Re: Proposed new available and recommended behavior of \relative

[Colin Hall]

David Kastrup writes:

> Martin Tarenskeen <address@hidden> writes:
>
>>>> The idea is that \relative { ... } (namely \relative used without an
>>>> explicit reference pitch) uses the first note inside as the reference
>>>> pitch.  That is, if the first note happens to be written as fis'' it
>>>> will sound as fis'' (absolute pitch).
>>
>> I wouldn't mind, if I can still use the the old syntax, which is what
>> I prefer, and if the documentation clearly explains these two ways of
>> usage. I think the old syntax is easier for me when I want to
>> copy/paste notes.
>
> The only thing that works reliably for copy/paste is absolute pitch.
> Relative pitch is always prone to octave errors.

In my early days with Lilypond I learned this to my cost. I've never
used \relative since then.

Cheers,
Colin.

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Colin Hall