Re: Issue 5272: Add \depart <markup> (issue 337520043 by address@hidden)

[Carl Sorensen]

On 2/7/18, 8:55 AM, "Kieren MacMillan" <address@hidden> wrote:

    Hi Carl,
    
    Of all suggestions so far, I most like your flow/Flow the most.
    
    > If we want to capture semantics properly, I believe we need to recognize 
that there are three different kinds of marks:
    > 1) "jump-from" marks (D.S. al ..., D.C. al ..., To Coda)
    > 2) "jump-to" marks (Segno, beginning of piece, coda)
    > 3) "stop playing" marks (Fine, end of piece)
    
    +1
    
    > \depart
    > \join
    > \fine
    
    Since the first two are English, is there an English term (e.g., \end, 
\stop) that could be found for the third?

\end, \stop, \terminate, \finish

Or maybe we try to capture that it's a mark for the ending, rather than the end 
of the piece

\markEnd

    Or maybe find an Italian term for all three?

For me, it's not the Italian part, it's the "musical" part, that is, what do I 
see when I read the music.  The fact that it is Italian is secondary.  That 
being said, the \fine command is a bit weird, because it could be confused with 
the English word "fine" meaning "OK" (or perhaps even "punitive charge").  So I 
think it is better to follow your suggestion and use all English words, and I 
think my preferred choice is \end.

Thanks,

Carl