Yes, Gould does say to always place a slur outside a beam. And I’m fine with that being Lilypond’s default behavior. But I’d love the ability to tell Lilypond to place slurs inside of beams (when possible).
I do have one hymnal that prints slurs inside beams. I suspect that this choice was related to the decision to also beam notes into beats, which I also prefer, but isn’t done by any of the other hymnals I have. So one hymnal puts slurs inside beams, but the others only beam slurred notes (and don’t print the slur at all). David > On Feb 13, 2023, at 2:16 PM, Brian Barker <b.m.bar...@btinternet.com> wrote: > > At 11:47 13/02/2023 -0800, Aaron Hill wrote: >> I am quite used to LilyPond's default handling of slurs with them positioned >> next to the beam, but should I be following the source engraving with the >> slurs sit inside so they are closer to the note heads? Does Gould offer >> advice on this? > > To your latter question, yes: she says "[The slur] should always remain > outside a beam" (Behind Bars, p. 111). > > Brian Barker > >
