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Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords
From: |
Carl D. Sorensen |
Subject: |
Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords |
Date: |
Mon, 1 Jun 2009 21:11:33 -0600 |
On 6/1/09 8:56 PM, "Tim McNamara" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>
> On Jun 1, 2009, at 2:33 PM, Carl D. Sorensen wrote:
>
>> A chordnamemode *input* mode has been proposed a couple of times.
>> This mode
>> would take only a root (and optionally, a slash or alternate bass
>> note), and
>> everything else about the chord would be in the form of a markup. For
>> american jazz chords, this functionality seems to be feasible (but it
>> couldn't handle the german practice of making minor chords have a
>> lower case
>> root name, instead of an upper case root name for a major chord).
>
> Carl succinctly illuminates another problem, which is that LilyPond
> works with many different musical systems. I am only familiar with
> what he calls "American jazz chords" and would be out to sea if a
> German chart was placed in front of me- or one of the many other
> notation systems with which I am unfamiliar. Heck, I am out to sea
> often enough with American jazz charts! Any changes to the chordname
> function would need to be context-sensitive to the needs of many
> musical systems.
>
> Would it be feasible to make differences in chord naming conventions
> part of language-specific files, like \include english.ly or \include
> german.ly etc.? Or does that just end up resulting in multiple
> exceptions and complicating things immensely?
I think this idea is interesting, but I would be opposed to it. I use
nederlands (default) note names, but I want American chord names.
As long as we have a relatively simple command to change chord name modes,
I think we're OK.
Carl
- Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords, Tim Rowe, 2009/06/01
- Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords, Tim McNamara, 2009/06/01
- Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords, Grammostola Rosea, 2009/06/01
- Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords, Brett Duncan, 2009/06/02
- Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords, Jean-Alexis Montignies, 2009/06/02
- Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords, Carl D. Sorensen, 2009/06/02
- Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords, Jean-Alexis Montignies, 2009/06/02
- Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords, Grammostola Rosea, 2009/06/09
- Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords, Jean-Alexis Montignies, 2009/06/09
- Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords, Carl D. Sorensen, 2009/06/09
- Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords, Tim McNamara, 2009/06/09
- Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords, kzt, 2009/06/09
- Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords, Grammostola Rosea, 2009/06/10