In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Richard Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 01:53:00AM +0000, John Chambers wrote: >> >> We've had the suggestion a few times in the past that there >> be a way to give a length for bracketed chords, instead of >> repeating the length for each note. Thus [Ace]4 could be >> used for [A4c4e4]. In one discussion, we even had the >> suggestion of multiplying lengths if they are present in >> both places, so [A4ce]2 would be [A8c2e2]. >> >> This is something that's obviously not logically necessary. >> But it makes sense, fits in with the overall abc syntax, >> and would simplify typing for a lot of people. I don't have >> a strong opinion on this one, though I'd certainly use it >> if it were available. But I've had a few messages recently >> asking what ever became of the idea. > >Like you, I don't have very strong opinions here, it's not a thing >I've found a huge need for. But uses like [A4ce]2 would seem to be >fairly clear to understand, convenient to type, and consistent >with the rest of the language; it's a thing I'd try if I needed to >express such a thing. >
But what does it MEAN in notation terms? You are not allowed to have different length notes on the same stem in standard notation, so the [A4bc] would itself have to mean A4 at stem down and [bc] at stems up. Is this what's intended? You only have stems up and down if you have 2 parts on the 1 stave, and this does not fit in with abc anyway in terms of [] notation. Unless I'm not versatile enough, it seems to me that a passage such as Dotted Half A Quarter A <--- stems up Half F Half F <--- stems down cannot be notated in abc as [] notation. > Bernard Hill Braeburn Software Author of Music Publisher system Music Software written by musicians for musicians http://www.braeburn.co.uk Selkirk, Scotland To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
