X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fuser%2Fpitches.itely;h=9224f8e1bb04995e34361f2209c7dd1e9dc070b0;hb=3e28a8d6ac352cb26dcd454dc6d6b67a44376579;hp=ea2534713c782eb593c925b4cec5de75fd10020f;hpb=85db80c879a6e49541224a1b9982966142d24fed;p=lilypond.git diff --git a/Documentation/user/pitches.itely b/Documentation/user/pitches.itely index ea2534713c..9224f8e1bb 100644 --- a/Documentation/user/pitches.itely +++ b/Documentation/user/pitches.itely @@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ mode. In most cases, relative mode will be more convenient. @cindex pitches @cindex absolute @cindex absolute octave specification +@cindex octave specification, absolute @cindex absolute octave entry +@cindex octave entry, absolute A pitch name is specified using lowercase letters@tie{}@code{a} through@tie{}@code{g}. The note names @code{c} to @code{b} are @@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ d e f g @end lilypond @cindex octave changing mark + @funindex ' @funindex , @@ -79,8 +82,8 @@ c, c,, e, g d,, d, d c @end lilypond -@seealso +@seealso Music Glossary: @rglos{Pitch names}. @@ -93,7 +96,11 @@ Snippets: @cindex relative @cindex relative octave entry +@cindex octave entry, relative @cindex relative octave specification +@cindex ocatve specification, relative + +@funindex relative @funindex \relative When octaves are specified in absolute mode it is easy to @@ -168,6 +175,9 @@ large intervals: } @end lilypond +@cindex chords and relative octave entry +@cindex relative octave entry and chords + 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 @@ -202,7 +212,6 @@ that each interval contains. @seealso - Music Glossary: @rglos{fifth}, @rglos{interval}, @@ -220,9 +229,14 @@ Internals Reference: @cindex relative octave entry and transposition @cindex transposition and relative octave entry + @funindex \transpose +@funindex transpose @funindex \chordmode +@funindex chordmode @funindex \relative +@funindex relative + @knownissues @@ -256,6 +270,7 @@ see @rlearning{Accidentals and key signatures}.} @cindex note names, Dutch @cindex note names, default +@cindex default note names @cindex sharp @cindex flat @cindex double sharp @@ -286,7 +301,8 @@ a4 aes a2 @end lilypond @cindex quarter tones -@cindex semi-flats, semi-sharps +@cindex semi-flats +@cindex semi-sharps Quarter tones may be added; the following is a series of Cs with increasing pitches: @@ -301,11 +317,13 @@ ceseh1 ces ceh c cih cis cisih @cindex accidental, cautionary @cindex accidental, parenthesized @cindex reminder accidental -@funindex ? @cindex cautionary accidental @cindex parenthesized accidental + +@funindex ? @funindex ! + Normally accidentals are printed automatically, but you may also print them manually. A reminder accidental can be forced by adding an exclamation mark@tie{}@code{!} after the pitch. A @@ -339,8 +357,8 @@ cis @lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle] {makam-example.ly} -@seealso +@seealso Music Glossary: @rglos{sharp}, @rglos{flat}, @@ -394,33 +412,33 @@ file listed below. For example, to use English notes names, add The available language files and the note names they define are: @quotation -@multitable {nederlands.ly} {do re mi fa sol la sib si} +@multitable {@file{nederlands.ly}} {do re mi fa sol la sib si} @headitem Language File - @tab Note names + @tab Note Names @item @file{nederlands.ly} - @tab @code{c d e f g a bes b} + @tab c d e f g a bes b @item @file{arabic.ly} - @tab @code{do re mi fa sol la sib si} + @tab do re mi fa sol la sib si @item @file{catalan.ly} - @tab @code{do re mi fa sol la sib si} + @tab do re mi fa sol la sib si @item @file{deutsch.ly} - @tab @code{c d e f g a b h} + @tab c d e f g a b h @item @file{english.ly} - @tab @code{c d e f g a bf b} + @tab c d e f g a bf b @item @file{espanol.ly} - @tab @code{do re mi fa sol la sib si} + @tab do re mi fa sol la sib si @item @file{italiano.ly} - @tab @code{do re mi fa sol la sib si} + @tab do re mi fa sol la sib si @item @file{norsk.ly} - @tab @code{c d e f g a b h} + @tab c d e f g a b h @item @file{portugues.ly} - @tab @code{do re mi fa sol la sib si} + @tab do re mi fa sol la sib si @item @file{suomi.ly} - @tab @code{c d e f g a b h} + @tab c d e f g a b h @item @file{svenska.ly} - @tab @code{c d e f g a b h} + @tab c d e f g a b h @item @file{vlaams.ly} - @tab @code{do re mi fa sol la sib si} + @tab do re mi fa sol la sib si @end multitable @end quotation @@ -428,7 +446,7 @@ The available language files and the note names they define are: and the accidental suffixes they define are: @quotation -@multitable {nederlands.ly} {-iss/-is} {-ess/-es} {-ss/-x/-sharpsharp} {-essess/-eses} +@multitable {@file{nederlands.ly}} {-s/-sharp} {-ess/-es} {-ss/-x/-sharpsharp} {-essess/-eses} @headitem Language File @tab sharp @tab flat @tab double sharp @tab double flat @item @file{nederlands.ly} @@ -486,7 +504,7 @@ mean @q{half} and @q{one and a half}, respectively. For the other languages, no special names have been defined yet. @quotation -@multitable {nederlands.ly} {-iss/-is} {-ess/-es} {-ississ/-isis} {-ississ/-isis} +@multitable {@file{nederlands.ly}} {@b{semi-sharp}} {@b{semi-flat}} {@b{sesqui-sharp}} {@b{sesqui-flat}} @headitem Language File @tab semi-sharp @tab semi-flat @tab sesqui-sharp @tab sesqui-flat @@ -507,7 +525,6 @@ languages, no special names have been defined yet. @seealso - Music Glossary: @rglos{Pitch names}. @@ -531,8 +548,10 @@ This section discusses how to modify pitches. @cindex octave correction @cindex octave check @cindex control pitch + @funindex = @funindex \octaveCheck +@funindex octaveCheck @funindex controlpitch In relative mode, it is easy to forget an octave changing mark. @@ -589,7 +608,6 @@ checks fail, but the second one does not fail. @seealso - Snippets: @rlsr{Pitches}. @@ -607,7 +625,9 @@ Internals Reference: @cindex transposition of notes @cindex pitches, transposition of @cindex notes, transposition of + @funindex \transpose +@funindex transpose A music expression can be transposed with @code{\transpose}. The syntax is @@ -672,8 +692,6 @@ music = \relative c' { c d e f } } @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 @@ -710,7 +728,6 @@ see @ref{Instrument transpositions}. @seealso - Notation Reference: @ref{Instrument transpositions}. @@ -720,9 +737,13 @@ Snippets: Internals Reference: @rinternals{TransposedMusic}. + @funindex \transpose +@funindex transpose @funindex \chordmode +@funindex chordmode @funindex \relative +@funindex relative @knownissues @@ -750,7 +771,6 @@ This section discusses how to alter the output of pitches. @node Clef @unnumberedsubsubsec Clef -@funindex \clef @cindex G clef @cindex C clef @cindex F clef @@ -783,6 +803,9 @@ This section discusses how to alter the output of pitches. @cindex clef, varbaritone @cindex subbass clef, subbass +@funindex \clef +@funindex clef + The clef may be altered. Middle C is shown in every example. @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1] @@ -827,6 +850,7 @@ and @ref{Gregorian clefs}. @cindex clef, transposing @cindex octave transposition @cindex choral tenor clef +@cindex tenor clef, choral By adding@tie{}@code{_8} or@tie{}@code{^8} to the clef name, the clef is transposed one octave down or up, respectively, @@ -851,7 +875,6 @@ c2 c @seealso - Notation Reference: @ref{Mensural clefs}, @ref{Gregorian clefs}. @@ -869,7 +892,9 @@ Internals Reference: @unnumberedsubsubsec Key signature @cindex key signature + @funindex \key +@funindex key @c duplicated in Key signature and Accidentals @warning{New users are sometimes confused about accidentals