\compressMusic

[Trent Johnston]

Thanks Mats...

I re-read the section about this and found that the only reference to \times
was

"The latter is done with \compressMusic, which is similar to \times, but
does not create a tuplet bracket."


To me this doesn't describe very accurately that you use \compressMusic the
same way as \times but more that it's function output is similar to \times
but no bracket or tuplet number is created. I think the phrase 'similar to'
is the problem and may it should be changed to:

"The latter is done with \compressMusic, which is entered similar to \times,
but does not create a tuplet bracket."

Even your reply to me makes more sense of the use of the function

\compressMusic works the same way as \times, i.e. that it only applies to
the music expression after the first argument. In other words, you have to
enclose all the music into curly braces.


Thanks again,

Trent



----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Mats Bengtsson" <address@hidden>
To: "Trent Johnston" <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: Beginning a piece with tuplets with a grace note or
appoggiatura


> If you read the manual a bit more carefully, you will notice that
> \compressMusic works the same way as \times, i.e. that it only
> applies to the music expression after the first argument.
> In other words, you have to enclose all the music into curly braces.
> The simplest solution in your example, is to reuse the already existing
> curly braces that you have for \relative c':
>
>
> staffFlute = \new Staff  {
>  \time 4/4
>  \set Staff.timeSignatureFraction = #'(12 . 8)
>
>  \set Staff.instrument="Flute"
>  \set Staff.midiInstrument="flute"
>  \key bf \major
>  \clef treble
>  \relative c'' \compressMusic #'(2 . 3) {
>
> %bar 1
> \grace d8 c8.( b16) c8 g'4 ef8 \grace d8 c8.( b16) c8 r r af
> %bar 2
> g4 af'8 g4 f8 ef( d) c r8 r4
> %bar 3
> R1.
> %bar 4
> r4. r4. r4 r8 r8 r8 g'
> %bar 5
> \grace { g16([ a] } bf4) c,8 c8. d16 e8 \grace g8 f( e) f r r af
> %bar 6
> g4 e8 c4 bf'8 af( g) f r4 r8
> %bar 7
> d4. f4. bf, r4 r8
> \bar "|."
>
>  }
>
> }
>
> (Note also that the full bar rest should read R1. or R1*12/8 since you
> are in 12/8.)
>
>    /Mats
>
> Trent Johnston wrote:
>
> >Thanks Mats..
> >
> >I had a look but following the example this doesn't seem to produce
anything
> >except the  12/8 time signature.
> >
> >In fact changing the compress music doesn't seem to have any effect at
all.
> >The example from the manual seems to work.. so I can't see what's wrong
in
> >the example below...
> >
> >Windows XP
> >Lilypond 2.7.10
> >
> >========================
> >
> >% Created on Thu Sep 29 15:45:05 EST 2005
> >\version "2.7"
> >\header {
> >}
> >
> >\include "english.ly"
> >
> >
> >staffFlute = \new Staff  {
> > \time 4/4
> > \set Staff.timeSignatureFraction = #'(12 . 8)
> >        \compressMusic #'(2 . 3)
> > \set Staff.instrument="Flute"
> > \set Staff.midiInstrument="flute"
> > \key bf \major
> > \clef treble
> > \relative c'' {
> >
> >%bar 1
> >\grace d8 c8.( b16) c8 g'4 ef8 \grace d8 c8.( b16) c8 r r af
> >%bar 2
> >g4 af'8 g4 f8 ef( d) c r8 r4
> >%bar 3
> >R1
> >%bar 4
> >r4. r4. r4 r8 r8 r8 g'
> >%bar 5
> >\grace { g16([ a] } bf4) c,8 c8. d16 e8 \grace g8 f( e) f r r af
> >%bar 6
> >g4 e8 c4 bf'8 af( g) f r4 r8
> >%bar 7
> >d4. f4. bf, r4 r8
> >\bar "|."
> >
> > }
> >
> >}
> >
> >
> >\score {
> > <<
> >  \staffFlute
> > >>
> >
> > \midi {
> > }
> >
> > \layout  {
> > }
> >}
> >
> >\paper {
> >}
> >
> >========================
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Mats Bengtsson" <address@hidden>
> >To: "Trent Johnston" <address@hidden>
> >Cc: <address@hidden>
> >Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 12:26 AM
> >Subject: Re: Beginning a piece with tuplets with a grace note or
> >appoggiatura
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>In addition to Erik's answer, you may want to take a look at
> >>section "8.4.1 Polymetric notation" in the manual.
> >>
> >>  /Mats
