Brian,
Not being a piper I am not sure of nomenclature, yet Lilypond has the
command "\grace".
Your example would be notated
\version "2.19.84"
\relative c'' {
\grace {g'32 f d} g4
}
Mark
From: lilypond-user
[mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr....@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Guo
Brian
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 2:48 AM
To: lilypond-user@gnu.org
Subject: [OT] Identification of a bagpipe embellishment?
Hello all,
I am certain that the LilyPond community has a number of bagpipe players,
and I hope that I do not bother you with the following problem that I have
come across:
I am transcribing a bagpipe piece written in Bb major into "conventional"
notation (where the scale is based on A), and come across the following
embellishment:
In conventional notation it would be written as:
In case Mailman refuses to send the images, the embellishment consists of
what appears to be the beginning of a F doubling (written as the grace notes
High G and F), then a strike to D, then the main note becomes a High G.
Putting aside the possibility of the fingering, the sequence is gfdG, where
lowercase letters are grace notes and the uppercase letter is the main note.
However, I am having trouble finding the name of the embellishment. I have
tried searching it by the notes, but without luck.
The embellishment in question is from the transcription of an avant-garde
piece: The Most Unwanted Music by Dave Soldier. In the score, the
transcriber makes a note that "[t]he score cannot reflect accurately all the
music, and the performers should also
listen to the CD", so it is also possible that this embellishment is
actually the result of a transcription error.
I am by no means a professional bagpipe player, so any advice would be much
appreciated.
Kind regards,
Brian Guo