and @@ -888,14 +913,24 @@ at the start of the staff. The key signature may be altered: @end example @funindex \major +@funindex major @funindex \minor +@funindex minor @funindex \ionian +@funindex ionian @funindex \locrian +@funindex locrian @funindex \aeolian +@funindex aeolian @funindex \mixolydian +@funindex mixolydian @funindex \lydian +@funindex lydian @funindex \phrygian +@funindex phrygian @funindex \dorian +@funindex dorian + @cindex church modes @cindex modes @cindex major @@ -933,7 +968,6 @@ fis @seealso - Music Glossary: @rglos{church mode}, @rglos{scordatura}. @@ -962,7 +996,10 @@ Internals Reference: @cindex 8va @cindex 8ve @cindex octavation + @funindex set-octavation +@funindex \ottava +@funindex ottava @notation{Ottava brackets} introduce an extra transposition of an octave for the staff: @@ -986,7 +1023,6 @@ The @code{ottava} function also takes -1 (for 8va bassa), @seealso - Music Glossary: @rglos{octavation}. @@ -999,7 +1035,6 @@ Internals Reference: @rinternals{ottava-bracket-interface}. - @node Instrument transpositions @unnumberedsubsubsec Instrument transpositions @@ -1008,7 +1043,9 @@ Internals Reference: @cindex transposing instrument @cindex MIDI @cindex MIDI transposition + @funindex \transposition +@funindex transposition When typesetting scores that involve transposing instruments, some parts can be typeset in a different pitch than the @@ -1082,7 +1119,6 @@ c2 g @seealso - Music Glossary: @rglos{concert pitch}, @rglos{transposing instrument}. @@ -1103,8 +1139,10 @@ Snippets: @cindex accidentals, automatic @cindex automatic accidentals @cindex default accidental style + @funindex set-accidental-style @funindex voice +@funindex default There are many different conventions on how to typeset accidentals. LilyPond provides a function to specify which @@ -1131,7 +1169,6 @@ 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: -@funindex default @lilypond[verbatim,quote] musicA = { @@ -1205,6 +1242,7 @@ both staves. @cindex default accidental style @cindex accidental style, default + @funindex default This is the default typesetting behavior. It corresponds to @@ -1268,6 +1306,7 @@ musicB = { @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 @@ -1335,6 +1374,7 @@ musicB = { @cindex accidentals, modern style @cindex modern style accidentals + @funindex modern This rule corresponds to the common practice in the twentieth @@ -1399,6 +1439,7 @@ musicB = { @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} @@ -1462,6 +1503,7 @@ musicB = { @cindex modern accidental style @cindex modern accidentals @cindex multivoice accidentals + @funindex modern-voice This rule is used for multivoice accidentals to be read both by @@ -1522,6 +1564,7 @@ musicB = { @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 @@ -1584,6 +1627,7 @@ musicB = { @cindex accidentals, piano @cindex piano accidental style @cindex piano accidentals + @funindex piano This rule reflects twentieth-century practice for piano notation. @@ -1642,7 +1686,6 @@ musicB = { @item piano-cautionary -@funindex piano-cautionary @cindex accidentals, piano cautionary @cindex cautionary accidentals, piano @cindex piano cautionary accidentals @@ -1650,6 +1693,8 @@ musicB = { @cindex cautionary accidental style, piano @cindex piano cautionary accidental style +@funindex piano-cautionary + This is the same as @code{piano} but with the extra accidentals typeset as cautionaries. @@ -1701,10 +1746,11 @@ musicB = { @item neo-modern -@funindex neo-modern @cindex neo-modern accidental style @cindex accidental style, neo-modern +@funindex 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 @@ -1758,10 +1804,11 @@ musicB = { @item neo-modern-cautionary -@funindex neo-modern-cautionary @cindex neo-modern-cautionary accidental style @cindex accidental