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Trent Johnston wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hello again,
> >>>
> >>>I'm currently typesetting a trio sonata by Locatelli...
> >>>
> >>>In one movement the the two flutes are in 12/8 time while the Continuo
> >>>part is in Common time.
> >>>
> >>>This is ok I thought I can set the flute parts in tuplets and
> >>>fake 12/8 time-signature at the beginning... since essentially this is
> >>>what the composer is doing setting the time signature as 12/8 so the
> >>>players wouldn't be overwhelmed with triplets everywhere.
> >>>
> >>>But there is a problem with beginning the first note of the system
> >>>with either a grace note or appoggiatura. I get the first bar with the
> >>>grace or appogiatura but then there seems to be a restart of the
> >>>systems and the resest of the music continues.
> >>>
> >>>I get the same problem if change the notes to triplet groups as well
> >>>i.e. \times 2/3 {       } etc.
> >>>
> >>>Platform: Windows XP
> >>>Lilypond Version: 2.7.10
> >>>
> >>>Is this a bug? or Is there something I need to do?
> >>>
> >>>Regards,
> >>>
> >>>Trent
> >>>
> >>>The code is here...
> >>>
> >>>==================================
> >>>
> >>>% Created on Thu Sep 29 18:19:46 EST 2005
> >>>\version "2.7"
> >>>tsMarkup = \markup { \override #'(baseline-skip . 0) \number
> >>>{\center-align { "12" "8" } } }
> >>>\header {
> >>>}
> >>>
> >>>\include "english.ly"
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>staffFlute = \new Staff  {
> >>> \time 4/4
> >>> \set Staff.instrument="Flute"
> >>> \set Staff.midiInstrument="flute"
> >>> \key bf \major
> >>> \clef treble
> >>> \relative c'' {
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>%bar 1
> >>>\appoggiatura d8 \times 8/12 { c8.( b16) c8 g'4 ef8 \appoggiatura d
> >>>c8.( b16) c8 r8 r af }
> >>>%bar 2
> >>>\times 8/12 { g4 af'8 g4 f8 ef( d) c r8 r4 }
> >>>%bar 3
> >>>R1
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> \bar "|."
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>>}
> >>>staffFluteII = \new Staff  {
> >>> \time 4/4
> >>> \set Staff.instrument="Flute"
> >>> \set Staff.midiInstrument="flute"
> >>> \key bf \major
> >>> \clef treble
> >>> \relative c'' {
> >>>bar 1-2
> >>>R1*2
> >>>%bar 3
> >>>\times 8/12 { \appoggiatura d8 c8.( b16) c8 g'4 ef8 \appoggiatura d
> >>>c8.( b16) c8 r8 r af }
> >>>
> >>> \bar "|."
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>>}
> >>>staffCello = \new Staff  {
> >>> \time 4/4
> >>> \set Staff.instrument="Cello"
> >>> \set Staff.midiInstrument="cello"
> >>> \key bf \major
> >>> \clef bass
> >>> \relative c' {
> >>>%bar 1
> >>>c4 bf af8 g af c,
> >>>%bar 2
> >>>b8 a b g c d ef d
> >>>%bar 3
> >>>c4 bf af8 g af c
> >>> \bar "|."
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>>}
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>\score {
> >>> <<
> >>>
> >>>  \staffFlute
> >>>  \staffFluteII
> >>>  \staffCello
> >>> >>
> >>>
> >>> \midi {
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>> \layout  {
> >>> }
> >>>}
> >>>
> >>>\paper {
> >>>}
> >>>
> >>>====================================
> >>>
>
>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>-- 
> >>=============================================
> >>Mats Bengtsson
> >>Signal Processing
> >>Signals, Sensors and Systems
> >>Royal Institute of Technology
> >>SE-100 44  STOCKHOLM
> >>Sweden
> >>Phone: (+46) 8 790 8463
> >>        Fax:   (+46) 8 790 7260
> >>Email: address@hidden
> >>WWW: http://www.s3.kth.se/~mabe
> >>=============================================
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
> -- 
> =============================================
> Mats Bengtsson
> Signal Processing
> Signals, Sensors and Systems
> Royal Institute of Technology
> SE-100 44  STOCKHOLM
> Sweden
> Phone: (+46) 8 790 8463
>         Fax:   (+46) 8 790 7260
> Email: address@hidden
> WWW: http://www.s3.kth.se/~mabe
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>
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