On 11/02/2022 00:50, Jean Abou Samra wrote:
When you get around to it, could you explain this? Maybe I'm
being dense, but it's not obvious to me. Do you expect it
to save enough vertical space that it will enable LilyPond
to cram more systems on a page?
Anyway, this might be a topic for the user list in the end.
It is, which is why I’ll only give a brief example here. Have a look at
the first few bars at this:
https://imslp.org/wiki/File:SIBLEY1802.14023.d867-39087011616572score.pdf
It shows various strategies of placing dynamics and articulations
overlapping with the staff (without there even being strict necessity
for some of them). All of these are abundantly common in 19th century
engraving and enable far more compact layout. The issue can more severe
in choral music due to lyrics, but in orchestral music there are more
ledger lines, articulations, slurs &c. exacerbating the need for
flexibility with dynamic placement.
Modern aesthetics often favour exact alignment, no overlapping and very
loose spacing at the expense of huge increases in page count. I rarely
agree…
Best, Simon
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