Re: Trying to replicate an obscure pedal marking from a ~1919 score...

[David Nalesnik]

Hi Ted,

On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Ted Lemon <address@hidden> wrote:

On Dec 22, 2014, at 10:04 AM, David Nalesnik <address@hidden> wrote:
> I always thought the traditional "Ped." looked a bit like an elephant...

Heh!  Yes, I can see that.   Or perhaps like a Snuffleupagus, if that reference makes any sense to you.

sure does!

 

> Anyway, yes, Kieren's right.  You can replace the drawing with whatever you'd like.  You'd simply need to come up with a replacement stencil function.  There will be a bit of complication for markings that stretch across system breaks, but that's also doable.

In this particular piece they do not, although the vertical tics on either and do actually adjust relative to the music on the staff, similarly to slurs. 

> Maybe later today I'll get a chance to work something out--something similar to get you started.

If you happen to have time I would be interested and grateful, but please don't let my obscure inquiry sidetrack you if you have better things to do this afternoon!   :)

It's fun to work these things out.  Besides, I always learn something, and possibly my answer can help somebody with something less obscure.

This gives you the shape in the original (minus the odd little horizontal jog at the left end--whatever does that mean?)  It will behave rationally over line-breaks, too.  (You can see what happens by uncommenting the breaks in the first example.)

The slant of the jogs at the ends is hard-coded.  Sorry.  You can of course change the line 

(flare '(0.25 . 0.25))

to whatever you want.  I'm emulating the property 'bracket-flare here.  I'd love to be able to look up bracket-flare and use that, but apparently it's only used for the "internal" jog in designs like the following:

|_______/\_______|

Anyway, hope this helps--

David

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