Martin Tarenskeen <m.tarensk...@zonnet.nl> writes:
>>> The idea is that \relative { ... } (namely \relative used without an
>>> explicit reference pitch) uses the first note inside as the reference
>>> pitch. That is, if the first note happens to be written as fis'' it
>>> will sound as fis'' (absolute pitch).
>
> I wouldn't mind, if I can still use the the old syntax, which is what
> I prefer, and if the documentation clearly explains these two ways of
> usage. I think the old syntax is easier for me when I want to
> copy/paste notes.
The only thing that works reliably for copy/paste is absolute pitch.
Relative pitch is always prone to octave errors.
--
David Kastrup
_______________________________________________
lilypond-user mailing list
lilypond-user@gnu.org
https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
