Lilypond groups beams automatically according to the beat. If you use
the "Completion_heads_engraver" you can get Lilypond to automatically
split long notes at bar lines tying them together.
So I'm wondering if Lilypond can automatically split long notes
according to the beat and if I am just missing something?
If you have something like:
{c'8 c'2 c'4 c'8}
then you might want it to automatically split at the middle of the bar:
{c'8 c'4.~c'8 c'4 c'8}
or even on every beat:
{c'8 c'8~c'4~c'8 c'8~c'8 c'8}
And if it's compound meter then it seems less optional:
{\time 6/8 c'8 c'2 c'8} should be:
{\time 6/8 c'8 c'4~c'4 c'8}
Elaine Gould says on the first example:
"When the rhythms are not part of a regular pattern, the long duration may
be divided to expose the beats or half—bar, to make the rhythm easier to count
and therefore to place."
and
"Compound Time: No note-value should be written across the beat, ..."
I've been searching for a while but I haven't been able to find
mention of this anywhere though I might not be using the correct
search terms.
Dave
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