \transpose c des { \music } } @end lilypond @cindex transposing instruments +@cindex instruments, transposing @code{\transpose} may also be used in a different way, to input written notes for a transposing instrument. The previous examples @@ -635,7 +688,7 @@ see @ref{Instrument transpositions}. @snippets -@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc] +@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle] {transposing-pitches-with-minimum-accidentals-smart-transpose.ly} @@ -645,10 +698,10 @@ Notation Reference: @ref{Instrument transpositions}. Snippets: -@lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}. +@rlsr{Pitches}. Internals Reference: -@internalsref{TransposedMusic}. +@rinternals{TransposedMusic}. @funindex \transpose @funindex \chordmode @@ -656,7 +709,6 @@ Internals Reference: @knownissues - The relative conversion will not affect @code{\transpose}, @code{\chordmode} or @code{\relative} sections in its argument. To use relative mode within transposed music, an additional @@ -714,10 +766,9 @@ This section discusses how to alter the output of pitches. @cindex clef, varbaritone @cindex subbass clef, subbass -The clef is set with the @code{\clef} @var{clefname} command. -Middle C is shown in every example. +The clef may be altered. Middle C is shown in every example. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=1] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1] \clef treble c2 c \clef alto @@ -730,7 +781,7 @@ c2 c Other clefs include: -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=1] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1] \clef french c2 c \clef soprano @@ -757,15 +808,17 @@ Further supported clefs are described under @ref{Ancient clefs}. @cindex transposing clefs @cindex clef, transposing @cindex octave transposition - -By adding @code{_8} or @code{^8} to the clef name, the clef is -transposed one octave down or up, respectively, and @code{_15} and -@code{^15} transposes by two octaves. The argument @var{clefname} -must be enclosed in quotes when it contains underscores or digits. - @cindex choral tenor clef -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=1] +By adding@tie{}@code{_8} or@tie{}@code{^8} to the clef name, the +clef is transposed one octave down or up, respectively, +and@tie{}@code{_15} and@tie{}@code{^15} transpose by two octaves. +The clef name must be enclosed in quotes when it contains +underscores or digits. + +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2] +\clef treble +c2 c \clef "treble_8" c2 c \clef "bass^15" @@ -775,8 +828,8 @@ c2 c @snippets -@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc] -{clefs-commonly-tweaked-properties.ly} +@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle] +{tweaking-clef-properties.ly} @seealso @@ -785,10 +838,13 @@ Notation Reference: @ref{Ancient clefs}. Snippets: -@lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}. +@rlsr{Pitches}. Internals Reference: -@internalsref{Clef}. +@rinternals{Clef_engraver}, +@rinternals{Clef}, +@rinternals{OctavateEight}, +@rinternals{clef-interface}. @node Key signature @@ -807,8 +863,7 @@ see @rlearning{Accidentals and key signatures}.} The key signature indicates the tonality in which a piece is played. It is denoted by a set of alterations (flats or sharps) -at the start of the staff. Setting or changing the key signature -is done with the @code{\key} command: +at the start of the staff. The key signature may be altered: @example \key @var{pitch} @var{mode} @@ -825,6 +880,15 @@ is done with the @code{\key} command: @funindex \dorian @cindex church modes @cindex modes +@cindex major +@cindex minor +@cindex ionian +@cindex locrian +@cindex aeolian +@cindex mixolydian +@cindex lydian +@cindex phrygian +@cindex dorian Here, @var{mode} should be @code{\major} or @code{\minor} to get a key signature of @var{pitch}-major or @var{pitch}-minor, @@ -833,7 +897,7 @@ called @notation{church modes}: @code{\ionian}, @code{\dorian}, @code{\phrygian}, @code{\lydian}, @code{\mixolydian}, @code{\aeolian}, and @code{\locrian}. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2] \key g \major fis1 f @@ -843,10 +907,10 @@ fis @snippets -@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc] +@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle] {preventing-natural-signs-from-being-printed-when-the-key-signature-changes.ly} -@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc] +@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle] {non-traditional-key-signatures.ly} @@ -860,11 +924,16 @@ Learning Manual: @rlearning{Accidentals and key signatures}. Snippets: -@lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}. +@rlsr{Pitches}. Internals Reference: -@internalsref{KeyCancellation}, -@internalsref{KeySignature}, @internalsref{Key_engraver}. +@rinternals{KeyChangeEvent}, +@rinternals{Key_engraver}, +@rinternals{Key_performer}, +@rinternals{KeyCancellation}, +@rinternals{KeySignature}, +@rinternals{key-cancellation-interface}, +@rinternals{key-signature-interface}. @node Ottava brackets @@ -875,25 +944,26 @@ Internals Reference: @cindex 8va @cindex 8ve @cindex octavation +@funindex set-octavation @notation{Ottava brackets} introduce an extra transposition of an octave for the staff: -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2] a'2 b -#(set-octavation 1) +\ottava #1 a b -#(set-octavation 0) +\ottava #0 a b @end lilypond -The @code{set-octavation} function also takes -1 (for 8va bassa), +The @code{ottava} function also takes -1 (for 8va bassa), 2@tie{}(for 15ma), and -2 (for 15ma bassa) as arguments. @snippets -@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc] +@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle] {ottava-text.ly} @@ -903,10 +973,12 @@ Music Glossary: @rglos{octavation}. Snippets: -@lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}. +@rlsr{Pitches}. Internals Reference: -@internalsref{OttavaBracket}. +@rinternals{Ottava_spanner_engraver}, +@rinternals{OttavaBracket}, +@rinternals{ottava-bracket-interface}. @@ -917,6 +989,7 @@ Internals Reference: @cindex transposition, instrument @cindex transposing instrument @cindex MIDI +@cindex MIDI transposition @funindex \transposition When typesetting scores that involve transposing instruments, some @@ -924,8 +997,8 @@ parts can be typeset in a different pitch than the @notation{concert pitch}. In these cases, the key of the @notation{transposing instrument} should be specified; otherwise the MIDI output and cues in other parts will produce incorrect -pitches. For more information about quotations, see @ref{Quoting -other voices}. +pitches. For more information about quotations, see +@ref{Quoting other voices}. @example \transposition @var{pitch} @@ -936,7 +1009,7 @@ the real sound heard when a@tie{}@code{c'} written on the staff is played by the transposing instrument. This pitch is entered in absolute mode, so an instrument that produces a real sound which is one tone higher than the printed music should use -@code{\transposition d'}. @code{\transposition} should +@w{@code{\transposition d'}}. @code{\transposition} should @emph{only} be used if the pitches are @emph{not} being entered in concert pitch. @@ -945,13 +1018,13 @@ parts have been entered using the notes and key as they appear in each part of the conductor's score. The two instruments are playing in unison. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote] \new GrandStaff << - \new Staff = "Vln" { + \new Staff = "violin" { \relative c'' { \set Staff.instrumentName = "Vln" - \set Staff.midiInstrument="violin" - % strictly speaking not necessary, but a good reminder + \set Staff.midiInstrument = "violin" + % not strictly necessary, but a good reminder \transposition c' \key c \major @@ -960,11 +1033,10 @@ playing in unison. } \new Staff = "clarinet" { \relative c'' { - \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup {Cl (B\flat)} - \set Staff.midiInstrument="clarinet" + \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup { Cl (B\flat) } + \set Staff.midiInstrument = "clarinet" \transposition bes - % not concert pitch \key d \major a4( d8) r d r d4 } @@ -976,13 +1048,14 @@ The @code{\transposition} may be changed during a piece. For example, a clarinetist may switch from an A clarinet to a B-flat clarinet. