Re: (Artificial) harmonics

[David Raleigh Arnold]

On Tuesday 07 October 2003 05:31 pm, Maarten Boasson wrote:
> I am newcomer to Lilypond, and I like what I see - which to date is
> only very little.
> Almost immediately I ran into a problem: artificial harmonics (cello
> music; the problem is the same for all string instruments, of
> course).

The problem is, but not the solutions.

Wouldn't it be far easier to dedicate a different voice to harmonics?

> ---
> \score {
>      \notes
>      \new Staff { << { \property Voice.NoteHead \set #'style =
> #'harmonic g'} \\ {c'4} >> }
> }
>
> Note very obvious, nor short to type, but this is the idea
> ---
> This indeed works. But, I don't think the solution is worthy of
> Lilypond: the noteheads are really just a little too small and the
> entry is much more cumbersome than necessary, I would think.
> For an example, see the attached extract from S. Saens' 3rd violin
> concerto: it is clear that the diamond-shaped heads actually cross
> the staff lines when the note is between the lines!
>
> My desire would be to have a syntax like the following (but not
> necessarily this; anything else that fits better with the Lilypond
> style is fine, of course):
>
>               c\ah            for artificial harmonics, in which case 
> Lilypond would
> automatically create the two noteheads that represent this in printed
> music: the lower, regular note at the pitch specified, and an open,
> diamond shaped one a fourth above it (see attached); for the very
> rare case that a different interval is used,

Not rare at all.  Thanks for the code.  daveA

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