From 0c7db94adb49ee7cdbab5205859d75f74b8ae9a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Graham Percival Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:41:52 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Second half of Kurt's update. --- Documentation/user/ancient.itely | 107 +++++++++++++++++-------------- Documentation/user/staff.itely | 2 +- 2 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/user/ancient.itely b/Documentation/user/ancient.itely index db88828dad..86562c7457 100644 --- a/Documentation/user/ancient.itely +++ b/Documentation/user/ancient.itely @@ -105,46 +105,59 @@ There is limited support for figured bass notation from the Baroque period: * Ancient time signatures:: @end menu + @node Ancient note heads @subsubsection Ancient note heads @cindex note heads, ancient -For ancient notation, a note head style other than the @code{default} -style may be chosen. This is accomplished by setting the @code{style} -property of the @rinternals{NoteHead} object to @code{baroque}, -@code{neomensural}, @code{mensural} or @code{petrucci}. The -@code{baroque} style differs from the @code{default} style only in -using a square shape for @code{\breve} note heads. The -@code{neomensural} style differs from the @code{baroque} style in that -it uses rhomboidal heads for whole notes and all smaller durations. -Stems are centered on the note heads. This style is particularly -useful when transcribing mensural music, e.g., for the incipit. The -@code{mensural} style produces note heads that mimic the look of note -heads in historic printings of the 16th century. Finally, the -@code{petrucci} style also mimics historic printings, but uses bigger -note heads. +For ancient notation, a note head style other than the @code{default} style +may be chosen. This is accomplished by setting the @code{style} property of +the @rinternals{NoteHead} object to @code{baroque}, @code{neomensural}, +@code{mensural} or @code{petrucci}. -The following example demonstrates the @code{neomensural} style +The @code{baroque} style differs from the @code{default} style by: + +@itemize +@item Providing a @code{maxima} notehead, and +@item Using a square shape for @code{\breve} note heads. +@end itemize + +The @code{neomensural}, @code{mensural}, and @code{petrucci} styles differ from +the @code{baroque} style by: + +@itemize +@item Using rhomboidal heads for semibreves and all smaller durations, and +@item Centering the stems on the note heads. +@end itemize + +The @code{mensural} and @code{petrucci} styles aim to emulate the appearance +of historic printed music. The @code{petrucci} style uses larger note +heads. + +The following example demonstrates the @code{petrucci} style + +@c Renaissance music doesn't use bar lines ... but they do help to +@c separate the notes for easier identification. @lilypond[quote,fragment,ragged-right,verbatim] \set Score.skipBars = ##t -\override NoteHead #'style = #'neomensural -a'\longa a'\breve a'1 a'2 a'4 a'8 a'16 +\autoBeamOff +\override NoteHead #'style = #'petrucci +a'\maxima a'\longa a'\breve a'1 a'2 a'4 a'8 a'16 a' @end lilypond -When typesetting a piece in Gregorian Chant notation, the -@rinternals{Gregorian_ligature_engraver} will automatically select -the proper note heads, so there is no need to explicitly set the -note head style. Still, the note head style can be set, e.g., to -@code{vaticana_punctum} to produce punctum neumes. Similarly, a -@rinternals{Mensural_ligature_engraver} is used to automatically -assemble mensural ligatures. See @ref{Ligatures}, for how ligature -engravers work. +When typesetting a piece in Gregorian chant notation, the +@rinternals{Gregorian_ligature_engraver} automatically selects the proper +note heads, so there is no need to explicitly set the note head style. +Still, the note head style can be set, e.g., to @code{vaticana_punctum} to +produce punctum neumes. Similarly, the +@rinternals{Mensural_ligature_engraver} automatically assembles mensural +ligatures. See @ref{Ligatures}, for how ligature engravers work. @seealso -@ref{Note head styles}, gives an overview over all available note head styles. +@ref{Note head styles}, gives an overview of all available note head styles. @node Ancient accidentals @@ -152,10 +165,8 @@ engravers work. @cindex accidentals - -Use the @code{glyph-name-alist} property of grob -@rinternals{Accidental} and @rinternals{KeySignature} to select -ancient accidentals. +Use the @code{glyph-name-alist} property of grob @rinternals{Accidental} and +@rinternals{KeySignature} to select ancient accidentals. @lilypond[quote,ragged-right,staffsize=26] \score { @@ -462,16 +473,14 @@ historic style hufnagel combined do/fa clef @end lilypond @end multitable +@emph{Modern} or @emph{Neo-mensural style} means @qq{as is typeset in +modern editions of transcribed mensural music.} - -@emph{Modern style} means @qq{as is typeset in contemporary editions of -transcribed mensural music.} - -@emph{Petrucci style} means @qq{inspired by printings published by the -famous engraver Petrucci (1466-1539).} +@emph{Petrucci style} means @qq{inspired by music published by the famous +engraver Petrucci (1466-1539).} @emph{Historic style} means @qq{as was typeset or written in historic -editions (other than those of Petrucci).} +editions other than those of Petrucci.} @emph{Editio XXX style} means @qq{as is/was printed in Editio XXX.} @@ -528,17 +537,18 @@ staff lines. This may not always be true when using advanced layout features of classical notation (which however are typically out of scope for mensural notation). + @node Ancient time signatures @subsubsection Ancient time signatures +@cindex mensuration sign @cindex time signatures - -There is limited support for mensural time signatures. The -glyphs are hard-wired to particular time fractions. In other words, -to get a particular mensural signature glyph with the @code{\time n/m} -command, @code{n} and @code{m} have to be chosen according to the -following table +There is limited support for mensuration signs (which are similar to, but +not exactly the same as time signatures). The glyphs are hard-wired to +particular time fractions. In other words, to get a particular mensuration +sign with the @code{\time n/m} command, @code{n} and @code{m} have to be +chosen according to the following table @lilypond[quote,ragged-right] \layout { @@ -620,13 +630,13 @@ The following examples show the differences in style, @seealso -This manual: @ref{Time signature}, gives a general introduction to +Notation Reference: @ref{Time signature}, gives a general introduction to the use of time signatures. @knownissues Ratios of note durations do not change with the time signature. For -example, the ratio of 1 brevis = 3 semibrevis (tempus perfectum) must +example, the ratio of 1 breve = 3 semibreves (@emph{tempus perfectum}) must be made by hand, by setting @example @@ -2109,10 +2119,9 @@ fis gis ais bis @end lilypond -This will treat @emph{every} subsequent accidentals as -@emph{musica ficta} until it is unset with @code{\set -suggestAccidentals = ##f}. A more convenient way is to use -@code{\once}: +This will treat @emph{every} subsequent accidental as @emph{musica ficta} +until it is unset with @code{\set suggestAccidentals = ##f}. A more +convenient way is to use @code{\once}: @lilypond[verbatim,fragment,relative=1] fis gis diff --git a/Documentation/user/staff.itely b/Documentation/user/staff.itely index d9f8e151a4..c013f4b2f3 100644 --- a/Documentation/user/staff.itely +++ b/Documentation/user/staff.itely @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ in the score. This is done with the commands @code{\startStaff} and Music Glossary: @rglos{staff}, @rglos{staves}. Notation Reference: @ref{Percussion staves}, -@ref{Guitar tablatures}, @ref{Gregorian Chant contexts}, +@ref{Guitar tablatures}, @ref{Gregorian chant contexts}, @ref{Mensural contexts}. Snippets: -- 2.39.2