Re: Drum Scoring

[Jennifer Clark]

Mats Bengtsson wrote:

> Replace the \score{...} in my previous example by .....

Brilliant, that is exactly the right thing! The correct position is 
indeed #5, although I am not sure where this convention is stated. Now I 
am getting into this more it may be that the noteheads on the rhythm 
voice are smaller than the drum voice, but I can't recall for sure. The 
drummer I was speaking to said he would get me some examples of good 
parts, and would also give me his opinion on parts I prepare (with 
Lilypond), so I can check with this. I'll let you know how I get on.

Thanks again,

Jennifer


> \score {
>     \repeat "volta" 2
>     <<
>     \new DrumStaff <<
>         \new Voice \with {
>           \consists "Pitch_squash_engraver"
>           squashedPosition = #4
>           \override Rest #'staff-position = #4
>         } {\stemUp \timb }
>
>         \set Staff.instrument = "drums"
>         \new DrumVoice {\stemDown \drl }
>     >>
>     >>
>     \paper {
>       \context{
>         \DrumStaffContext
>         \accepts "Voice"
>       }
>     }
>
> and see if that's more to the point. Maybe you want to replace
> the #4 with #5, I'm not certain what position you want.
> Two tricks are used here:
> - Modifying a normal Voice context so that all notes and rests appear
>   on the same "pitch".
> - Telling LilyPond that you can have a Voice context also within a
>   DrumStaff context.
>
>    /Mats
>
>
> Jennifer Clark wrote:
>
> > Mats Bengtsson wrote:
> >
> > > Do you mean something like the top line in this example
> > > (which is a minor modification of the example called drums.ly
> > > in the Regression Tests document).
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you Mats, that is very close to what I am talking about. The main
> > differences are that the common time denoter for the rhythm notes is not
> > needed - essentially this rhythm part should be just another voice on
> > the drum staff, with the notes resting on the top line of the drum
> > staff, i.e. the place the crash cymbal currently occupies. How one
> > denotes a crash cymbal under these circumstances I have no idea, I shall
> > enquire about this.
> >
> > Jennifer
> >
> >
> >
> > > \version "2.2.0"
> > >
> > > drh = \drums { cymc4.^"crash" hhc16^"h.h." hh \repeat "unfold" 5 
> > > {hhc8 hho hhc8 hh16 hh} hhc4 r4 r2 }
> > > drl = \drums {\repeat "unfold" 3 {bd4 sn8 bd bd4 << bd ss >> } bd8 
> > > tommh tommh bd toml toml bd tomfh16 tomfh }
> > > timb = \drums \repeat "unfold" 2 {timh4 ssh timl8 ssh r timh r4 ssh8 
> > > timl r4 cb8 cb}
> > >
> > > \score {
> > >     \repeat "volta" 2
> > >     <<
> > >     \new RhythmicStaff \with {
> > >       \remove "Staff_symbol_engraver"
> > >     } {\timb}
> > >     \new DrumStaff \with {
> > >         drumStyleTable = #timbales-style
> > >         \override StaffSymbol #'line-count = #2
> > >         \override BarLine #'bar-size = #2
> > >     } <<
> > >         \set Staff.instrument = "timbales"
> > >         \timb
> > >     >>
> > >     \new DrumStaff <<
> > >         \set Staff.instrument = "drums"
> > >         \new DrumVoice {\stemUp \drh }
> > >         \new DrumVoice {\stemDown \drl }
> > >     >>
> > >     >>
> > >     \paper {}
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jennifer Clark wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear all,
> > > >
> > > > I am now getting confident enough with Lilypond to use it for 
> > > > writing scores for larger bands, currently a nine piece jazz band 
> > > > for example, and find the software excellent. One area I am not 
> > > > entirely confident in is the writing of drum music; the latest 
> > > > score I did had the transcribed drums set out note for note (as it 
> > > > were), but I was sure this was not the best way to present music to 
> > > > a drummer. So I asked one of the good drummers about here for his 
> > > > advice, which he gave, and he also showed me many examples of good 
> > > > big band drum scores, and some bad ones.
> > > >
> > > > All of this was a great help, and all appears easily doable in 
> > > > Lilypond except for one thing: The general rhythm of the dominant 
> > > > melodic line in the piece was always written in the space above the 
> > > > top line on the drum score, allowing the drummer to see where 
> > > > accents might be placed without explicitly writing out the entire 
> > > > drum part for him. The notes on this line can be of any duration. 
> > > > Based on this information he can do his own thing without needing a 
> > > > cluttered drum part, which makes perfect sense.
> > > >
> > > > I tried to achieve this in Lilypond 2.2.5 by adding an extra 
> > > > (standard) voice to the DrumStaff, but this ended up with two 
> > > > separate staves. Is there any way to achieve this? I also thought 
> > > > about redefining a drumkit, but I am not sure if e.g. moving a tom 
> > > > to the space above the top line would work since the toms appear 
> > > > unable to take on a value greater than a quarter note. Ideally the 
> > > > notes should behave like those in a standard voice.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again for any advice, and advice given in the past, it is 
> > > > much appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Jennifer
> > > >
> > > >
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