Benkő Pál <benko....@gmail.com> writes: > Jean Abou Samra <j...@abou-samra.fr> ezt írta (időpont: 2023. jan. > 22., V, 23:45): >> >> On 22/01/2023 23:38, David Kastrup wrote: >> > >> > There are situations where sticking with the default duration may make >> > sense when something looking like (or being) an explicit duration may >> > follow. >> > >> > Like when switching pitches (or to rest) but not wanting to change the >> > default duration. >> > >> > Like >> > >> > \drums { tamb 4. 8 4 r | 4. 8 4 r } >> > >> > in situations where there _isn't_ something like | to put between r and >> > 4. (here). >> >> My knee-jerk reaction is a bit of skepticism on an explicit >> default duration being more ergonomic than just repeating the >> previous duration. > > My knee-jerk reaction is "how these modern musicians keep forgetting > those highly unergonomical durations \breve, \longa, \maxima and their > dotted versions!"
Well, they are a pain in the neck in their own right. -- David Kastrup