I am newcomer to Lilypond, and I like what I see - which to date is only
very little.
Almost immediately I ran into a problem: artificial harmonics (cello
music; the problem is the same for all string instruments, of course).
The solution to that problem came through interaction with Lilypond from
A. Beneteau, who sent me the follwowing exxample:
---
\score {
\notes
\new Staff { << { \property Voice.NoteHead \set #'style = #'harmonic
g'} \\ {c'4} >> }
}Note very obvious, nor short to type, but this is the idea --- This indeed works. But, I don't think the solution is worthy of Lilypond: the noteheads are really just a little too small and the entry is much more cumbersome than necessary, I would think. For an example, see the attached extract from S. Saens' 3rd violin concerto: it is clear that the diamond-shaped heads actually cross the staff lines when the note is between the lines!
My desire would be to have a syntax like the following (but not necessarily this; anything else that fits better with the Lilypond style is fine, of course):
c\ah for artificial harmonics, in which case Lilypond would automatically create the two noteheads that represent this in printed music: the lower, regular note at the pitch specified, and an open, diamond shaped one a fourth above it (see attached); for the very rare case that a different interval is used, an additional modifier could be used;
d\nh for natural harmonics, where only the diamond shaped head is printed at the specified pitch.
Maarten Boasson
<<inline: ssaens2.jpg>>
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