Re: NullVoice and MIDI

2014-06-14 Thread David Kastrup
Johan Vromans jvrom...@squirrel.nl writes: Hi, According to the Notation Reference you can use a NullVoice to align lyrics or to use lyrics with partcombine (section 2.1.2). However, a midi{} block will throw a confusing error when a NullVoice is used: fatal error: fatal error. Couldn't

Re: Macro/multiply notes

2014-06-14 Thread David Kastrup
Thomas Morley thomasmorle...@gmail.com writes: 2014-06-13 17:42 GMT+02:00 Hlolli hlo...@gmail.com: Is is possible to do smoething like this: {c'8 d' e' d'}*4 - c'8 d' e' d' | c'8 d' e' d' | c'8 d' e' d' | c'8 d' e' d' ? Just to save space I was hoping that repetitive musical patterns could

Re: avoid-slur does not apply on a tie.

2014-06-14 Thread David Kastrup
Pierre Perol-Schneider pierre.schneider.pa...@gmail.com writes: 2014-06-13 23:53 GMT+02:00 Ralph Palmer palmer.r.vio...@gmail.com: I think this is, on fact, a slur, not a tie. If the sounding of the notes is separate, as would be implied by the staccato dots, that should make it a bowing

Re: avoid-slur does not apply on a tie.

2014-06-14 Thread Simon Albrecht
Am 14.06.2014 07:29, schrieb Pierre Perol-Schneider: 2014-06-13 23:53 GMT+02:00 Ralph Palmer palmer.r.vio...@gmail.com mailto:palmer.r.vio...@gmail.com: I think this is, on fact, a slur, not a tie. If the sounding of the notes is separate, as would be implied by the staccato dots,

Re: avoid-slur does not apply on a tie.

2014-06-14 Thread Pierre Perol-Schneider
2014-06-14 8:58 GMT+02:00 David Kastrup d...@gnu.org: The tuning suggests rather a guitar or something. For which bowing directions don't make a lot of sense. A viol would be another possibility, but that is probably not what Diabelli had been writing for. Sorry, forgot to tell : it's a

Re: avoid-slur does not apply on a tie.

2014-06-14 Thread Pierre Perol-Schneider
2014-06-14 8:59 GMT+02:00 Simon Albrecht simon.albre...@mail.de: Interpretation is a different issue, I think. But the ly representation may well be a slur, even if it is actually played as a vibrato or whatever articulation one might apply. Ok.

\cadenzaOff resets accidentals too late

2014-06-14 Thread James Harkins
This smells like a bug to me: \version 2.18.2 \language english \relative c' { \cadenzaOn a4 b cs d% accidental is printed \cadenzaOff \bar || % \time 4/4 e d cs b% accidental is NOT printed -- huh?? a b cs d% accidental is printed } I'm aware that \cadenzaOn will remember

Re: \cadenzaOff resets accidentals too late

2014-06-14 Thread James
On 14/06/14 10:20, James Harkins wrote: This smells like a bug to me: \version 2.18.2 \language english \relative c' { \cadenzaOn a4 b cs d% accidental is printed \cadenzaOff \bar || % \time 4/4 e d cs b% accidental is NOT printed -- huh?? a b cs d% accidental is

Re: Whiteout box function by Thomas Morley / need help

2014-06-14 Thread Karol Majewski
Done! :-) moreWhiteout =#(define-music-function (parser location adds item)(pair? symbol-list-or-music?) (define more-stencil-whiteout (lambda (grob) (let* ((function (assoc-get 'stencil (reverse (ly:grob-basic-properties grob (stil (if (and (procedure? function) (not (eq? (procedure-name

conditional markup

2014-06-14 Thread Orm Finnendahl
Hi, for defining markups which appear selectively either only in the parts or only in the score I'm trying to use the following strategy: I include a score-defs.ly or part-defs.ly file in the score or part respectively and define commands like sMarkup for markup only appearing in the score or

Re: conditional markup

2014-06-14 Thread Phil Holmes
- Original Message - From: Orm Finnendahl orm.finnend...@hfmdk-frankfurt.de To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 2:07 PM Subject: conditional markup Hi, for defining markups which appear selectively either only in the parts or only in the score I'm trying to use

Re: conditional markup

2014-06-14 Thread Orm Finnendahl
Am Samstag, den 14. Juni 2014 um 14:17:44 Uhr (+0100) schrieb Phil Holmes: Had you considered using tags instead? No, thanks, I wasn't aware of this. Seems to be exactly what I need. -- Orm ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org

override font name for lyrics

2014-06-14 Thread Fr. Michael Gilmary
Hi everyone! I just downloaded Lilypond 2.18.2-1— previously, I worked with 2.12.3-1. With that version, when I wanted a font on the system to use with the lyrics what used work with this: LyricGaramond = \override LyricText #'font-name = #”Garamond Premier Pro doesn’t work anymore, i.e, the

