crescendo & decrescendo marks not end correctly

When I write note of Bach's Minuet, I find that LilyPond do not write crescendo & decrescendo mark the way I want. With beams 21~ 24, I write something like : a8([\< b] cis[ d] e fis | g4)\! fis-. e-.\> | fis4-. a,( cis | d2.)\! |\break The crescendo mark is supposed to be end at the

Re: crescendo & decrescendo marks not end correctly

Hi, On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 9:54 PM, Fan Hongtao wrote: > When I write note of Bach's Minuet, I find that LilyPond do not write > crescendo & decrescendo mark the way I want. > > With beams 21~ 24, I write something like : > > a8([\< b] cis[ d] e fis | > g4)\! fis-.

Re: crescendo & decrescendo marks not end correctly

Hi Fan, Without wishing to sound annoying, this piece is written for harpsichord, and crescendo and diminuendo marks do not apply in that context, and Bach never used them for harpsichord music. The example you link to is an erroneous modern edition. Engraving it as Bach intended would be a