Hi Gabriel,
> No, the original note values for the bass in measure 10 were
> g2 aes2 ees1 % semibreve / whole note here!
>
> That semibreve/whole note is converted to
> ees2. r4
> in my edition because my choirmaster wants the basses to “shave a quarter off
> their whole note.”
>
> Why does he want the basses to shave a quarter off? Because the altos — third
> staff from the top — need a breath before measure 11 begins, so their ees'2
> (original note value) is converted to ees'4 r4 (a quarter-rest breath). And
> the choirmaster wants the basses to finish the word “Regem” and breathe *at
> the same time as the altos.* The T1s are singing bes2. r4 (instead of the
> original bes1) for the same reason.
Then I would DEFINITELY go with the bracketed notation:
%%% SNIPPET BEGINS
\version "2.27.0"
#(define-public (bracket-stencils grob)
(let ((lp (grob-interpret-markup grob (markup #:fontsize 3.5 #:translate
(cons -0.625 -1.25) #:scale (cons 1 2.5) "[")))
(rp (grob-interpret-markup grob (markup #:fontsize 3.5 #:translate
(cons -0.125 -1.25) #:scale (cons 1 2.5) "]"))))
(list lp rp)))
bracketify = #(define-music-function (arg) (ly:music?)
(_i "Tag @var{arg} to be parenthesized.")
#{
\tweak Parentheses.stencils #bracket-stencils
% \tweak Parentheses.font-size -2
\parenthesize $arg
#})
\relative c'' {
g2.
\bracketify r4
}
%%% SNIPPET ENDS
I’ll be interested to see if you find something I end up liking more.
Hope this helps!
Kieren.
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