Re: So, slashed beamed grace notes...

[Jan Rosseel]

EdBeesley <edplaysdrums <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> Digging up an old chestnut here... I've gone through the archives and it
> seems that there was interest from several users for a reliable solution to
> a slash through the first of a beamed group of grace notes. 
> 
> The oft-quoted solution is the snippet at
> http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Snippet?id=721 but this really isn't a great
> solution, for example in the snippet code just change the grace notes to
> quavers (for my American colleagues - eighth notes) and the line is in
> completely the wrong place. 
> 
> I've seen plenty of examples in modern and old repertoire to support the
> practice of slashing through the first grace note in a beamed group, and I
> don't believe it's an acceptable alternative to remove the slashes when
> typesetting another composer's work - if they wrote slashes they should get
> them. 
> 
> Thoughts anyone? I'd really like this feature to be added, and I'd be
> willing to contribute to/offer a bounty for its inclusion. 
> 
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Yes, it does occur. In the music we're typesetting (roiughly done...) for
the SCORA premiere, it occurs in a few spots in the Rachmaninoff, and I
believe one or two spots in the Sibelius-5. This is not obscure music. 

The code from the LSR does indeed not work nicely in all circumstances. A
better solution would be appreciated, but it's not very high on my priority
list.