Maybe it is my musical knowledge that was lacking there :) I was looking for a way to write 'the right sized note to fill a bar' but I realize that specifying the duration absolutely makes the most sense. And in this case I guess it is a dotted half, not a whole note. Thanks!
On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 6:54 am Phil Holmes <m...@philholmes.net> wrote: > If, by whole note you mean a semi-breve in UK-English, or a 4-beat note, > how do you fit the 4 beats into 3/4 time? > > -- > Phil Holmes > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Henry Baxter <henry.bax...@gmail.com> > *To:* lilypond-user@gnu.org > *Sent:* Saturday, December 13, 2014 2:57 AM > *Subject:* 3/4 time and whole notes > > Hi, > > I'm certain this is online somewhere but I just can't find it. How do I > tell Lilypond I want a whole note? > > \version "2.18.2" > { > \time 3/4 > c1 c1 c1 c1 > } > > These have a value of 4 quarters so that doesn't work. > > Thanks! > > > Henry > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > >
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