Hello, On 21 January 2013 15:50, Phil Holmes <em...@philholmes.net> wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: James > To: Phil Holmes > Cc: Devel > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 3:43 PM > Subject: Re: Wording concerning figured bass in NR > > Phil, > >> >> On 21 January 2013 15:23, Phil Holmes <em...@philholmes.net> wrote: >> >>> >>> In the middle of the section of the NR concerning ancient music, there >>> is this: >>> >>> Figured bass support >>> There is limited support for figured bass notation from the Baroque >>> period; see Section 2.7.3 >>> [Figured bass], page 393. >>> >>> I would have thought the current level of support is fair to good, so >>> can't see why it's described as limited. I'm also somewhat unsure why >>> Figured bass is referred to in the section on Ancient music, when it's got >>> a section all to itself. Should I delete it? >>> >>> >>> http://code.google.com/p/**lilypond/issues/detail?id=1287<http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1287> >> >> That section needs an overhaul. >> >> I didn't (still don't know) Ancient notation well enough to do much more >> than layout/section changes. But that would be a start. >> >> I'd go for a patch and assign it to this tracker. >> >> Maybe 2013 is the year of the Ancient Music Chapter! >> >> james >> > > I've been reading the ancient section, and TBH think it's pretty good. > It's amongst the best introductions to ancient notation I've read. I > didn't want to put a patch up about figured bass unless it was likely to be > accepted.... > > > OK I'll take your word for it, there is also this http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=2927 James
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