Re: Capturing inconsistency in beam subdivision length

2016-03-15 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Urs, > Opinions? I agree with Gould: (b), with the one adjustment, is superior. > what this seems to call for is an update > to the beaming pattern calculation, something like (an optional) "do not > further subdivide a group that already has exactly four notes" rule. But > somehow I'm afraid

Capturing inconsistency in beam subdivision length

2016-03-15 Thread Urs Liska
Another puzzle/quiz/poll on beaming patterns for today. Consider the attached renderings of a phrase with many notes, many beams and inconsistent note durations (=> beam count). a) is rendered with a base duration of 1/8 b) with 1/16. (Note that unlike my previous post this is *not* about choosin