RE: Large square brackets for modern notation

[Nick Payne]

You could use native Postscript. Like so. Play around with the values to get the line thickness etc that you want :

 

%=======================================================

\version "2.12.1"

 

#(define lbracket "0.25 setlinewidth -1.5 -2 moveto 0 8.8 rlineto -1.5 -2 moveto 2 0 rlineto -1.5 6.8 moveto 2 0 rlineto stroke")

#(define rbracket "0.25 setlinewidth 2.5 -2 moveto 0 8.8 rlineto 2.5 -2 moveto -2 0 rlineto 2.5 6.8 moveto -2 0 rlineto stroke")

 

\relative c' {

                c4-\markup { \postscript #lbracket } c c c-\markup { \postscript #rbracket }

}

%=======================================================

 

Nick

 

 

From: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Qian Li
Sent: Saturday, 20 June 2009 9:23 AM
To: address@hidden
Subject: Large square brackets for modern notation

 

I want to draw square brackets taller than staff height to indicate, for example, free rhythm with specified pitches using stemless noteheads inside the brackets. I believe Penderecki and others have used them.

Right now I'm trying text markup but can't get the brackets big and heavy enough to cover the whole staff height.

Thanks

Qian

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