Re: voiceOne dynamics should go above the staff

2010-09-19 Thread Trevor Daniels
Mark Polesky wrote Sunday, September 19, 2010 3:54 PM Trevor Daniels wrote: But a quick look through some of my music shows dynamics are more commonly placed above the staff, so I wonder why placing them below is the default? But I don't have any instrumental parts to hand - where are the dy

Re: voiceOne dynamics should go above the staff

2010-09-19 Thread Mark Polesky
Trevor Daniels wrote: > But a quick look through some of my music shows dynamics > are more commonly placed above the staff, so I wonder why > placing them below is the default? But I don't have any > instrumental parts to hand - where are the dynamics in > these usually placed? Vocal dynamics ar

Re: voiceOne dynamics should go above the staff

2010-09-19 Thread Alexander Kobel
On 2010-09-19 13:18, Trevor Daniels wrote: [...] This argues for making the default dynamic placement independent of voice, leaving the rarer case to be treated as an exception. But a quick look through some of my music shows dynamics are more commonly placed above the staff, so I wonder why pla

Re: voiceOne dynamics should go above the staff

2010-09-19 Thread Trevor Daniels
Mark Polesky wrote Sunday, September 19, 2010 9:23 AM Trevor Daniels wrote: We have to be careful to interpret this correctly. None of these writers were familiar with the use of "voice" in the computer engraving sense. By "voice" these writers mean parts that are on one staff but are to be

Re: voiceOne dynamics should go above the staff

2010-09-19 Thread Phil Holmes
"Mark Polesky" wrote in message news:500436.44248...@web83404.mail.sp1.yahoo.com... voiceOne Dynamics end up in the worst possible place... - Mark * * * * * * * * * * \version "2.13.34" \relative c'' { << % "f" should go above the staff; but appears % below the staff, below the "p" (!

Re: voiceOne dynamics should go above the staff

2010-09-19 Thread David Kastrup
Mark Polesky writes: > Are you saying that, in a 2-voice 1-staff setting, it makes > no sense to separate the dynamics when they both voices are > at the same dynamic? Like this: > > \relative c'' { > << { c2\p } \\ { a2\p } >> > } > > Okay, I suppose I might be able to agree with that. The >

Re: voiceOne dynamics should go above the staff

2010-09-19 Thread Mark Polesky
Oh no, not one of these threads... Trevor Daniels wrote: > We have to be careful to interpret this correctly. None > of these writers were familiar with the use of "voice" in > the computer engraving sense. By "voice" these writers > mean parts that are on one staff but are to be played or > sun

Re: voiceOne dynamics should go above the staff

2010-09-19 Thread David Kastrup
"Trevor Daniels" writes: > Mark Polesky wrote Sunday, September 19, 2010 2:37 AM > >> Gardner Read, ch.14, "NOTATIONAL PRACTICES", p.253: >> "The general rule is, of course, altered should there be >> inadequate room because of elements [...] related to the >> staff just below, or when differe

Re: voiceOne dynamics should go above the staff

2010-09-19 Thread Trevor Daniels
Mark Polesky wrote Sunday, September 19, 2010 2:37 AM -Eluze wrote: i'm not sure i would like the dynamics of one voice above the staff in a polyphonic guitar piece - but you can use \dynamicUp to do so! The authorities are unanimous on this point. Kurt Stone, ch.1, "Placement of Dynamics.

Re: voiceOne dynamics should go above the staff

2010-09-19 Thread -Eluze
wo. in your example there is a conflict since both voices require a (different) dynamic mark at the same time - maybe Lilypond should detect this and - if not automatically correct it - issue a warning!? finally - what would/could you do with pieces having three or more voices? -Eluze -- View t

Re: voiceOne dynamics should go above the staff

2010-09-18 Thread Mark Polesky
-Eluze wrote: > i'm not sure i would like the dynamics of one voice above > the staff in a polyphonic guitar piece - but you can use > \dynamicUp to do so! The authorities are unanimous on this point. Kurt Stone, ch.1, "Placement of Dynamics...", p.31: "A. Dynamics 1. INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC (

Re: voiceOne dynamics should go above the staff

2010-09-18 Thread -Eluze
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voiceOne dynamics should go above the staff

2010-09-18 Thread Mark Polesky
voiceOne Dynamics end up in the worst possible place... - Mark * * * * * * * * * * \version "2.13.34" \relative c'' { << % "f" should go above the staff; but appears % below the staff, below the "p" (!) { c2\f c } \\ { a2\p a } >> }