Johnny Farraj wrote:
I perform Arabic music, and I just found out about LilyPond.
Has anyone ever tried adding support for quarter tones, used in Arabic /
Turkish music notation ?
They are notated using half-flats and half-sharps.
For more info and lost of examples on quarter tones see
[http://www.maqamworld.com/maqamat.html].
Im also a UNIX/C++ programmer, and would love to do the work myself, but need a
little handholding given the complexity of the product.
any help appreciated.
Hello,
LilyPond already supports quarter tones; have a look at the manual.
However, you might be interested in this:
I'm discussing further microtonal extensions, with a double bass player
from NY, who specifically needs support for Turkish music, where
alterations are measured in 9ths of a whole tone. I believe they're
called komas.
I have an idea how to do generic microtonal notation. I'm putting this
up as a sponsored feature. Perhaps you're also willing to contribute in
the cost?
--
Han-Wen Nienhuys - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen
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