Yes it's me again... Still find this tricky... Looks like the grace note problem with beginning a score with a tuplet is also a problem with using \compressMusic....
I've put in the blank grace notes in the other parts but it doesn't seem to help.. Any help or hints appreciated yet again. Trent... ============================================================ % Created on Thu Sep 29 10:03:17 EST 2005 \version "2.7.10" \header { } #(set-global-staff-size 16) \include "english.ly" \paper { bottommargin = 3\cm linewidth = 7.12 \in } FluteIb = \new Staff { \time 4/4 \set Staff.timeSignatureFraction = #'(12 . 8) \set Staff.midiInstrument="flute" \key bf \major \clef treble \relative c'' \compressMusic #'(2 . 3) { %bar 1 \grace d8 c8.( b16) c8 g'4 ef8 \grace d8 c8.( b16) c8 r r af %bar 2 g4 af'8 g4 f8 ef( d) c r8 r4 %bar 3 R1*12/8 %bar 4 r4. r4. r4 r8 r8 r8 g' %bar 5 \grace { g16([ a] } bf4) c,8 c8. d16 e8 \grace g8 f( e) f r r af \bar "|." }} FluteIIb = \new Staff { \time 4/4 \set Staff.timeSignatureFraction = #'(12 . 8) \set Staff.midiInstrument="flute" \key bf \major \clef treble \relative c'' \compressMusic #'(2 . 3) { %bar 1-2 \grace s8 R1*12/8*2 %bar 3 \grace d8 c8.( b16) c8 g'4 ef8 \grace d c8.( b16) c8 r r af %bar 4 g4 af'8 g4 f8 ef( d) c r8 r4 %bar 5 e4. g c, r4 r8 \bar "|." } } Contb = \new Staff { \time 4/4 \set Staff.midiInstrument="cello" \key bf \major \clef bass \relative c' { %bar 1 \grace s8 c4 bf af8 g af c, %bar 2 b8 a b g c d ef d %bar 3 c4 bf af8 g af c %bar 4 b8 a b g c d ef c %bar 5 c'4 bf af8 g af f \bar "|." }} %%MOVEMENT II Largo - Andante \score { \new StaffGroup << \FluteIb \FluteIIb \Contb >> \layout { } } ============================================================ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trent Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mats Bengtsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <lilypond-user@gnu.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 10:24 AM Subject: \compressMusic > Thanks Mats... > > I re-read the section about this and found that the only reference to \times > was > > "The latter is done with \compressMusic, which is similar to \times, but > does not create a tuplet bracket." > > > To me this doesn't describe very accurately that you use \compressMusic the > same way as \times but more that it's function output is similar to \times > but no bracket or tuplet number is created. I think the phrase 'similar to' > is the problem and may it should be changed to: > > "The latter is done with \compressMusic, which is entered similar to \times, > but does not create a tuplet bracket." > > Even your reply to me makes more sense of the use of the function > > \compressMusic works the same way as \times, i.e. that it only applies to > the music expression after the first argument. In other words, you have to > enclose all the music into curly braces. > > > Thanks again, > > Trent > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mats Bengtsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Trent Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <lilypond-user@gnu.org> > Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 10:42 PM > Subject: Re: Beginning a piece with tuplets with a grace note or > appoggiatura > > > > If you read the manual a bit more carefully, you will notice that > > \compressMusic works the same way as \times, i.e. that it only > > applies to the music expression after the first argument. > > In other words, you have to enclose all the music into curly braces. > > The simplest solution in your example, is to reuse the already existing > > curly braces that you have for \relative c': > > > > > > staffFlute = \new Staff { > > \time 4/4 > > \set Staff.timeSignatureFraction = #'(12 . 8) > > > > \set Staff.instrument="Flute" > > \set Staff.midiInstrument="flute" > > \key bf \major > > \clef treble > > \relative c'' \compressMusic #'(2 . 3) { > > > > %bar 1 > > \grace d8 c8.( b16) c8 g'4 ef8 \grace d8 c8.( b16) c8 r r af > > %bar 2 > > g4 af'8 g4 f8 ef( d) c r8 r4 > > %bar 3 > > R1. > > %bar 4 > > r4. r4. r4 r8 r8 r8 g' > > %bar 5 > > \grace { g16([ a] } bf4) c,8 c8. d16 e8 \grace g8 f( e) f r r af > > %bar 6 > > g4 e8 c4 bf'8 af( g) f r4 r8 > > %bar 7 > > d4. f4. bf, r4 r8 > > \bar "|." > > > > } > > > > } > > > > (Note also that the full bar rest should read R1. or R1*12/8 since you > > are in 12/8.) > > > > /Mats > > > > Trent Johnston wrote: > > > > >Thanks Mats.. > > > > > >I had a look but following the example this doesn't seem to produce > anything > > >except the 12/8 time signature. > > > > > >In fact changing the compress music doesn't seem to have any effect at > all. > > >The example from the manual seems to work.. so I can't see what's wrong > in > > >the example below... > > > > > >Windows XP > > >Lilypond 2.7.10 > > > > > >======================== > > > > > >% Created on Thu Sep 29 15:45:05 EST 2005 > > >\version "2.7" > > >\header { > > >} > > > > > >\include "english.ly" > > > > > > > > >staffFlute = \new Staff { > > > \time 4/4 > > > \set Staff.timeSignatureFraction = #'(12 . 8) > > > \compressMusic #'(2 . 3) > > > \set Staff.instrument="Flute" > > > \set Staff.midiInstrument="flute" > > > \key bf \major > > > \clef treble > > > \relative c'' { > > > > > >%bar 1 > > >\grace d8 c8.( b16) c8 g'4 ef8 \grace d8 c8.