Re: caesura

[Paul Scott]

Mats Bengtsson wrote:

> If you search for "Breathing sign" at
> http://lilypond.org/stable/input/regression/out-www/regression.html
> you will find an example file showing how to change the symbol used.
> At the end of the users manual, you can find a list of all the symbols
> in the music font (look in the PS or PDF versions on-line. 
> Unfortunately, there's a bug in the files for the stable version, so
> click first on lilypond.org/development). I'm not sure if you can find
> any appropriate symbol there at the moment. It's also possible to use
> other LaTeX fonts by setting some more properties of the BreathingSign
> graphical object. 

1. I know how to replace a symbol in markup text or the breathing sign 
as in the regression example with another named character like 
'scripts-coda'. I don't know how to use a symbol from another font.

2. This symbol needs to be in the staff. It usually cuts the top two 
lines of the staff. I don't know enough about placing markup or other 
marks anywhere I want them. This has caused me difficulty for locating 
other text needed on basic musical parts.

Any more hints?

Even though I am not complaining since this is a volunteer project I am 
surprised that no one has needed this common (to me at least) musical 
notation.

Thanks,

Paul

> Paul Scott wrote:
>
> > Mats Bengtsson wrote:
> >
> > > Do you mean something like
> > > http://lilypond.org/stable/Documentation/user/out-www/lilypond/Breath-marks.html
> >
> >
> > All I see there is a breath mark. A caesura is two parallel diagonal 
> > lines (similar to repeat slashes but placed higher) indicating a 
> > short noticeable pause in the music. It is sometimes called a cutoff 
> > or "railroad tracks." A breath mark only indicates a break in the 
> > sound not necesarily in the time.
> >
> > It is ID113 in unicode visible here: 
> > http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U1D100.pdf
> >
> > > (the glossary should probably be extended to include "ceasura" as 
> > > well). 
> >
> > Only if it tells how to get the correct symbol.