From f63c5bd91d2cadcc1b0f81357853e79745b70e7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Graham Percival Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:07:07 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update from Ralph. --- Documentation/user/pitches.itely | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/user/pitches.itely b/Documentation/user/pitches.itely index 4022056ecc..81033eb3d4 100644 --- a/Documentation/user/pitches.itely +++ b/Documentation/user/pitches.itely @@ -1698,17 +1698,17 @@ problematic notes. @subsubsection Ambitus @cindex ambitus -@cindex ambit @cindex range of pitches @cindex pitch range -The term @notation{ambitus} or @notation{ambit} denotes a range of +@c FIXME: square brackets for plural ? +The term @notation{ambitus} (pl. ambitus) denotes a range of pitches for a given voice in a part of music. It may also denote the pitch range that a musical instrument is capable of playing. -Ambits are printed on vocal parts so that performers can easily +Ambitus are printed on vocal parts so that performers can easily determine if it matches their capabilities. -Ambits are denoted at the beginning of a piece near the initial +Ambitus are denoted at the beginning of a piece near the initial 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. @@ -1892,11 +1892,15 @@ the base of the scale is determined by the @code{\key} command. @lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc] {applying-noteheads-styles-depending-on-the-step-of-the-scale.ly} +@noindent +To see all note head styles, see @ref{Note head styles}. @seealso Snippets: @lsrdir{Pitches,Pitches}. +Notation Reference: @ref{Note head styles}. + @node Improvisation @subsubsection Improvisation -- 2.39.5