Re: "Guide notes"

[David Wright]

On Wed 01 Nov 2017 at 16:51:19 (+0100), Malte Meyn wrote:
> 
> 
> Am 01.11.2017 um 16:03 schrieb David Wright:
> >I've sung (strictly, not sung) a great many of these
> >without knowing what they're officially called.
> >I've created this one with what looks like an awful
> >hack. Is there a better way in LP? (Googling
> >     lilypond guide note
> >turns up anything but.)
> 
> You could try to use \afterGrace for that:
> 
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> 
> \version "2.19.80"
> 
> enharmonicGuide =
> #(define-music-function (music guide) (ly:music? ly:pitch?)
>    #{
>      \afterGrace #music {
>        \once \omit Stem
>        \override ParenthesesItem.font-size = -1
>        \override ParenthesesItem.padding = 0.1
>        \parenthesize
>        $guide 4
>      }
>    #})
> 
> afterGraceFraction = 15/16
> 
> \relative {
>   fis''2 \enharmonicGuide dis es
>   c a
> }
> 
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
> 
> Try different values for font-size and padding. Also, I find the way
> LilyPond handles after-grace notes by default not optimal. You can
> either try using different afterGraceFraction values (like above) or
> the following override:
>   \override Score.SpacingSpanner.strict-grace-spacing = ##t
> The latter looks bad for this minimal example but might work better
> than setting afterGraceFraction in other contexts.

Thanks for the replies. I did try specifying a chord, but the
"pitch" parameter won't take it. So I'll probably stick with my
trill method. (I can't hear an effect in the MIDI so I haven't
bothered with tagging it either.)

Cheers,
David.