SOLVED: strange beam behavior

[Scott Russell]

Hi everyone,

The \partial command did, in fact, fix this. Below is the revised Lilypond code and a link to the PNG of the 2 affected lines.

http://www.nd.edu/~srussel2/lilypond/correctedBeams.png

Making the first group of 5 16ths into a "partial bar" and explicitly specifying an invisible bar between the partial figure and the next figure solves the strange beaming in both lines.

Thanks for the advice, Mats and Edward!

melody = \relative c'' {

\key g \major % \minor

\override Staff.TimeSignature #'transparent = ##t

\override Score.BarNumber #'transparent = ##t

\cadenzaOn

% LOTS OF CUT CODE

% #### Line 3 ####

b4 ( \bar "" \partial 16*5 c16 [ b a b ) d\staccato ] \bar "" c8 ( [ \setTextCresc d16\< c b c ) e\staccato ] d8 ( [ e16 d cis d ) f\staccato ] e8 ( [ f!16 e dis e ) g\staccato ] f!1\f \breathe

\bar "" \break

% #### Line 4 ####

e16 ( [ g f! ] ) cis! ( [ d e d ] ) \once \override TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(1.2 . 0) ais16_\markup {diminuendo } ( [ b c b ] ) fis16 [ ( g16 d'8 ) c b a g8. f16 ] f2 ( e4 ) \breathe

\bar "" \break

%%%% LOTS MORE CUT CODE

\cadenzaOff

}

Best wishes,

Scott

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Scott Russell

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Instructor of Horn, University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College

Assistant Horn, South Bend Symphony Orchestra

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On Nov 2, 2005, at 4:12 AM, Mats Bengtsson wrote:

But, the \partial command is supposed to fix that, isn't it?

There shouldn't be any need for manual beams.

  /Mats

Edward Neeman wrote:

Hi Scott,

Even though it is a cadenza, the beams still work in

4/4.  If you count it out, you will realise that the

beams are split in the natural place for 4/4 time.  To

override this, please read the Manual beams section in

the manual

Cheers,

Edward Neeman

--- Scott Russell <address@hidden> wrote:

 

Hello Lilypond folks,

I'm a (relatively) novice Lilypond user. I'm working

on some non- measured (cadenza-like) material and have

encountered a strange  situation.

The five sixteenth notes of the 2nd figure in Line 3

... c8  ( [ \setTextCresc d16\< c b c ) e\staccato ] ...

should all be beamed  together. What I'm seeing in the output is the

second flag on the d  facing left all by itself, then the remaining 4

sixteenths beamed  together with both flags. If I remove the first

(unaffected) figure,  the problem resolves in the second figure, but moves

to the third  figure. (It all makes sense if you compile and look

at the output.)

On a related note, the way this code is currently

edited, line 4  looks OK. BUT, if I remove the "modified" line 3,

you'll see the same  strange beam behavior in the "fis16 [ ( g" sixteenth

notes in the  middle of the line.

Any ideas on how to make these beamings work?

Thanks!

\version "2.6.3"

melody = \relative c'' {

\key g \major

\override Staff.TimeSignature #'transparent = ##t

\override Score.BarNumber #'transparent = ##t

\cadenzaOn

% #### Line 3 ####

% ORIGINAL - doesn't work - first figure OK, second

figure wrong,  third and fourth figures OK.

b4 ( c16 [ b a b ) d\staccato ] c8 ( [ \setTextCresc

d16\< c b c ) e \staccato ] d8 ( [ e16 d cis d ) f\staccato ] e8 ( [

f!16 e dis e ) g \staccato ] f!1\f \breathe

\bar "" \break

% MODIFIED - removed first figure - now it moves the

error into the  next figure - why?

c8 ( [ \setTextCresc d16\< c b c ) e\staccato ] d8 (

[ e16 d cis d ) f \staccato ] e8 \( [ f!16 e dis e \) g\staccato ]

f!1\f \breathe

\bar "" \break

%%%%% FIXME: fix sixteenth note beams in first

figure in line above

% #### Line 4 ####

e16 ( [ g f! ] ) cis! ( [ d e d ] ) \once \override

TextScript  #'extra-offset = #'(1.2 . 0) ais16_\markup

{diminuendo } ( [ b c  b ] ) fis16 [ ( g d'8 ) c b a g8. f16 ] f2 ( e4 )

\breathe

\bar "" \break

%%%%% FIXME: fix sixteenth note beams in second

figure in line above

\cadenzaOff

}

\score {

    \new Staff \melody

}

Best wishes,

Scott

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Scott Russell

IT Support Engineer, Office of Information

Technologies, University  of Notre Dame

Instructor of Horn, University of Notre Dame and

Saint Mary's College

Assistant Horn, South Bend Symphony Orchestra

205 DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

574-631-2698

address@hidden

http://www.nd.edu/~srussel2/

   

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