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2] \set Staff.instrumentName = "Cl (A)" \key a \major \transposition a c d e f \textLengthOn -r1^\markup{Switch to B\flat clarinet} +s1*0^\markup { Switch to B\flat clarinet } +R1 \key bes \major \transposition bes @@ -1000,23 +1073,24 @@ Notation Reference: @ref{Quoting other voices}, @ref{Transpose}. Snippets: -@lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}. +@rlsr{Pitches}. @node Automatic accidentals @unnumberedsubsubsec Automatic accidentals -@cindex automatic accidentals -@cindex accidentals, automatic -@cindex accidentals @cindex accidental style -@cindex default accidental style @cindex accidental style, default +@cindex accidentals +@cindex accidentals, automatic +@cindex automatic accidentals +@cindex default accidental style @funindex set-accidental-style +@funindex voice There are many different conventions on how to typeset accidentals. LilyPond provides a function to specify which -accidental style to use. This function is called as follows +accidental style to use. This function is called as follows: @example \new Staff << @@ -1030,7 +1104,7 @@ default (with the exception of the styles @code{piano} and @code{piano-cautionary}, which are explained below). Optionally, the function can take a second argument that determines in which scope the style should be changed. For example, to use the same -style in all staves of the current @code{StaffGroup}, use +style in all staves of the current @code{StaffGroup}, use: @example #(set-accidental-style 'voice 'StaffGroup) @@ -1039,7 +1113,9 @@ style in all staves of the current @code{StaffGroup}, use The following accidental styles are supported. To demonstrate each style, we use the following example: -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right] +@funindex default + +@lilypond[verbatim,quote] musicA = { << \relative c' { @@ -1074,12 +1150,10 @@ musicB = { \new PianoStaff { << \context Staff = "up" { - %%% change the next line as desired: #(set-accidental-style 'default) \musicA } \context Staff = "down" { - %%% change the next line as desired: #(set-accidental-style 'default) \musicB } @@ -1090,6 +1164,7 @@ musicB = { Note that the last lines of this example can be replaced by the following, as long as the same accidental style should be used in both staves. + @example \new PianoStaff @{ << @@ -1109,14 +1184,19 @@ both staves. @c don't use verbatim in this table. @table @code @item default + +@cindex default accidental style +@cindex accidental style, default +@funindex default + This is the default typesetting behavior. It corresponds to eighteenth-century common practice: accidentals are remembered to -the end of the measure in which they occur and only on their own +the end of the measure in which they occur and only in their own octave. Thus, in the example below, no natural signs are printed before the@tie{}@code{b} in the second measure or the last@tie{}@code{c}: -@lilypond[quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[quote] musicA = { << \relative c' { @@ -1163,10 +1243,19 @@ musicB = { @end lilypond @item voice -The normal behavior is to remember the accidentals on Staff-level. -In this style, however, accidentals are typeset individually for -each voice. Apart from that, the rule is similar to -@code{default}. + +@cindex accidental style, voice +@cindex voice accidental style +@cindex accidental style, modern +@cindex modern accidental style +@cindex accidental style, modern-cautionary +@cindex modern-cautionary accidental style +@funindex voice + +The normal behavior is to remember the accidentals at +@code{Staff}-level. In this style, however, accidentals are +typeset individually for each voice. Apart from that, the rule is +similar to @code{default}. As a result, accidentals from one voice do not get canceled in other voices, which is often an unwanted result: in the following @@ -1178,7 +1267,7 @@ individual