We have
File: lilypond-notation.info
* The pitch of the first note is relative to `STARTPITCH'.
`STARTPITCH' is specified in absolute octave mode, and it is
recommended that it be a octave of `c'.
Why c? Personally, I think a pitch based on f makes much more sense:
after
\relative f'' { ...
I know for certain that a following note pitch x will be equivalent to
absolute pitch x''.
The regressions tests and documentation contain any number of
combinations, even things like
altoMusic = \relative g' { e4 e e f }
(in Documentation/notation/input.itely). You get g', a, b, d, do', re'
(an I am not talking about translations here!). But the idea of taking
f' seems to be not taken. Pity: I consider it clever.
Then we also have:
If no `STARTPITCH' is specified for `\relative', then `c'' is
assumed. However, this is a deprecated option and may disappear in
future versions, so its use is discouraged.
Note that if that syntax is discontinued, then \relative can be
implemented as a music function. We even have something like
Documentation/snippets/unfretted-headword.ly: \relative <<
in the examples, let alone the regression tests: how about
input/regression/figured-bass-continuation-center.ly: \relative \new Voice {
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David Kastrup
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