Re: beaming patterns

[Hans Aberg]

On 12 Mar 2008, at 23:55, irenicus wrote:

> I have a question regarding beam behavior: With 6/8 rhythm, I have the
> following pattern:
> 1.   2.  3.   4.   5.
> x16 x8 x16 x16 x16, usually this pattern starts or finishes one beat 
> (ie.
> there's x4. before or after it).
>
> Now I want all five notes tied in one group, but also 3,4,5 tied in a
> triplet.

Is this what you want?

  Hans Åberg

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\header {
  title = "Unusual 6/8-beaming"
  tagline = ##f
}

{
  \key d \minor
  \time 6/8
  \set beatGrouping = #'(3 3)
  \set subdivideBeams = ##t
  \set beatLength = #(ly:make-moment 3 8)
  #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * 6 8) 3 8)
  d'16 d'8 d'16 d'16 d'16
}
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