Re: Best name for function to create cross-style noteheads

[Paul Scott]

Sorry for the noise.  I didn't think the first  version of this email 
had succeeded.

Paul


Paul Scott wrote:
> Hans Aberg wrote:
> > On 21 Jul 2009, at 20:20, Carl Sorensen wrote:
> >
> > > ... a question come up about the name for some notation.
> > >
> > > In rock (and maybe jazz) guitar, there is a note described as a 
> > > "dead note"
> > > that is notated in both tablature and staff notation with a cross-style
> > > notehead.  This note is played on a muted string, so it gets rhythm 
> > > but no
> > > real pitch.
> > >
> > > The code has been developed with the name \deadNotesOn, 
> > > \deadNotesOff, and
> > > \deadNote.
> > >
> > > The same notation appears to be used in woodwinds for what is sometimes
> > > called a "ghost note".
>
> In my experience ghost notes are in parentheses.
>
> Paul Scott
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