Phrasing slurs on two-voice stave

2018-01-22 Thread N. Andrew Walsh
Hi List, I have the following: - \version "2.19.80" \relative c { \clef bass \time 4/8 << { \stemDown d16\( f a f d a' f d\) } \\ { \stemUp d8. f16 d4 } >> } - What I'm trying to do is ensure that the phrasing slur extends to the last note

Re: Phrasing slurs on two-voice stave

2018-01-22 Thread Ben
On 1/22/2018 7:09 AM, N. Andrew Walsh wrote: Hi List, I have the following: - \version "2.19.80" \relative c {   \clef bass   \time 4/8  <<    { \stemDown d16\( f a f d a' f d\) }    \\    { \stemUp d8. f16 d4 }  >> } - What I'm trying to do is ensure t

Re: Phrasing slurs on two-voice stave

2018-01-22 Thread N. Andrew Walsh
Hi Ben, On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 1:59 PM, Ben wrote: > > Hi, > > Personally, I would probably want the slur on the bottom as it's cleaner > and easier to implement, > yes, and also notationally superior. But the client is, alas! a hobbyist-composer who does things for "expressive" reasons and ins

Re: Phrasing slurs on two-voice stave

2018-01-22 Thread Andrew Bernard
Hi Andrew, That's right, slurs are quadratic beziers and you can adjust the control points. If you have used Adobe Illustrator it should be clear, for the bezier curves there are the same. Possibly more than you need to know, but some nice illustrations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9zier

Re: Phrasing slurs on two-voice stave

2018-01-22 Thread Simon Albrecht
On 22.01.2018 13:09, N. Andrew Walsh wrote: What I'm trying to do is ensure that the phrasing slur extends to the last note of the bar. Problem is, the client wants the 16th notes on the lower voice, but the slur above. I've been using \stemDown and \stemUp to flip the stem directions, but this