Re: Optional notation

[Jonathan Kulp]

Robert wrote:
> The beam for between the 2nd and 3rd note is dashed, the 3rd note smaller
> and the phrasing slur is dashed too.

This is not good enough but maybe it'll give some ideas.  I have the 
feeling that some scheme is necessary but I don't know how to do it. My 
first thought on how to do it is to have two voices with the same notes 
but with different properties. In one voice, the beam will be solid but 
only connect the first two notes, and in the other voice, the beam will 
be dashed going from the first to third notes of the triplet. The solid 
beam will hide the dashed beam between 1st and 2nd notes, but you'll be 
able to see the dashed beams between 2nd and 3rd notes. The dashed slur 
and smaller notehead are easy.  The main problem is I've never seen a 
dashed beam in lilypond before.  Anyway here's my time-rushed attempt 
using only one voice and a partial beam. It might look nearly decent if 
you adjust the beam slant on the 3rd note.

Jon

\version "2.12.1"

\relative c'' {
  \override TupletBracket #'bracket-visibility = ##f
  \times 2/3{\slurDashed c8([ d] \set fontSize = #-2
  \set stemRightBeamCount = #0 e[])} \unset fontSize f,4
}


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