musicians. If the staff is to be used by one musician @code{modern-cautionary} should be used instead. -@lilypond[quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[quote] musicA = { << \relative c' { @@ -1225,9 +1314,10 @@ musicB = { @end lilypond @item modern + @cindex accidentals, modern style @cindex modern style accidentals -@funindex modern style accidentals +@funindex modern This rule corresponds to the common practice in the twentieth century. It prints the same accidentals as @code{default}, with @@ -1238,7 +1328,7 @@ for notes in other octaves. Hence the naturals before the@tie{}@code{b} and the@tie{}@code{c} in the second measure of the upper staff: -@lilypond[quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[quote] musicA = { << \relative c' { @@ -1285,11 +1375,12 @@ musicB = { @end lilypond @item modern-cautionary + @cindex accidentals, modern cautionary style -@cindex modern style accidentals -@cindex modern style cautionary accidentals @cindex modern accidental style @cindex modern cautionary accidental style +@cindex modern style accidentals +@cindex modern style cautionary accidentals @funindex modern-cautionary This rule is similar to @code{modern}, but the @q{extra} @@ -1299,8 +1390,7 @@ parentheses, but they can also be printed in reduced size by defining the @code{cautionary-style} property of @code{AccidentalSuggestion}. - -@lilypond[quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[quote] musicA = { << \relative c' { @@ -1347,12 +1437,13 @@ musicB = { @end lilypond @item modern-voice -@cindex accidentals, multivoice + +@cindex accidental style, modern @cindex accidentals, modern +@cindex accidentals, multivoice +@cindex modern accidental style @cindex modern accidentals @cindex multivoice accidentals -@cindex accidental style, modern -@cindex modern accidental style @funindex modern-voice This rule is used for multivoice accidentals to be read both by @@ -1364,8 +1455,7 @@ previous cancellation was in a different voice, and the@tie{}@code{d} in the lower staff is canceled because of the accidental in a different voice in the previous measure: - -@lilypond[quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[quote] musicA = { << \relative c' { @@ -1411,19 +1501,20 @@ musicB = { } @end lilypond -@cindex accidental style, modern voice cautionary @cindex accidental style, cautionary, modern voice +@cindex accidental style, modern voice cautionary @cindex accidental style, voice, modern cautionary @funindex modern-voice-cautionary + @item modern-voice-cautionary This rule is the same as @code{modern-voice}, but with the extra -accidentals (the ones not typeset by @code{voice}) typeset -as cautionaries. Even though all accidentals typeset by -@code{default} @emph{are} typeset with this rule, -some of them are typeset as cautionaries. +accidentals (the ones not typeset by @code{voice}) typeset as +cautionaries. Even though all accidentals typeset by +@code{default} @emph{are} typeset with this rule, some of them are +typeset as cautionaries. -@lilypond[quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[quote] musicA = { << \relative c' { @@ -1470,22 +1561,23 @@ musicB = { @end lilypond @item piano -@cindex piano accidentals -@cindex piano accidentals + +@cindex accidental style, piano @cindex accidentals, piano @cindex piano accidental style -@cindex accidental style, piano +@cindex piano accidentals +@funindex piano This rule reflects twentieth-century practice for piano notation. Its behavior is very similar to @code{modern} style, but here accidentals also get canceled across the staves in the same -GrandStaff or PianoStaff, hence all the cancellations of the final -notes. +@code{GrandStaff} or @code{PianoStaff}, hence all the +cancellations of the final notes. This accidental style applies to the current @code{GrandStaff} or @code{PianoStaff} by default. -@lilypond[quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[quote] musicA = { << \relative c' { @@ -1531,7 +1623,8 @@ musicB = { @end lilypond @item piano-cautionary -@funindex #(set-accidental-style 