Re: Chord name output

[Colin Campbell]

On Sun, 2011-01-30 at 13:13 +0000, Maestraccio wrote:
> As a jazz musician I read chord symbols from lead sheets all the time. 
> Since these must be clear and comprehensive, too much information 
> (even though correct) slows down speedy reading and improvising. 
> There are some harmonic rules known and used by every improvising musician 
> not needed mentioning in the chord symbol itself (such as not using a 
> fourth over a major third*, and thus using an augmented fourth instead), 
> to provide greater freedom for the musician and facilitating easy reading. 
> Please keep in mind that an improvisor is a "player" and not a "reader", 
> and though beautiful and correct notation is most of the times a good 
> thing (thank you, developers, for lilypond), "correct" is not always as 
> clear and legible as "short and to-the-point" and thus higher appreciated 
> by many jazz musicians.
> 
> I suggest some improvements:
> 
> 1: Leave out the "/" in the numbers and replace them by blank space.
> 2: Leave out all "7", "9" and/or "#11" when any higher number is present.
> 3: Leave out the "add".
> 4: When only minuses (9- 10- 13-) present, use "alt" (for "altered").
> 5: Print the triangle in "maj7" smaller.
> 
> So "C 7/b9/add13" will be "C b9 13" ({c:7 9- 13})
> and "C 7/b9/b13" will be "C alt" ({c:7 9- 13-} or {c:7 10- 13-})
> 
> 
> * Clare Fischer does this frequently and with great taste, however.
> 
> 

Added as an enhancement request:
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=1503&colspec=ID%
20Type%20Status%20Priority%20Stars%20Owner%20Patch%20Summary

Colin
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