Re: First steps in Lilypond k

2018-04-02 Thread Patrick Smith
I will be On Mon, Apr 2, 2018, 7:46 AM foxfanfare wrote: > Hi everybody, > > Instead of spoiling the thread about OpenLilyLib > < > http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/OpenLilyLib-with-Windows-td208760.html > > > I started to ask some questions, I thought better to start a separate > thread >

Re: macro variable doesn't behave same as original?

2017-11-14 Thread Patrick Smith
I can wait for 2.21.0. I'll continuing coding with the assumption that the macrovariable will indeed be a one-for-one, text in-place, copy of the original. On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 7:44 AM, David Kastrup wrote: > Caagr98 writes: > > >> On 11/14/17 13:21, Patrick Smith wro

macro variable doesn't behave same as original?

2017-11-14 Thread Patrick Smith
This works: \version "2.18.2" \relative c' { \time 2/4 c4 c( d) d( e) e( f) f( g) g( a) a( b) b( c) c( b) b( a) a( g) g( f) f( e) e( d) d( c2)~ c2 \fermata \bar "|." layout{} } This doesn't work: \version "2.18.2" macrovariable = {c4 c( d) d( e) e( f) f( g) g( a) a( b) b( c) c( b) b( a) a

Looking for advice on "looping" through all keys

2017-11-13 Thread Patrick Smith
2-week-old LilyPond newbie here. I've completed my first transcription of J. S. Bach Contrapuntus I for brass quartet and I must say that LilyPond is totally amazing! I'm now working on creating a Book of Basic Routines for the brass quartet. I'd like to have each scale routine printed in all key

Re: Newbie having trouble with transposition(s)

2017-11-11 Thread Patrick Smith
Hey list ... I wanted to thank all of you who responded. Your comments were very helpful and I've now incorporated all of them. I've completed my first transcription: J.S. Bach's Art of the Fugue, Contrapunctus I from string quartet into brass quartet. _

Newbie having trouble with transposition(s)

2017-11-10 Thread Patrick Smith
Another first-time LilyPond poster/user here! I've been using LilyPond for about a week now and I'm really loving it already. I'm a brass player who is using LilyPond to create beautiful engravings for brass ensembles. I'm also an engineer who wishes he was better at programming and LilyPond. An