On Fri 19 Aug 2022 at 09:32:45 (+0200), Lukas-Fabian Moser wrote: > What I didn't change: Classical convention would probably give the > final bar a length of only 4 (with fermata), not 1. But I wouldn't put > too much stock in this, I know that a crotchet final chord would > probably look strange, and there are plenty of counterexamples to that > convention.
I'm used to seeing this air written in 8/4, which looks like this (the last note sung would be 1~4). Cheers, David.
\version "2.22.2"
% Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
global = {
\language "english"
\numericTimeSignature
\time 8/4
\key c \major
\tempo "Smoothly, with expression"
\partial 2.
}
\header {
title = "Danny Boy"
subtitle = "(Londonderry Air)"
}
\paper {
ragged-last-bottom = ##f
markup-system-spacing.padding = 3
}
\layout {
system-count = 7
\accidentalStyle modern
}
rh = {
\global
\clef treble
b'4^2 c''^1 d'' | % m01
e''4 a'' g'' e'' | % m02
d''4^1 c''^3 a' c'' | % m03
g'2 <ef'^2 a'^4> | % m04
%\break
<d' b'>4\fermata b^2 c'^1 d' | % m05
\repeat volta 2 {
e'2. d'4 | % m06
%\break
e'4 a' g' e' | % m07
%\break
d'4^1(c')^2 a2^1 ~ | % m08
a4 c' e' f' | % m09
g'2. a'4 | % m10
%\break
g'4 e' c' e'^3 | % m11
%\break
d'1 ~ | % m12
d'4 b^2 c'^1 d' | % m13
%\break
e'2. d'4 | % m14
%\break
e'4 a' g' e' | % m15
d'4^1(c'^2) a2^1 ~ | % m16
%\break
a4 b^2 c'^1 d' | % m17
<c' e'>2. f'4 | % m18
e'4 d' c' d' | % m19
%\break
c'1 ~ | % m20
c'4 g'^2 a' b' | % m21
<e' c''>2. b'4 | % m22
b'4 a' g' a' | % m23
%\break
g'4(e') c'2 ~ | % m24
c'4 g'^2 a' b' | % m25
<e' c''>2. b'4 | % m26
%\break
b'4 a' g' e' | % m27
d'1 ~ | % m28
d'4 g'^2 <f'! g'> q | % m29
%\break
<g' e''>2. d''4 | % m30
<a' d''>4 c'' a' c'' | % m31
g'4(e') c'2 | % m32
%\break
r4 b^2 c'^1 d' | % m33
e'4 a' g' e'^2 | % m34
d'4^1 c'^2 a b | % m35
}
%\break
\alternative {
{
c'2 <ef' a'> | % m36
<d' b'>4\fermata b^2 c' d' | % m37
}
{
c'1 | % m38
<c'' e''>4\fermata | % m39
\bar "|."
}
}
}
piano_dynamics = {
\global
s8\mp s2 s8 | % m01
s1 | % m02
s1 | % m03
s1 | % m04
%\break
s1 | % m05
\repeat volta 2 {
s1 | % m06
%\break
s1 | % m07
%\break
s1 | % m08
s1 | % m09
s1 | % m10
%\break
s1 | % m11
%\break
s1 | % m12
s1 | % m13
%\break
s1 | % m14
%\break
s1 | % m15
s1 | % m16
%\break
s1 | % m17
s1 | % m18
s1 | % m19
%\break
s1 | % m20
s1 | % m21
s1 | % m22
s1 | % m23
%\break
s1 | % m24
s1 | % m25
s1 | % m26
%\break
s1 | % m27
s1 | % m28
s1 | % m29
%\break
c4 g c'2 | % m30
f2 c' | % m31
e2 a | % m32
%\break
s1 | % m33
s1 | % m34
s1 | % m35
}
%\break
\alternative {
{
s1 | % m36
s1 | % m37
}
{
s1 | % m38
s4 | % m39
}
}
}
lh = {
\global
\clef bass
r4 r2 | % m01
c'2_1 bf | % m02
<f c'>2 <fs c'> | % m03
<g c'>2 fs | % m04
%\break
f4\fermata r r2 | % m05
\repeat volta 2 {
c4_5 g c'2 | % m06
%\break
b2 bf | % m07
%\break
a2 f4 e | % m08
d2 <f g> | % m09
c2 b! | % m10
%\break
a2_1 fs_2 | % m11
%\break
f4_3 d c' a | % m12
g1 | % m13
%\break
c4 g b2 | % m14
%\break
bf1 | % m15
a2 f4 e | % m16
%\break
d2 <f af> | % m17
g2 g, | % m18
<f g>1 | % m19
%\break
g2 e | % m20
c2 <f g> | % m21
c4 g c'2 | % m22
<f c'>2 <e c'> | % m23
%\break
<c c'>2 b | % m24
a2 <f g> | % m25
c4 g c'2 | % m26
%\break
<f e'>2 <e d'> | % m27
fs4_3 d c' a | % m28
<g b>2 g, | % m29
%\break
c4 g c'2 | % m30
f2 c' | % m31
e2 a | % m32
%\break
<f af>1 | % m33
g2 a | % m34
<d fs>2 <f g> | % m35
}
%\break
\alternative {
{
<c e>2 fs | % m36
f4\fermata r r2 | % m37
}
{
<c e>2 g | % m38
c4\fermata | % m39
}
}
}
\score {
\new PianoStaff \with { instrumentName = "Piano" }
<<
\new Staff \rh
\new Dynamics \piano_dynamics
\new Staff \lh
>>
\layout {}
}
\score {
\unfoldRepeats {
<<
\new Staff {
\set Staff.midiInstrument = "acoustic grand"
\rh
}
\new Dynamics \piano_dynamics
\new Staff {
\set Staff.midiInstrument = "acoustic grand"
\lh
}
>>
}
\midi {
\tempo 4=108
}
}
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