Re: fermata not shown at playing parts

[Trevor Daniels]

David Kastrup wrote Saturday, July 17, 2010 9:13 AM


> "Trevor Daniels" <address@hidden> writes:
> > OK, I've added a para to Articulations and ornaments in 
> > Expressive
> > marks:
> >
> > "Articulations can be attached to rests as well as notes but they
> > cannot be attached to multi-measure rests.  A special predefined
> > command, @code{\fermataMarkup}, is available for attaching a 
> > fermata
> > to a multi-measure rest (and only a multi-measure rest).  This
> > creates a @code{MultiMeasureRestText} object."
> >
> > together with an example to show how these are used.
>
> Wouldn't it make more sense if articulations were siphoned off a
> multimeasure and tacked back on by the multimeasure engraver?

Maybe.  How do you see this being implemented?

> On the other hand, I have a hard time imagining what this should 
> be
> equivalent to when expanded.  Fermata on the last bar?  If so, I'd
> likely place the fermata after the multimeasure rest symbol.

Or separate out the last bar of the multi-measure rest and
place the fermata on that.

A multi-measure rest is coded with an R, which is also used to
indicate a full-measure rest.  Fermate on full-measure rests
are common.

> What other articulations are to be expected on multimeasure rests?

None, apart from the repeat sign scripts maybe.  Markup on
multi-measure rests is common, of course, but these are
not articulations in the LilyPond sense.

Trevor