Re: Feature request - contemporary trill indications

[Mats Bengtsson]

You mean something like
\afterGrace c4^\trill {\once \override Stem #'transparent = ##t cis4}
See the section on grace notes in the manual.

   /Mats

Jamie Bullock wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Is there any chance that someone could write a lilypond engraver for
> contemporary trill notation? By this I mean the use of the usual trill
> sign, with a small, stemless notehead in brackets after the main note,
> indicating the 'auxilliary note' to be trilled with.
>
> This notation technique is common in contemporary scores, such as those
> by Boulez, and I use it a lot in my own work. To my knowledge there is
> no other 'standard' method for indicating the auxilliary note of a trill
> in atonal music. 
>
> I have tried to work out a way of doing this with both lilypond 2.4.5
> and 2.5.29, but I can't seem to find a method that works properly. Any
> suggestions, even for a workaround would be much appreciated. 

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