Re: Notation Reference 1.2.3, Unmetered music: cadenza and bars

[Federico Bruni]

Il 01/01/2013 09:19, Federico Bruni ha scritto:
> Il 31/12/2012 21:47, Helge Kruse ha scritto:
> > Am 31.12.2012 18:53, schrieb Federico Bruni:
> > > A new bar is never started within a cadenza, even if one or more \bar
> > > commands are inserted within it. Therefore, reminder accidentals will
> > > need to be added manually. See Accidentals.
> >
> > > So what's the point of that sentence?
> > The sentence tells us the handling of accidentals. Usually an accidental
> > is valid until the end of bar. When you are in a cadenza the issuing of
> > a \bar does not terminate the accidental.
> >
> > Without the cadenza you would get an accidental of the nineth note.
> >
> > Helge
>
> Ok, I see now.
> Thanks

Bug Squad

Perhaps adding a sentence would make this part straightforward to people 
ignorant in music notation as me. Paragraph "Accidental" in chapter 1 
doesn't say that usually an accidental is valid until the end of the bar.

I would write:

"Inserting a \bar within a cadenza does not start a new bar, even if a 
bar line is printed. Therefore the accidental - which is usually valid 
until the end of the bar - will still be valid after the bar line 
printed by \bar. If you want to display the alteration, you'll have to 
use reminder accidentals."

Adding a comment in the example would be a plus:

@lilypond[verbatim,relative=2,quote]
c4 d e d
\cadenzaOn
cis4 d cis d
\bar "|"
% First cis is printed without alteration even if it's after a bar
cis4 d cis! d
\cadenzaOff
\bar "|"
@end lilypond

And maybe making all bar numbers visible can be useful even in this example.

Thanks
--
Federico