Re: override font name for lyrics

2014-06-14 Thread Phil Holmes
Works fine for me, Windows Vista, 2.18.2. I'd suggest you experiment with fonts that are definitely on your system: Arial if it's a Windows machine, for example. If they work, then it's not the syntax that's the problem. -- Phil Holmes - Original Message - From: Fr. Michael

Re: override font name for lyrics

2014-06-14 Thread Fr. Michael Gilmary
On 14 Jun AD 2014, at 10:25 AM, Phil Holmes m...@philholmes.net wrote: Works fine for me, Windows Vista, 2.18.2. I'd suggest you experiment with fonts that are definitely on your system: Arial if it's a Windows machine, for example. If they work, then it's not the syntax that's the

Re: conditional markup

2014-06-14 Thread David Kastrup
Orm Finnendahl orm.finnend...@hfmdk-frankfurt.de writes: Hi, for defining markups which appear selectively either only in the parts or only in the score I'm trying to use the following strategy: I include a score-defs.ly or part-defs.ly file in the score or part respectively and define

Re: Adjusting the upper tie of an octave

2014-06-14 Thread Knute Snortum
Thanks to all who replied to this, especially David Nalesnik. His shapeTieColumn function has been submitted to the openlilylib. And I can continue typesetting Pictures at an Exhibition! Knute Snortum (via Gmail) On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 12:36 PM, David Nalesnik david.nales...@gmail.com

Dominant

2014-06-14 Thread Server Acim
Hello, I am writing an Harmony book with my friend. I want to use Diminished Dominant symbol in figured bass below the note. It has to mark diminished fifth interval with a cross line on D letter. In our country, some music teachers had gotten their education in Germany in 1930'ies. They

Re: Dominant

2014-06-14 Thread Thomas Morley
2014-06-14 17:31 GMT+02:00 Server Acim ser...@acim.name.tr: Hello, I am writing an Harmony book with my friend. I want to use Diminished Dominant symbol in figured bass below the note. It has to mark diminished fifth interval with a cross line on D letter. In our country, some music teachers

Re: Dominant

2014-06-14 Thread Malte Meyn
Hello, you can try to use either the letter D with stroke (Đ, U+0110) or, if you want a longer an diagonal stroke, a regular D and a combining long solidus overlay from unicode (D̸, U+0044 U+0337): \version 2.19.6 \relative c' { \repeat unfold 8 { c e g c f a d f b e g c } } \addlyrics {

Re: changing the appearance for single dots in fret boards

2014-06-14 Thread Thomas Morley
2014-06-10 9:16 GMT+02:00 Marc Hohl m...@hohlart.de: Am 08.06.2014 02:49, schrieb Thomas Morley: 2014-06-07 17:33 GMT+02:00 Marc Hohl m...@hohlart.de: Am 07.06.2014 10:02, schrieb Pierre Perol-Schneider: 2014-06-06 9:59 GMT+02:00 Marc Hohl m...@hohlart.de mailto:m...@hohlart.de: I

Re: \relative versus \absolute (was Re: Macro/multiply notes)

2014-06-14 Thread Knute Snortum
I am still a novice at using LilyPond (maybe a sophomore) but I'd like to make one case for relative notes. I'm typesetting a piece where there are a lot of octave scale runs between both hands. It's very nice to be able to copy several beats or even bars of notes, irrespective of the clef, and

Re: \relative versus \absolute (was Re: Macro/multiply notes)

2014-06-14 Thread Hlolli
I would imagine that kind of practice, just squeeze musical material into instruments into their suitable range will make you less sensitive to which octave you are composing on. If it works for some, then good. Both in terms of timbre and counterpoint I would want to know excacly if I'm working

Re: \relative versus \absolute (was Re: Macro/multiply notes)

2014-06-14 Thread Malte Meyn
Another aspect: on english keyboards, the single quote ' is easily reachable. But on german (and maybe other?) keyboards it’s further on the right and you need the shift key to get it; the neo layout (a german ergonomic layout which I use) also needs an extra key (called mod3, at qwerty’s caps

Re: \relative versus \absolute (was Re: Macro/multiply notes)

2014-06-14 Thread David Kastrup
Knute Snortum ksnor...@gmail.com writes: I am still a novice at using LilyPond (maybe a sophomore) but I'd like to make one case for relative notes. I'm typesetting a piece where there are a lot of octave scale runs between both hands. It's very nice to be able to copy several beats or even

Frescobaldi 2.0.16 on MacPorts?

2014-06-14 Thread Steve Noland
Dear all, Frescobaldi 2.0.16 does not seem to be available yet on MacPorts - has it been submitted? Thanks, Steve ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: triangle noteheads

2014-06-14 Thread Nick Didkovsky
Thanks Thomas Morley and Pierre Perol-Schneider, I have implemented this technique and it looks like it's working very well. Much appreciated! Nick Didkovsky On 6/10/2014 7:51 AM, Thomas Morley wrote: 2014-06-10 9:50 GMT+02:00 Pierre Perol-Schneider pierre.schneider.pa...@gmail.com: 2014-06-09