Hi all, > If printed beams were supposed to be curved, > they would have been easy to engrave into plates […] > But it does not appear like that was desired.
Indeed. I'd guess that straight beams were quickly determined to be superior to curved beams for at least two reasons: (a) straight beams encourage the reader to more accurately assess, at a glance, the [overall] direction, [overall] slope, and approximate duration of the beamed group; and (b) straight beams differentiate themselves more strongly from curved musical objects/items (including ties. slurs, and certain scripts). Cheers, Kieren. ________________________________ Kieren MacMillan, composer ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: [email protected] _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
