> This edition uses a very distinctive chord naming > system--functional chord name system. For example, the tonic major > triad is written as T, subtonic triad is S, and dominant is > D. Chords share two notes of both T and S or D and T are prefixed > by two function letters and then the root step and optional Arabic > numbers. The convention is as follows:
A similar same system is used in German harmony books. [...] > Is there a way to write these chord names? Must I have to use > markup function? That's too complicated! My suggestion is to write a set of markup macros (`\T', `\DVII', etc.). It definitely can't be done automatically since the relationship between the chords is something which lilypond can't deduce by its own. Adding a new `mode' for entering such harmonics, probably as a variant of the numbered bass, might be an interesting project, but I fear this is beyond your available time frame -- additionally, you need someone who is going to implement it. I don't have time right now to help you directly (since I'm going to vacation soon), but I think if you provide a set of such macros and send it to the list, there are good guys who can check it for you. Werner _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user