Re: woodwind harmonics (GDP)

[Andrew Hawryluk]

Thanks! The marks I have seen in print are about 70% of the current
\flageolet diameter, but I don't want to trouble anybody with making
new markups and then tweaking them to centre them over the note heads.
I will suggest the original, unaltered articulation.

Andrew

2008/8/4 Mats Bengtsson <address@hidden>:
> The \flageolet articulation is intended for this purpose. At least in
> string music, the resulting circle has the size and layout that I
> recognize from string music. I haven't seen any woodwind parts with
> harmonics but would be surprised if the circle really was that small
> that your example gives. It should be visible at one meter distance,
> right? If you want the same symbol as \harmonic but with smaller size,
> you can rather use
> c^\markup{\small \musicglyph #"scripts.flageolet" }
>
> /Mats
>
> Andrew Hawryluk wrote:
>> I'm trying to show how one could specify a harmonic for a woodwind
>> instrument (NR 2.6.1.1).
>> This looks correct when printed, but it's a bit ugly. Any suggestions?
>>
>> Note that usually the lower (fingered) pitch is not written, but the
>> small circle is always needed.
>>
>> {
>>   <c'\harmonic c''>2^\markup \fontsize #-8 " ○"
>>   <c'\harmonic g''>2^\markup \fontsize #-8 " ○"
>>   <c'\harmonic c'''>1^\markup \fontsize #-8 "  ○"
>> }
>>
>> I wondered if the \flageolet articulation was intended for this
>> purpose, but it much larger than the marks I have seen in print.
>>
>> Andrew
>>
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