Re: Beaming strategy

[John Mandereau]

Johan Vromans wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In a 4/4 score, lilypond beams 8th notes as if it were a 2/2 score:
> 
>   g8 g  g  g  g  g  g  g  =>  g8[ g g g] g[ g g g]
> 
> Is there some global setting to have 4/4 beaming in groups of two:
> 
>   g8 g  g  g  g  g  g  g  =>  g8[ g] g[ g] g[ g] g[ g]
> 

See "Setting automatic beam behavior" in the user manual (9.1.2 in
2.10).

In this case, you certainly want to add end-beaming rules for eights at
1st and 3rd beats in 4/4 time.


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John Mandereau <address@hidden>