On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 07:54:11AM +0200, David Kastrup wrote: > > * The pitch of the first note is relative to `STARTPITCH'. > `STARTPITCH' is specified in absolute octave mode, and it is > recommended that it be a octave of `c'. > > Why c?
Because C is the default "base note" in western classical music. I have no clue why we didn't call A major the key with no sharps or flats, but that's the legacy we're left with. Most people think of octaves happening from C to C. > (in Documentation/notation/input.itely). You get g', a, b, d, do', re' > (an I am not talking about translations here!). But the idea of taking > f' seems to be not taken. Pity: I consider it clever. Ah, but clever solutions are a bad idea! ;) > Then we also have: > > If no `STARTPITCH' is specified for `\relative', then `c'' is > assumed. However, this is a deprecated option and may disappear in > future versions, so its use is discouraged. > > Note that if that syntax is discontinued, then \relative can be > implemented as a music function. Well, I've been wanting to get rid of it for years. I was only waiting for GLISS. Cheers, - Graham _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel