On Fri 27 Apr 2018 at 13:49:24 (+0200), Gianmaria Lari wrote: > On 27 April 2018 at 11:56, Andrew Bernard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Gianmaria, > > > > The shorthand of using a duration number only applies to notes, not rests. > > > > As per the NR: > > > > Isolated durations – durations without a pitch – that occur within a music > > sequence will take their pitch from the preceding note or chord. > > > > > > That is how it is. More learned fellows may be able to offer the technical > > explanation underlying this. > > > > Andrew > > > > > Thank you for pointing me out the documentation. > > If "d4 4 " -> "d4 d4" I would expect "r4 4" -> "r4 r4" and "s4 4" -> "s4 > s4". What was the reason to make lilypond handle pitch and rest differently?
I would assume it's because this notation (which arrived too late for me to make use of when it would have been handy¹) is designed for percussion and lets you write, say: snare8 8 8 8 r2 R1 8 8 8 8 r2 ¹ a spoken work. Cheers, David. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