'piano-cautionary) + +@funindex piano-cautionary @cindex accidentals, piano cautionary @cindex cautionary accidentals, piano @cindex piano cautionary accidentals @@ -1539,10 +1632,10 @@ musicB = { @cindex cautionary accidental style, piano @cindex piano cautionary accidental style -Same as @code{#(set-accidental-style 'piano)} but with the extra -accidentals typeset as cautionaries. +This is the same as @code{piano} but with the extra accidentals +typeset as cautionaries. -@lilypond[quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[quote] musicA = { << \relative c' { @@ -1587,15 +1680,189 @@ musicB = { } @end lilypond + +@item neo-modern + +@funindex neo-modern +@cindex neo-modern accidental style +@cindex accidental style, neo-modern + +This rule reproduces a common practice in contemporary music: +accidentals are printed like with @code{modern}, but they are printed +again if the same note appears later in the same measure -- except +if the note is immediately repeated. + +@lilypond[quote] +musicA = { + << + \relative c' { + cis'8 fis, d'4 8 f bis4 | + cis2. 4 | + } + \\ + \relative c' { + ais'2 cis, | + fis8 b a4 cis2 | + } + >> +} + +musicB = { + \clef bass + \new Voice { + \voiceTwo \relative c' { + 4 + \change Staff = up + cis' + \change Staff = down + + \change Staff = up + dis' | + \change Staff = down + 4 gis 2 | + } + } +} + +\new PianoStaff { + << + \context Staff = "up" { + #(set-accidental-style 'neo-modern) + \musicA + } + \context Staff = "down" { + #(set-accidental-style 'neo-modern) + \musicB + } + >> +} +@end lilypond + +@item neo-modern-cautionary + +@funindex neo-modern-cautionary +@cindex neo-modern-cautionary accidental style +@cindex accidental style, neo-modern-cautionary + +This rule is similar to @code{neo-modern}, but the extra +accidentals are printed as cautionary accidentals. + +@lilypond[quote] +musicA = { + << + \relative c' { + cis'8 fis, d'4 8 f bis4 | + cis2. 4 | + } + \\ + \relative c' { + ais'2 cis, | + fis8 b a4 cis2 | + } + >> +} + +musicB = { + \clef bass + \new Voice { + \voiceTwo \relative c' { + 4 + \change Staff = up + cis' + \change Staff = down + + \change Staff = up + dis' | + \change Staff = down + 4 gis 2 | + } + } +} + +\new PianoStaff { + << + \context Staff = "up" { + #(set-accidental-style 'neo-modern-cautionary) + \musicA + } + \context Staff = "down" { + #(set-accidental-style 'neo-modern-cautionary) + \musicB + } + >> +} +@end lilypond + + +@item dodecaphonic + +@funindex dodecaphonic +@cindex dodecaphonic accidental style +@cindex dodecaphonic style, neo-modern + +This rule reflects a practice introduced by composers at +the beginning of the 20th century, in an attempt to +abolish the hierarchy between natural and non-natural notes. +With this style, @emph{every} note gets an accidental sign, +including natural signs. + +@lilypond[quote] +musicA = { + << + \relative c' { + cis'8 fis, d'4 8 f bis4 | + cis2. 4 | + } + \\ + \relative c' { + ais'2 cis, | + fis8 b a4 cis2 | + } + >> +} + +musicB = { + \clef bass + \new Voice { + \voiceTwo \relative c' { + 4 + \change Staff = up + cis' + \change Staff = down + + \change Staff = up + dis' | + \change Staff = down + 4 gis 2 | + } + } +} + +\new PianoStaff { + << + \context Staff = "up" { + #(set-accidental-style 'dodecaphonic) + \musicA + } + \context Staff = "down" { + #(set-accidental-style 'dodecaphonic) + \musicB + } + >> +} +@end lilypond + + @item no-reset -@funindex no-reset accidental style + +@funindex no-reset @cindex accidental style, no reset @cindex no reset accidental style This is the same as @code{default} but with accidentals lasting @q{forever} and not only within the same measure: -@lilypond[quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[quote] musicA = { << \relative c' { @@ -1642,16 +1909,18 @@ musicB = { @end lilypond @item forget -@funindex forget accidental style + +@funindex forget @cindex forget accidental style @cindex accidental style, forget This is the opposite of @code{no-reset}: Accidentals are not remembered at all -- and hence all accidentals are typeset -relative to the key