2016-03-24 1:22 GMT+01:00 Simon Albrecht <[email protected]>: > On 24.03.2016 01:10, Daniel Birns wrote: >> >> So, the default is 7/8 (though I’m not sure yet what 1 . 2 is…) > > > '(1 . 2), equivalent to (cons 1 2), is a scheme pair. > >> but I wondered about 7/8. CPE Bach says normally notes are play for 1/2 >> their duration, > > > That’s a very debatable quote. Numerical relations can only say so much, and > it depends on instrument, style, character, etc. etc. You’d have to ask to > which exact instrument and what situation Emanuel would have referred here. > It’s a huge topic to discuss, but 1/2 as a default is definitely a very > uncommon choice. > >> so 7/8 is not detectable I think. > > > Oh yes, of course it is. It’s the equivalent to some kind of ‘non-legato’, > which is the most ‘neutral’ articulation I can think of. > > Best, Simon
My suggestion of 1/2 was meant to make it overly clear that \articulate indeed _does_ work. One should find a more convincing value ofcourse ... Cheers, Harm _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
