Re: Placing text next to notes

[Tim McNamara]

On Dec 1, 2011, at 9:37 AM, Daniel Kraft wrote:

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> On 12/01/11 16:22, address@hidden wrote:
>> Le Dec 1, 2011 à 4:05 PM, Tim McNamara a écrit :
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>>> On Dec 1, 2011, at 6:26 AM, Daniel Kraft wrote:
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>>>> I have the following problem:  I would like to engrave an
>>>> arpeggio which should be played in a "unusual" order, namely
>>>> first the highest, then the lowest and finally the middle
>>>> note.
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>>> There is nothing unusual about that and I would see no reason why
>>> any musician would need further explanation.  Just write the
>>> notes and they will play it.
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> I suppose, what you mean is precisely "spelling out" the arpeggio as
> also suggested below?

From what you described, your arpeggio would look like (in 8th notes):

     g8 c8 e8

for a C major triad.  

I would see no need for extra guidance to the musician.  Some might not call it 
an arpeggio since the notes are not in ascending or descending order, as is 
usually considered part of the definition of an arpeggio.  One could think of 
this as a melodic cell, if one objects to calling it an arpeggio due to being 
out of sequence, although as a guitarist I would think of this as an arpeggio 
played with a mixed roll (one of the standard right hand techniques of 
fingerstyle guitar).

Perhaps I am not understanding what you have in mind in terms of the Lilypond 
output.  If you do not get an answer that works, creating and attaching a tiny 
example might help us visualize what you want and figure out how to get it.