From f1163b25f88ad7b6b3953894dc452dfaad36fa81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Kastrup Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2013 15:46:53 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Issue 3648/5: Explain isolated durations in NR "Rhythms" --- Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely b/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely index 32d82db04b..2a91c0d0b6 100644 --- a/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely +++ b/Documentation/notation/rhythms.itely @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Guide, node Updating translation committishes.. @end ignore -@c \version "2.17.30" +@c \version "2.19.0" @node Rhythms @section Rhythms @@ -93,6 +93,15 @@ note. a a a2 a a4 a a1 a @end lilypond +Durations occuring on their own within a music sequence will take +their pitches from the preceding note or chord. + +@lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=2] +\time 8/1 +c \longa \breve 1 2 +4 8 16 32 64 128 128 +@end lilypond + @cindex notes, dotted @cindex dotted notes @cindex notes, double-dotted @@ -204,7 +213,7 @@ tuplets are triplets: 3@tie{}notes sound within the duration normally allowed for@tie{}2: @lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=2] -a2 \tuplet 3/2 { b4 b b } +a2 \tuplet 3/2 { b4 4 4 } c4 c \tuplet 3/2 { b4 a g } @end lilypond @@ -425,6 +434,13 @@ should be tied to the following note, which must be at the same pitch. a2~ a4~ a16 r r8 @end lilypond +Ties can make use of the @q{last explicit pitch} interpretation of +isolated durations: + +@lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=2] +a2 ~ 4 ~ 16 r r8 +@end lilypond + Ties are used either when the note crosses a bar line, or when dots cannot be used to denote the rhythm. Ties should also be used when note values cross larger subdivisions of the measure: @@ -450,7 +466,8 @@ created. Chords may be partially tied by placing the ties inside the chord. @lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=1] -~ +2 ~ 2 +4~ @end lilypond -- 2.39.5