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Re: Is there a glyph? (or something) to indicate a clap in a vocal piece
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Kenneth Wolcott |
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Re: Is there a glyph? (or something) to indicate a clap in a vocal piece? |
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Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:21:31 -0700 |
Hi;
On a related note (pun not intended!) I have seen a Tuba solo score
where there is a notation to "slap" the instrument, shown as literally
a "slap" like a "rit." or ".cresc.". I was wondering how to engrave
that...other than the obvious...
Thanks,
Ken Wolcott
On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 1:01 PM Kevin Cole <dc.loco@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 1:47 PM Karlin High <karlinhigh@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have seen choral works use "X" note heads to indicate claps or
> > foot-stomps.
> >
> > The commands \xNotesOn and \xNotesOff seem worth trying.
> >
> > <https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.24/Documentation/notation/note-heads>
>
> Aaaand, we have a winner! ;-)
>
> (At least until I get to the MIDI, but I'm feeling confident that I
> know how to accomplish that part.)
>
> Just what the doctor ordered.
>
> Thanks!
>