2009/9/29 Carl Sorensen <c_soren...@byu.edu>: > In referring to Stone (p. 113), he indicates that for ternary measures (e.g. > 3/4), it would be "customary to combine one pair of equals (if there is one) > and leave the remaining beat-unit separate." He then illustrates, showing > that for a measure of all 8th notes, the preferred beaming would be a8[ a a > a] a8[ a].
Really, this makes no sense; any musician coming across such beaming would assume there's special emphasis being placed on the beaming division (e.g., for stress or phrasing purposes). > If you're satisfied that it really should be grouped (6), I'll be happy to > revert my most recent patch. I think the problem here is the tension between what is considered good modern practice and traditional typesetting style. As I see it, some features of LilyPond which contribute to its charm are precisely those elements which reflect more conservative typographical practice. I suppose it depends on what the consensus is among users as to whether we should retain what might be deemed old-fashioned features (I'm thinking also of the defaults for 4/4 and 2/2: I'm sure modern practice whould have us all using numerical time signatures). Regards, Neil _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
