Re: Chords in LilyPond

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi all,

> I think most readers would interpret it as "C with A in the
> bass" (and why that chord is not called A-minor-seventh, left unclear).

Agreed.

> This would be a problem for a system like current LilyPond that insists on
> translating it to notes and back, because the internal representation for
> the choice is likely to collide with that for a chord which really is "C
> with A in the bass”

Again, for clarity/accuracy: It’s a problem with "current Lilypond”, but *not* 
with the abstract concept of translation to notes and back. (Not sure how many 
times I have to repeat myself on that point?) It would be fairly trivial to 
program a parser that knew the difference between C/A and C/a, and processed 
and output accordingly.

> it'd be no problem with a system that just formats and prints what's typed,
> in which "C/a" can mean anything and the system doesn't need to interpret it.

This functionality has been available in Lilypond since at least 2003 (or 
whenever Lyrics were first introduced).

Cheers,
Kieren.
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