From 53ba167de97342c0ceadd4203a31cec53e7399c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Graham Percival Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:47:32 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update from Andrew. --- Documentation/user/wind.itely | 115 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 100 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/user/wind.itely b/Documentation/user/wind.itely index a754aaca31..a4c7c3fc6f 100644 --- a/Documentation/user/wind.itely +++ b/Documentation/user/wind.itely @@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ @node Wind instruments @section Wind instruments -This section includes extra information for writing for bagpipes. +@c @lilypondfile[quote]{wind-headword.ly} + +This section includes some elements of music notation that arise when +writing for winds. @menu * Common notation for wind instruments:: @@ -21,32 +24,111 @@ This section includes extra information for writing for bagpipes. @node Common notation for wind instruments @subsection Common notation for wind instruments +This section discusses some issues common to most wind instruments. + @menu * References for wind instruments:: -* Half-holes:: +* Fingerings:: @end menu @node References for wind instruments -@subsubsection References for wind instruments +@unnumberedsubsubsec References for wind instruments + +@cindex wind instruments + +Many notation issues for wind instruments pertain to breathing and +tonguing: + +@itemize +@item Breathing can be specified by rests or @ref{Breath marks}. +@item Legato playing is indicated by @ref{slurs}. +@item Different types of tonguings, ranging from legato to non-legato to +stacatto are usually shown by articulation marks, sometimes combined +with slurs, see @ref{Articulations and ornamentations} and @ref{List of +articulations}. +@item Flutter tonguing is usually indicated by placing a tremolo mark +and a text markup on the note. See @ref{Tremolo repeats}. +@end itemize + +There are also other aspects of musical notation that can apply to wind +instruments: + +@itemize +@item Many wind instruments are transposing intruments, see +@ref{Instrument transpositions}. +@item The slide glissando are characteristic of the trombone, but other +winds may perform keyed or valved glissandi. See @ref{Glissando}. +@item Harmonic series glissandi, which are possible on all brass +instruments but common for French Horns, are usually written out as +@ref{Grace notes}. +@item Pitch inflections at the end of a note are discussed in @ref{Falls +and doits}. +@item Key slaps or valve slaps are often shown by the @code{cross} style +of @ref{Special note heads}. +@item Woodwinds can overblow low notes to sound harmonics. These are +shown by the @code{flageolet} articulation. See @ref{List of articulations}. +@item The use of brass mutes is usually indicated by a text markup, but +where there are many rapid changes it is better to use the +@code{stopped} and @code{open} articulations. See @ref{Articulations and +ornamentations} and @ref{List of articulations}. +@item Stopped horns are indicated by the @code{stopped} articulation. +See @ref{Articulations and ornamentations}. +@end itemize + +@snippets + +@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle] +{changing--flageolet-mark-size.ly} + +@seealso + +Notation Reference: +@ref{Breath marks}, +@ref{slurs}, +@ref{Articulations and ornamentations}, +@ref{List of articulations}, +@ref{Tremolo repeats}, +@ref{Instrument transpositions}, +@ref{Glissando}, +@ref{Grace notes}, +@ref{Falls and doits}, +@ref{Special note heads}, + +Snippets: +@rlsr{Winds} + + +@node Fingerings +@unnumberedsubsubsec Fingerings +@c TODO add link to LSR snippet by Libero Mureddo once he has added +@c it (after August 15th). +All wind instruments other than the trombone require the use of several +fingers to produce each pitch. -@c TODO Add refs -TBC - -@node Half-holes -@subsubsection Half-holes -@c TODO Add text; search -user TBC @node Bagpipes @subsection Bagpipes +This section includes extra information for writing for bagpipes. + @menu * Bagpipe definitions:: * Bagpipe example:: @end menu @node Bagpipe definitions -@subsubsection Bagpipe definitions +@unnumberedsubsubsec Bagpipe definitions + +@cindex bagpipe +@cindex Scottish highland bagpipe +@cindex grace notes +@funindex \taor +@funindex taor +@funindex \hideKeySignature +@funindex hideKeySignature +@funindex \showKeySignature +@funindex showKeySignature LilyPond contains special definitions for music for the Scottish highland bagpipe; to use them, add @@ -85,9 +167,14 @@ This can be indicated by @code{cflat} or @code{fflat}. Similarly, the piobaireachd high g can be written @code{gflat} when it occurs in light music. +@seealso +@rlsr{Winds} @node Bagpipe example -@subsubsection Bagpipe example +@unnumberedsubsubsec Bagpipe example + +@cindex bagpipe example +@cindex Amazing Grace bagpipe example This is what the well known tune Amazing Grace looks like in bagpipe notation. @@ -129,7 +216,5 @@ notation. } @end lilypond - - - - +@seealso +@rlsr{Winds} -- 2.39.2