From 94cce45d444cd6700d3f4df84cda68fb7de96cd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Trevor Daniels Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:32:39 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Doc: Move Retrograde to a section on its own - as it is independent of the scale it does not belong with modal transformations --- Documentation/notation/pitches.itely | 80 +++++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/notation/pitches.itely b/Documentation/notation/pitches.itely index cf3f2206f4..1bd632d33c 100644 --- a/Documentation/notation/pitches.itely +++ b/Documentation/notation/pitches.itely @@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ This section discusses how to modify pitches. * Octave checks:: * Transpose:: * Inversion:: +* Retrograde:: * Modal transformations:: @end menu @@ -789,9 +790,11 @@ see @ref{Instrument transpositions}. @seealso Notation Reference: -@ref{Relative octave entry}, +@ref{Instrument transpositions}, +@ref{Inversion}, @ref{Modal transformations}, -@ref{Instrument transpositions}. +@ref{Relative octave entry}, +@ref{Retrograde}. Snippets: @rlsr{Pitches}. @@ -840,6 +843,45 @@ music = \relative c' { c d e f } } @end lilypond +@seealso +Notation Reference: +@ref{Modal transformations}, +@ref{Retrograde}, +@ref{Transpose}. + + +@node Retrograde +@unnumberedsubsubsec Retrograde + +@cindex retrograde transformation +@cindex transformation, retrograde +@cindex operation, retrograde +@funindex \retrograde +@funindex retrograde + +A music expression can be reversed to produce its retrograde: + +@lilypond[verbatim,quote] +music = \relative c' { c8. ees16( fis8. a16 b8.) gis16 f8. d16 } + +\new Staff { + \music + \retrograde \music +} +@end lilypond + +@knownissues +Manual ties inside @code{\retrograde} will be broken and +generate warnings. Some ties can be generated automatically +by enabling @ref{Automatic note splitting}. + +@seealso +Notation Reference: +@ref{Inversion}, +@ref{Modal transformations}, +@ref{Transpose}. + + @node Modal transformations @unnumberedsubsubsec Modal transformations @@ -849,9 +891,10 @@ music = \relative c' { c d e f } In a musical composition that is based on a scale, a motif is frequently transformed in various ways. It may be -@notation{transposed} to start at different places in the scale, it -may be @notation{inverted} around a pivot point in the scale, and/or -it may be converted to its @notation{retrograde} (written backwards). +@notation{transposed} to start at different places in the scale or +it may be @notation{inverted} around a pivot point in the scale. +It may also be reversed to produce its @notation{retrograde}, see +@ref{Retrograde}. @warning{Any note that does not lie within the given scale will be left untransformed.} @@ -961,26 +1004,6 @@ motive = \relative c' { c c g' c, } } @end lilypond - -@subsubheading Retrograde transformation - -@cindex retrograde transformation -@cindex transformation, retrograde -@cindex operation, retrograde -@funindex \retrograde -@funindex retrograde - -A motif can be reversed to produce its retrograde: - -@lilypond[verbatim,quote] -motif = \relative c' { c8. ees16( fis8. a16 b8.) gis16 f8. d16 } - -\new Staff { - \motif - \retrograde \motif -} -@end lilypond - The combined operation of inversion and retrograde produce the retrograde-inversion: @@ -996,13 +1019,10 @@ motif = \relative c' { c8. ees16 fis8. a16 b8. gis16 f8. d16 } @seealso Notation Reference: +@ref{Inversion}, +@ref{Retrograde}, @ref{Transpose}. -@knownissues -Manual ties inside @code{\retrograde} will be broken and -generate warnings. Some ties can be generated automatically -by enabling @ref{Automatic note splitting}. - @node Displaying pitches @subsection Displaying pitches -- 2.39.2