Hi Scott, Even though it is a cadenza, the beams still work in 4/4. If you count it out, you will realise that the beams are split in the natural place for 4/4 time. To override this, please read the Manual beams section in the manual
Cheers, Edward Neeman --- Scott Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Lilypond folks, > > I'm a (relatively) novice Lilypond user. I'm working > on some non- > measured (cadenza-like) material and have > encountered a strange > situation. > > The five sixteenth notes of the 2nd figure in Line 3 > ... c8 > ( [ \setTextCresc d16\< c b c ) e\staccato ] ... > should all be beamed > together. What I'm seeing in the output is the > second flag on the d > facing left all by itself, then the remaining 4 > sixteenths beamed > together with both flags. If I remove the first > (unaffected) figure, > the problem resolves in the second figure, but moves > to the third > figure. (It all makes sense if you compile and look > at the output.) > > On a related note, the way this code is currently > edited, line 4 > looks OK. BUT, if I remove the "modified" line 3, > you'll see the same > strange beam behavior in the "fis16 [ ( g" sixteenth > notes in the > middle of the line. > > Any ideas on how to make these beamings work? > > Thanks! > > > \version "2.6.3" > > melody = \relative c'' { > \key g \major > \override Staff.TimeSignature #'transparent = ##t > \override Score.BarNumber #'transparent = ##t > \cadenzaOn > > > % #### Line 3 #### > > % ORIGINAL - doesn't work - first figure OK, second > figure wrong, > third and fourth figures OK. > b4 ( c16 [ b a b ) d\staccato ] c8 ( [ \setTextCresc > d16\< c b c ) e > \staccato ] d8 ( [ e16 d cis d ) f\staccato ] e8 ( [ > f!16 e dis e ) g > \staccato ] f!1\f \breathe > > \bar "" \break > > % MODIFIED - removed first figure - now it moves the > error into the > next figure - why? > c8 ( [ \setTextCresc d16\< c b c ) e\staccato ] d8 ( > [ e16 d cis d ) f > \staccato ] e8 \( [ f!16 e dis e \) g\staccato ] > f!1\f \breathe > > \bar "" \break > > %%%%% FIXME: fix sixteenth note beams in first > figure in line above > > > % #### Line 4 #### > > e16 ( [ g f! ] ) cis! ( [ d e d ] ) \once \override > TextScript > #'extra-offset = #'(1.2 . 0) ais16_\markup > {diminuendo } ( [ b c > b ] ) fis16 [ ( g d'8 ) c b a g8. f16 ] f2 ( e4 ) > \breathe > > \bar "" \break > > %%%%% FIXME: fix sixteenth note beams in second > figure in line above > > \cadenzaOff > > } > > \score { > \new Staff \melody > } > > > Best wishes, > Scott > -- > Scott Russell > > IT Support Engineer, Office of Information > Technologies, University > of Notre Dame > Instructor of Horn, University of Notre Dame and > Saint Mary's College > Assistant Horn, South Bend Symphony Orchestra > > 205 DeBartolo Performing Arts Center > 574-631-2698 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.nd.edu/~srussel2/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > ____________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Messenger 7.0: Free worldwide PC to PC calls http://au.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user