Hi Craig, You can tupletize lone notes with no warnings:
### BEGIN ### \new Staff { \times 2/3 { g'2.:8 } \times 2/3 { a'2.:8 } \times 2/3 { bf'2.:8 } \times 2/3 { bf'2.:8 } } ### END ### [image: craig-tuplets.png] Changing "\tuplet 2/3 2" to "\tuplet 2/3 4" (David's solution) is the right one; but knowing about the (explicit) time scaling available with \times is helpful to have as a backup (and allows you to think and notate each sixth note as a sixth note). Trevor. On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 7:26 AM Craig Dabelstein <craig.dabelst...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Malte, that was stupid of me. Improved MWE below. > > Andrew, this is just a shortcut in notation, developed when scores had to > be handwritten. Writing it this way (as in bars 1 and 2) is a lot easier > than the long version (bars 3 and 4). It doesn't seem to be used much in > modern scores but was very prevalent in the the 1800s and earlier. When you > see it in context you'd have no problem interpreting it. > > All the best, > > Craig > > > \version "2.19.82" > \language "english" > > notes = \relative c'' { > %1 > \tuplet 3/2 2 { g2.:8 a2.:8 } | > > %2 > \tuplet 3/2 2 { bf2.:8 bf2.:8 } | > > %3 > \tuplet 3/2 4 { g8 g g g g g a a a a a a } | > > %4 > \tuplet 3/2 4 { bf8 bf bf bf bf bf bf bf bf bf bf bf } | > } > > \score { > \new Staff > \notes > \layout { } > } > > > On Fri, 24 Aug 2018 at 20:58, Andrew Bernard <andrew.bern...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Aaron and Craig, I understand that already. But why the obscure >> notation is what I was asking. Surely it can be written clearly or more >> explicitly? And if you feel it needed explaining to me, it's going to need >> explaining to other players, isn't it Craig? >> >> Andrew >> >> >> On Fri, 24 Aug 2018 at 17:39, Aaron Hill <lilyp...@hillvisions.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Not OP, but I believe that notation means to play a sequence of single >>> note tremolos, with the single slash indicating eighth-note >>> subdivisions. So each dotted half is played as six eighth notes, >>> following the specified tuplet timing. That is, think of `g2.:8` as `g8 >>> 8 8 8 8 8`. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> lilypond-user mailing list >> lilypond-user@gnu.org >> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user >> > > > -- > *Craig Dabelstein* > Maxime's Music > craig.dabelst...@gmail.com > *http://maximesmusic.com <http://maximesmusic.com>* > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > -- Trevor Bača www.trevorbaca.com soundcloud.com/trevorbaca
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