Re: Explicit default duration?

[David Kastrup]

Benkő Pál <benko.pal@gmail.com> writes:

> Jean Abou Samra <jean@abou-samra.fr> ezt írta (időpont: 2023. jan.
> 22., V, 23:45):
>>
>> On 22/01/2023 23:38, David Kastrup wrote:
>> >
>> > There are situations where sticking with the default duration may make
>> > sense when something looking like (or being) an explicit duration may
>> > follow.
>> >
>> > Like when switching pitches (or to rest) but not wanting to change the
>> > default duration.
>> >
>> > Like
>> >
>> > \drums { tamb 4. 8 4 r | 4. 8 4 r }
>> >
>> > in situations where there _isn't_ something like | to put between r and
>> > 4. (here).
>>
>> My knee-jerk reaction is a bit of skepticism on an explicit
>> default duration being more ergonomic than just repeating the
>> previous duration.
>
> My knee-jerk reaction is "how these modern musicians keep forgetting
> those highly unergonomical durations \breve, \longa, \maxima and their
> dotted versions!"

Well, they are a pain in the neck in their own right.

-- 
David Kastrup