Laura Conrad wrote:
>
> >>>>> "Daniel" == Daniel Taupin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Daniel> At presernt time, MusiXTeX fonts contain a symbol like
> Daniel> |O|
>
> Daniel> for notes of undefined durations (i.e. in plalms). But I
> Daniel> get a request of symbols like:
>
> Daniel> ||O||
>
> Daniel> Does one of you all know about this symbol (requested by
> Daniel> professionals of church song edition)?
>
> This is an educated guess -- the |0| is a modern version of the Breve,
> which can also be written as a square version on a whole note. My
> guess is that somebody uses ||0|| as a modern version of a longa,
> originally written as a Breve with a tail.
>
> I've never run into that notation personally, but there certainly are
> cases where you want to be able to transcribe a longa.
>
> I've never thought of a Breve as an undefined duration -- I think of
> it as a double whole note. The Longa could be either a double Breve
> or an undefined duration.
>
I too remember to have seen the symbol '||0||', in my unclear
recollection being equal to a breve. However, if Laura's interpretation
of it as a representing a longa should be correct I propose using the
current MusiXTeX \zlonga having its stem replaced with a longer (always
right aligned) stem like the one found in my mensural music macro
collection (ftp://ftp.gmd.de/music/scores/ravenscroft/common.zip) and
used for example in my Ravenscroft scores.
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