Re: A note which is three measures long

[David Kastrup]

Graham King <address@hidden> writes:

> On Thu, 2017-08-31 at 16:06 +0200, Simon Albrecht wrote:
>
>> On 31.08.2017 14:40, Bernhard Kleine wrote:
>> > At the end of the Kyrie from Palestrina's Missa Brevis there is a note
>> > three measure long. Is there any way to do that simply?
>> 
>> Yes, there is. However, that is actually a \maxima (with a duration of 
>> 8*1) 
>
> or even more, with "perfection" at the level of prolation, tempus, modus
> or (theoretically) maximodus.
> <snip>
>
>>  I always use Completion_heads_engraver and code the original 
>> note values, instead of hard-coding any ties, in mensural music.
>
> +1

Actually, in mensural music I wouldn't think of using
Completion_heads_engraver.  It makes more sense removing the bar lines
from the measures and just leave them between the staves as reminder,
and not worry about splitting note lengths up.

Mensural music telnds to be a lot less beat-centric (and chord-centric)
than later music.

-- 
David Kastrup