style, neo-modern-cautionary +@funindex neo-modern-cautionary + This rule is similar to @code{neo-modern}, but the extra accidentals are printed as cautionary accidentals. @@ -1814,10 +1861,11 @@ musicB = { @item dodecaphonic -@funindex dodecaphonic @cindex dodecaphonic accidental style @cindex dodecaphonic style, neo-modern +@funindex dodecaphonic + 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. @@ -1873,10 +1921,11 @@ musicB = { @item teaching -@funindex teaching @cindex teaching accidental style @cindex accidental style, teaching +@funindex teaching + This rule is intended for students, and makes it easy to create scale sheets with automagically created cautionary accidentals. Accidentals are printed like with @code{modern}, but cautionary @@ -1935,10 +1984,11 @@ musicB = { @item no-reset -@funindex no-reset @cindex accidental style, no reset @cindex no reset accidental style +@funindex no-reset + This is the same as @code{default} but with accidentals lasting @q{forever} and not only within the same measure: @@ -1990,10 +2040,11 @@ musicB = { @item forget -@funindex forget @cindex forget accidental style @cindex accidental style, forget +@funindex 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 came before in @@ -2054,7 +2105,6 @@ musicB = { @seealso - Snippets: @rlsr{Pitches}. @@ -2129,7 +2179,6 @@ printed if they are not part of the key signature. @seealso - Music Glossary: @rglos{ambitus}. @@ -2182,6 +2231,7 @@ This section suggests ways of altering note heads. @cindex guitar note heads @cindex note head styles @cindex styles, note heads + @funindex cross Note heads may be altered: @@ -2204,8 +2254,8 @@ inside chords: @noindent To see all note head styles, see @ref{Note head styles}. -@seealso +@seealso Snippets: @rlsr{Pitches}. @@ -2236,6 +2286,11 @@ Internals Reference: @cindex easy play note heads @cindex note heads, easy play +@funindex \easyHeadsOn +@funindex easyHeadsOn +@funindex \easyHeadsOff +@funindex easyHeadsOff + The @q{easy play} note head includes a note name inside the head. 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 @@ -2252,14 +2307,14 @@ font, see @ref{Setting the staff size}. } @end lilypond + @predefined +@code{\easyHeadsOn}, +@code{\easyHeadsOff}. +@endpredefined -@funindex \easyHeadsOn -@funindex \easyHeadsOff -@code{\easyHeadsOn}, @code{\easyHeadsOff} @seealso - Notation Reference: @ref{Setting the staff size}. @@ -2282,9 +2337,13 @@ Internals Reference: @cindex shape notes @cindex Aiken shape note heads @cindex sacred harp note heads + @funindex \key +@funindex key @funindex \aikenHeads +@funindex aikenHeads @funindex \sacredHarpHeads +@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 @@ -2301,11 +2360,12 @@ c, d e f g a b c Shapes are typeset according to the step in the scale, where the base of the scale is determined by the @code{\key} command. + @predefined +@code{\aikenHeads}, +@code{\sacredHarpHeads}. +@endpredefined -@funindex \aikenHeads -@funindex \sacredHarpHeads -@code{\aikenHeads}, @code{\sacredHarpHeads} @snippets @@ -2315,8 +2375,8 @@ base of the scale is determined by the @code{\key} command. @noindent To see all note head styles, see @ref{Note head styles}. -@seealso +@seealso Snippets: @rlsr{Pitches}. @@ -2338,6 +2398,11 @@ Internals Reference: @cindex note heads, improvisation @cindex note heads, slashed +@funindex \improvisationOn +@funindex improvisationOn +@funindex \improvisationOff +@funindex improvisationOff + 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: @@ -2358,14 +2423,12 @@ rhythm. Such note heads can be created: @predefined +@code{\improvisationOn}, +@code{\improvisationOff}. +@endpredefined -@funindex \improvisationOn -@funindex \improvisationOff - -@code{\improvisationOn}, @code{\improvisationOff} @seealso - Snippets: @rlsr{Pitches}.