On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 04:27:54PM -0800, Ted Walther wrote: > I am using the description of the fermata in the "Sacred Harp" hymnal, > first published in 1844, now in the 1991 Denson edition. In the preface > it clearly describes the meaning of the fermata mark, the dot with a > semicircle around it. Also in all the hymnals I've seen, the fermata > marks means to hold the note longer. >
That's correct. In my experience the beat is temporarily suspended, and resumes when the music does, and so there is no effect on any subsequent notes. I haven't seen anything like what you dexcribe, but I would be interested to see a copy of the preface you refer to. > > On Sat, Jan 20, 2007 at 10:12:37AM +1100, Cameron Horsburgh wrote: > >On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 03:01:04PM -0800, Ted Walther wrote: > >>When you see fermata in hymns, it almost always means "hold the note > >>longer, robbing the next note of some duration". If you do the > >>durations explicitly, it messes up the meter and the printed sheet > >>music. What would it take to get the fermata to show up in printed > >>music, but have it do the time-robbing in the MIDI output? > >> > > > >What hymn books do you use? I've been around hymns for a while and > >I've never seen a fermata mean anything different to what it means > >everywhere else. > > > >Of course, that could just be me. > > -- ============================================= Cameron Horsburgh ============================================= _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
