On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:10:23 -0000 "Trevor Daniels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Relative octave entry: > There is a much simpler way of describing how this works. > It's in 2.1.2 of the LM: a note is placed in the octave > which is within three staff spaces of the previous note, > ignoring all accidentals. Simply count staff spaces between > the positions of the two noteheads. All the talk of > doubly-augmented fourths and double-diminished fifths is > just confusing and unnecessary. Hmm... in other words, - the LM has a simple explanation of this. - the itemized list explanation about relative mode has a simple explanation of this. - the final paragraph of this reference section has a music theoretical explanation which is confusing if you're not up on music theory. ? ;) This is entirely deliberate. If you tell a musicology professor that b-feses is a bigger interval than b-eisis he'll think you're crazy, since the "fifth" in this case has 4 semitones and the "fourth" in this case has 8 semitones. (or something. I'm not going to bother counting) We need to clarify this for people who like mathematical rules. However, I entirely agree that most people would prefer the "ignore accidentals" explanation; that's why that's the explanation we use in the LM and the beginning of this doc section. Cheers, - Graham _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