signature, regardless of what was before in -the music: +relative to the key signature, regardless of what came before in +the music. Unlike @code{dodecaphonic}, this rule never prints +any naturals. -@lilypond[quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[quote] musicA = { << \relative c' { @@ -1700,20 +1969,24 @@ musicB = { @snippets -@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc] +@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle] {dodecaphonic-style-accidentals-for-each-note-including-naturals.ly} @seealso Snippets: -@lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}. +@rlsr{Pitches}. Internals Reference: -@internalsref{Accidental_engraver}, -@internalsref{Accidental}, @internalsref{AccidentalSuggestion}, -@internalsref{AccidentalPlacement}, @internalsref{GrandStaff} and -@internalsref{PianoStaff}, @internalsref{Staff}. +@rinternals{Accidental}, +@rinternals{Accidental_engraver}, +@rinternals{GrandStaff} and +@rinternals{PianoStaff}, +@rinternals{Staff}, +@rinternals{AccidentalSuggestion}, +@rinternals{AccidentalPlacement}, +@rinternals{accidental-suggestion-interface}. @cindex accidentals and simultaneous notes @@ -1751,26 +2024,27 @@ clef. The range is graphically specified by two note heads that represent the lowest and highest pitches. Accidentals are only printed if they are not part of the key signature. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote] \layout { \context { \Voice - \consists Ambitus_engraver + \consists "Ambitus_engraver" } } \relative c'' { - aes c e2 cis,2 + aes c e2 + cis,1 } @end lilypond @snippets -@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc] +@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle] {adding-ambitus-per-voice.ly} -@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc] +@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle] {ambitus-with-multiple-voices.ly} @@ -1780,13 +2054,17 @@ Music Glossary: @rglos{ambitus}. Snippets: -@lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}. +@rlsr{Pitches}. Internals Reference: -@internalsref{Ambitus}, -@internalsref{AmbitusLine}, @internalsref{AmbitusNoteHead}, -@internalsref{AmbitusAccidental}, @internalsref{Ambitus_engraver}, -@internalsref{Staff}, @internalsref{Voice}. +@rinternals{Ambitus_engraver}, +@rinternals{Voice}, +@rinternals{Staff}, +@rinternals{Ambitus}, +@rinternals{AmbitusAccidental}, +@rinternals{AmbitusLine}, +@rinternals{AmbitusNoteHead}, +@rinternals{ambitus-interface}. @knownissues @@ -1822,43 +2100,54 @@ This section suggests ways of altering note heads. @cindex parlato note heads @cindex harmonic note heads @cindex guitar note heads +@cindex note head styles +@cindex styles, note heads +@funindex cross -Different note heads are used by various instruments for various -meanings -- crosses are used for @q{parlato} with vocalists, -stopped notes on guitar; diamonds are used for harmonics on string -instruments, etc. There is a shorthand (@code{\harmonic}) for -diamond shapes; the other note head styles are produced by -tweaking the property: +Note heads may be altered: -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=1] -c4 d +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2] +c4 b a b \override NoteHead #'style = #'cross -e f +c4 b a b \revert NoteHead #'style -e d +c4 d e f +@end lilypond + +There is a shorthand for diamond shapes which can only be used +inside chords: + +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2] +2 4 @end lilypond @noindent To see all note head styles, see @ref{Note head styles}. - @seealso Snippets: -@lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}. +@rlsr{Pitches}. Notation Reference: -@ref{Note head styles}. +@ref{Note head styles}, +@ref{Chorded notes}. Internals Reference: -@internalsref{NoteHead}, -@internalsref{LedgerLineSpanner}. +@rinternals{note-event}, +@rinternals{Note_heads_engraver}, +@rinternals{Ledger_line_engraver}, +@rinternals{NoteHead}, +@rinternals{LedgerLineSpanner}, +@rinternals{note-head-interface}, +@rinternals{ledger-line-spanner-interface}. @node Easy notation note