On Tue 12 Dec 2017 at 20:32:34 (+0100), Simon Albrecht wrote: > On 12.12.2017 20:30, Shevek wrote: > >The alternative is to use \relative {} but to use \resetRelativeOctave > >religiously before every phrase, even the first one in a block. I find that > >more natural for composing, personally. > > I find that this has the disadvantage of not checking the notes > immediately preceding it for octave displacements.
Well, nothing checks every note except checking every note. But for a composer in the heat of inspiration (!), \resetRelativeOctave might allow one to work on a later section even though previous sections have not yet been fully corrected for octavation. Cheers, David. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user