( b16) c8 r r af > > >%bar 2 > > >g4 af'8 g4 f8 ef( d) c r8 r4 > > >%bar 3 > > >R1 > > >%bar 4 > > >r4. r4. r4 r8 r8 r8 g' > > >%bar 5 > > >\grace { g16([ a] } bf4) c,8 c8. d16 e8 \grace g8 f( e) f r r af > > >%bar 6 > > >g4 e8 c4 bf'8 af( g) f r4 r8 > > >%bar 7 > > >d4. f4. bf, r4 r8 > > >\bar "|." > > > > > > } > > > > > >} > > > > > > > > >\score { > > > << > > > \staffFlute > > > >> > > > > > > \midi { > > > } > > > > > > \layout { > > > } > > >} > > > > > >\paper { > > >} > > > > > >======================== > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Mats Bengtsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "Trent Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Cc: <lilypond-user@gnu.org> > > >Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 12:26 AM > > >Subject: Re: Beginning a piece with tuplets with a grace note or > > >appoggiatura > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>In addition to Erik's answer, you may want to take a look at > > >>section "8.4.1 Polymetric notation" in the manual. > > >> > > >> /Mats > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>Trent Johnston wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>Hello again, > > >>> > > >>>I'm currently typesetting a trio sonata by Locatelli... > > >>> > > >>>In one movement the the two flutes are in 12/8 time while the Continuo > > >>>part is in Common time. > > >>> > > >>>This is ok I thought I can set the flute parts in tuplets and > > >>>fake 12/8 time-signature at the beginning... since essentially this is > > >>>what the composer is doing setting the time signature as 12/8 so the > > >>>players wouldn't be overwhelmed with triplets everywhere. > > >>> > > >>>But there is a problem with beginning the first note of the system > > >>>with either a grace note or appoggiatura. I get the first bar with the > > >>>grace or appogiatura but then there seems to be a restart of the > > >>>systems and the resest of the music continues. > > >>> > > >>>I get the same problem if change the notes to triplet groups as well > > >>>i.e. \times 2/3 { } etc. > > >>> > > >>>Platform: Windows XP > > >>>Lilypond Version: 2.7.10 > > >>> > > >>>Is this a bug? or Is there something I need to do? > > >>> > > >>>Regards, > > >>> > > >>>Trent > > >>> > > >>>The code is here... > > >>> > > >>>================================== > > >>> > > >>>% Created on Thu Sep 29 18:19:46 EST 2005 > > >>>\version "2.7" > > >>>tsMarkup = \markup { \override #'(baseline-skip . 0) \number > > >>>{\center-align { "12" "8" } } } > > >>>\header { > > >>>} > > >>> > > >>>\include "english.ly" > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>staffFlute = \new Staff { > > >>> \time 4/4 > > >>> \set Staff.instrument="Flute" > > >>> \set Staff.midiInstrument="flute" > > >>> \key bf \major > > >>> \clef treble > > >>> \relative c'' { > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>%bar 1 > > >>>\appoggiatura d8 \times 8/12 { c8.( b16) c8 g'4 ef8 \appoggiatura d > > >>>c8.( b16) c8 r8 r af } > > >>>%bar 2 > > >>>\times 8/12 { g4 af'8 g4 f8 ef( d) c r8 r4 } > > >>>%bar 3 > > >>>R1 > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> \bar "|." > > >>> } > > >>> > > >>>} > > >>>staffFluteII = \new Staff { > > >>> \time 4/4 > > >>> \set Staff.instrument="Flute" > > >>> \set Staff.midiInstrument="flute" > > >>> \key bf \major > > >>> \clef treble > > >>> \relative c'' { > > >>>bar 1-2 > > >>>R1*2 > > >>>%bar 3 > > >>>\times 8/12 { \appoggiatura d8 c8.( b16) c8 g'4 ef8 \appoggiatura d > > >>>c8.( b16) c8 r8 r af } > > >>> > > >>> \bar "|." > > >>> } > > >>> > > >>>} > > >>>staffCello = \new Staff { > > >>> \time 4/4 > > >>> \set Staff.instrument="Cello" > > >>> \set Staff.midiInstrument="cello" > > >>> \key bf \major > > >>> \clef bass > > >>> \relative c' { > > >>>%bar 1 > > >>>c4 bf af8 g af c, > > >>>%bar 2 > > >>>b8 a b g c d ef d > > >>>%bar 3 > > >>>c4 bf af8 g af c > > >>> \bar "|." > > >>> } > > >>> > > >>>} > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>\score { > > >>> << > > >>> > > >>> \staffFlute > > >>> \staffFluteII > > >>> \staffCello > > >>> >> > > >>> > > >>> \midi { > > >>> } > > >>> > > >>> \layout { > > >>> } > > >>>} > > >>> > > >>>\paper { > > >>>} > > >>> > > >>>==================================== > > >>> > > > >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >>> > > >>>_______________________________________________ > > >>>lilypond-user mailing list > > >>>lilypond-user@gnu.org > > >>>http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>-- > > >>============================================= > > >>Mats Bengtsson > > >>Signal Processing > > >>Signals, Sensors and Systems > > >>Royal Institute of Technology > > >>SE-100 44 STOCKHOLM > > >>Sweden > > >>Phone: (+46) 8 790 8463 > > >> Fax: (+46) 8 790 7260 > > >>Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>WWW: http://www.s3.kth.se/~mabe > > >>============================================= > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > -- > > ============================================= > > Mats Bengtsson > > Signal Processing > > Signals, Sensors and Systems > > Royal Institute of Technology > > SE-100 44 STOCKHOLM > > Sweden > > Phone: (+46) 8 790 8463 > > Fax: (+46) 8 790 7260 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > WWW: http://www.s3.kth.se/~mabe > > ============================================= > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user