heads @unnumberedsubsubsec Easy notation note heads @cindex note heads, practice +@cindex practice note heads @cindex note heads, easy notation @cindex easy notation @cindex Hal Leonard @@ -1868,9 +2157,11 @@ Internals Reference: @cindex note heads, easy play The @q{easy play} note head includes a note name inside the head. -It is used in music for beginners. +It is used in music for beginners. To make the letters readable, +it should be printed in a large font size. To print with a larger +font, see @ref{Setting the staff size}. -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote] #(set-global-staff-size 26) \relative c' { \easyHeadsOn @@ -1881,12 +2172,6 @@ It is used in music for beginners. } @end lilypond -The command @code{\easyHeadsOn} overrides settings for the -@code{NoteHead} object. These settings can be reverted with the command -@code{\easyHeadsOff}. To make the letters readable, it has to be printed -in a large font size. To print with a larger font, see @ref{Setting the -staff size}. - @predefined @funindex \easyHeadsOn @@ -1899,10 +2184,13 @@ Notation Reference: @ref{Setting the staff size}. Snippets: -@lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}, +@rlsr{Pitches}. Internals Reference: -@internalsref{NoteHead}. +@rinternals{note-event}, +@rinternals{Note_heads_engraver}, +@rinternals{NoteHead}, +@rinternals{note-head-interface}. @node Shape note heads @@ -1915,26 +2203,23 @@ Internals Reference: @cindex Aiken shape note heads @cindex sacred harp note heads @funindex \key -@funindex shapeNoteStyles @funindex \aikenHeads @funindex \sacredHarpHeads In shape note head notation, the shape of the note head corresponds to the harmonic function of a note in the scale. This notation was popular in nineteenth-century American song books. +Shape note heads can be produced: -Shape note heads can be produced by setting @code{\aikenHeads} or -@code{\sacredHarpHeads}, depending on the style desired. - -@lilypond[verbatim,fragment,quote,ragged-right,relative=1] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2] \aikenHeads -c8 d4 e8 a2 g1 +c, d e f g a b c \sacredHarpHeads -c,8 d4 e8 a2 g1 +c, d e f g a b c @end lilypond -Shapes are typeset according to the step in the scale, where -the base of the scale is determined by the @code{\key} command. +Shapes are typeset according to the step in the scale, where the +base of the scale is determined by the @code{\key} command. @predefined @@ -1944,7 +2229,7 @@ the base of the scale is determined by the @code{\key} command. @snippets -@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc] +@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle] {applying-note-head-styles-depending-on-the-step-of-the-scale.ly} @noindent @@ -1953,11 +2238,17 @@ To see all note head styles, see @ref{Note head styles}. @seealso Snippets: -@lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}. +@rlsr{Pitches}. Notation Reference: @ref{Note head styles}. +Internals Reference: +@rinternals{note-event}, +@rinternals{Note_heads_engraver}, +@rinternals{NoteHead}, +@rinternals{note-head-interface}. + @node Improvisation @unnumberedsubsubsec Improvisation @@ -1971,17 +2262,17 @@ Improvisation is sometimes denoted with slashed note heads, where the performer may choose any pitch but should play the specified rhythm. Such note heads can be created: -@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right] +@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2] \new Voice \with { - \consists Pitch_squash_engraver -} \transpose c c' { + \consists "Pitch_squash_engraver" +} { e8 e g a a16( bes) a8 g \improvisationOn - e8 - ~e2~e8 f4 fis8 - ~fis2 + e8 ~ + e2 ~ e8 f4 f8 ~ + f2 \improvisationOff - a16(bes) a8 g e + a16( bes) a8 g e } @end lilypond @@ -1996,10 +2287,11 @@ rhythm. Such note heads can be created: @seealso Snippets: -@lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}. +@rlsr{Pitches}. Internals Reference: -@internalsref{Pitch_squash_engraver}, -@internalsref{Voice}. +@rinternals{Pitch_squash_engraver}, +@rinternals{Voice}, +@rinternals{RhythmicStaff}.