Re: Tuplets, Brackets and Slurs

[Jens Haug]

> > > Another thing about tuplet brackets: Sometimes I'd like to have
> > > tuplet brackets that look like slurs
> 
> Better yet is a Filipino style tuplet bracket
>  \______ ______/
> used all the time.  It is a terrific improvement
> over traditional brackets because it is better
> suited at stems, beams or noteheads, that is,
> everywhere.  Of course the problem
> with brackets that look like slurs is that they
> look like slurs.  DaveA

In many swing pieces, almost all the triplets have slurs. 
There's no point in printing slurs, brackets and beams.
You can't leave out the beams, and you don't want to
leave out the slurs, so you just drop the brackets and
put the "3" on the slur.
That makes it very easy to read, and that's what I'm used
to in bigband music.


Jens

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