Hi David,
> Turning the leaves of American hymnbooks, I can't see many
> where space is saved just by combining voices.
I don’t have time to do the same… but as I said, the spacing savings of
combined voices is quite easy to demonstrate:
SNIPPET BEGINS
\version "2.19.32"
\new ChoirStaff
On Fri 16 Sep 2016 at 15:52:06 (-0400), Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> Hi Karlin,
>
> > what exactly causes the attraction to combined voices and
> > the disaffection for separated voices? I'm not sure, but I'll try to answer.
>
> I think that answer is pretty good, and probably partly true. Related w
On Fri 16 Sep 2016 at 19:16:16 (+), Karlin High wrote:
> PS - Another American tradition is shaped notes, as in the Lilypond
> \aikenHeads command. I think those want combining even more; the
> attached PNG has an example.
My own view here is that the 4th shaped note is a good example of wh
On 17/09/16 00:05, Karlin High wrote:
> On 9/16/2016 5:26 PM, J Martin Rushton wrote:
>> 2) How does the "American" style indicate when the voices cross?
>
> In short, it follows the "English" style until the cross-condition ceases.
>
> Here's an example that came to hand:
> https://s3.amazonaws
On 9/16/2016 5:26 PM, J Martin Rushton wrote:
> 2) How does the "American" style indicate when the voices cross?
In short, it follows the "English" style until the cross-condition ceases.
Here's an example that came to hand:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/wayne-hooper/quartet-arrangements/alltheway.pd
On 16/09/16 20:52, Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> Hi Karlin,
>
>> what exactly causes the attraction to combined voices and
>> the disaffection for separated voices? I'm not sure, but I'll try to answer.
>
> I think that answer is pretty good, and probably partly true. Related would
> be the argument
Hi Karlin,
> what exactly causes the attraction to combined voices and
> the disaffection for separated voices? I'm not sure, but I'll try to answer.
I think that answer is pretty good, and probably partly true. Related would be
the argument that combined voices allow each part to more quickly g
Forwarded Message
Subject: Re: Beaming, partcombine and pickups
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 23:24:12 -0500
From: David Wright
...I'm not sure it's wise of me to ask what the attraction is of the
American convention of part-combining...
End Forward
On 09/16/2016 06:24 AM, David Wright wrote:
On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 17:15:02 (-0600), David F. wrote:
I have a song in 9/8 time with a pickup of three eighth notes. I expect
Lilypond to beam those three eighth notes together, but it does not when I
combine two voices with partcombine.
Am I doi
On Thu 15 Sep 2016 at 17:15:02 (-0600), David F. wrote:
> I have a song in 9/8 time with a pickup of three eighth notes. I expect
> Lilypond to beam those three eighth notes together, but it does not when I
> combine two voices with partcombine.
>
> Am I doing something wrong? Is Lilypond doin
I have a song in 9/8 time with a pickup of three eighth notes. I expect
Lilypond to beam those three eighth notes together, but it does not when I
combine two voices with partcombine.
Am I doing something wrong? Is Lilypond doing something wrong? How might I
work around this?
Thanks!
David
11 matches
Mail list logo
