Re: Sibelius user looking for the easiest way to learn LilyPond

[Werner LEMBERG]

>> Take for example a tuplet. It requires this expression: \times 2/3
>> { c8 d e }.  It's easy if there are just a few tuplets in the
>> piece, but it gets much more difficult if these occur quite often,
>> even worse if a whole passage, say 10 bars, is comprised only of
>> tuplets!
>
> If you have a whole passage of tuplets, then...
>
> \set tupletSpannerDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 4)
> \times 2/3 { <your passage of tuplets> }
>
> no need to repeat the \times 2/3 {} for each tuplet.

And with a small music function like

  T = #(define-music-function (parser location music) (ly:music?)
        #{ \times 2/3 $music #})   

you can say

  \T { ... }

instead of

  \times 2/3 { ... }


    Werner