Hi Joseph, > I'm wondering why one would want to notate a different duration than is > actually played
There are any number of reasons: 1. creating Schenker graphs (and other "non-traditional” use of traditional notation elements); 2. exploding vs. imploding tuplets; 3. contemporary notation not adequately handled by traditional duration-based noteheads; 4. in Lilypond in particular, getting around voice-based limitations (e.g., offsetting dynamics without using a function like \after). etc. Hope that helps! 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
