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From: | Trevor Daniels |
Subject: | Re: "always specify initial duration within { ... }" ? |
Date: | Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:56:49 +0100 |
Mark Polesky wrote Monday, April 26, 2010 7:33 AM
Both LM 1.2.1 "Simple notation" and NR 1.2.1 "Writing rhythms" include these two sentences: If the duration is omitted, it is set to the previously entered duration. The default for the first note is a quarter note. I'd like to reword both instances of this paragraph to: If the duration is omitted, it is set to the previously entered duration. The duration of the first note in every { music } block should always be specified explicitly. Any objections?
I'd leave it as it is. I don't think it is seriously misleading, although you could change it to "... very first note encountered ..." to make misinterpretation less likely.But if you do decide to implement your change be sure to go through all the examples in all the manuals to "correct" them.
Trevor
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