Re: [abcusers] Chord length

2003-07-25 Thread Jean-Francois Moine
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 13:22:43 UTC, John Chambers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] | {[DGB][EAc]}(3:2:4[EGB]2[DFA]/{[EGB]}[EGc]/ | | for example. Good example. I wish that chords as grace notes generally worked. No reason they shouldn't, of course, but how many programs actually

Re: [abcusers] Chord length

2003-07-24 Thread Jack Campin
We've had the suggestion a few times in the past that there be a way to give a length for bracketed chords, instead of repeating the length for each note. Thus [Ace]4 could be used for [A4c4e4]. In one discussion, we even had the suggestion of multiplying lengths if they are

Re: [abcusers] Chord length

2003-07-24 Thread I. Oppenheim
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Jack Campin wrote: I think it got lost within the discussion about having notes of differing lengths within chords. I think that problem is now solved with the introduction of -style voice overlay. Groeten, Irwin Oppenheim [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~* Chazzanut Online:

Re: [abcusers] Chord length

2003-07-24 Thread John Chambers
Jack Campin writes: | We've had the suggestion a few times in the past that there | be a way to give a length for bracketed chords, instead of | repeating the length for each note. Thus [Ace]4 could be | used for [A4c4e4]. In one discussion, we even had the | suggestion of

Re: [abcusers] Chord length

2003-07-24 Thread Richard Robinson
On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 01:53:00AM +, John Chambers wrote: We've had the suggestion a few times in the past that there be a way to give a length for bracketed chords, instead of repeating the length for each note. Thus [Ace]4 could be used for [A4c4e4]. In one discussion, we

Re: [abcusers] Chord length - waaaah!

2003-07-24 Thread Zouki
In a message dated 7/24/03 094307, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thus [Ace]4 could be used for [A4c4e4]. Heavy ABC User* cries plaintively: Could we at least get this one in and worry about the chords containing different note lengths (can't recall when I've run across this) at some other

Re: [abcusers] Chord length

2003-07-24 Thread Bernard Hill
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Richard Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 01:53:00AM +, John Chambers wrote: We've had the suggestion a few times in the past that there be a way to give a length for bracketed chords, instead of repeating the length for each note.

Re: [abcusers] Chord length - waaaah!

2003-07-24 Thread I. Oppenheim
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thus [Ace]4 could be used for [A4c4e4]. Heavy ABC User* cries plaintively: Could we at least get this one in and worry about the chords containing different note lengths (can't recall when I've run across this) at some other time? I've

Re: [abcusers] Chord length - waaaah!

2003-07-24 Thread Richard Robinson
On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 06:48:53PM +0200, I. Oppenheim wrote: The chord forms a syntactic grouping, to which the same prefixes and postfixes can be attached as to an ordinary note, except for accidentals. In particular, the following notation is legal: ( ^I.[CEG]- [CEG] ^IV

Re: [abcusers] Chord length - waaaah!

2003-07-24 Thread John Chambers
I. Oppenheim writes: | On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | Thus [Ace]4 could be | used for [A4c4e4]. | | Heavy ABC User* cries plaintively: | Could we at least get this one in and worry about the chords containing | different note lengths (can't recall when I've run

Re: [abcusers] Chord length

2003-07-24 Thread Bernard Hill
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Chambers [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Bernard Hill writes: | In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Richard Robinson | Like you, I don't have very strong opinions here, it's not a thing | I've found a huge need for. But uses like [A4ce]2 would seem to be | fairly clear to

Re: [abcusers] Chord length

2003-07-24 Thread Frank Nordberg
Bernard Hill wrote: But what does it MEAN in notation terms? You are not allowed to have different length notes on the same stem in standard notation, ... Well, allowed may not be the right word here. The question is if it's possible in standard notation. You do occasionally see dotted and

Re: [abcusers] Chord length

2003-07-24 Thread Jack Campin
But uses like [A4ce]2 would seem to be fairly clear to understand, convenient to type, and consistent with the rest of the language; it's a thing I'd try if I needed to express such a thing. Mixed lengths in the same chord are *not* clear to understand if you are trying to implement a player