Re: Macro or variable for sequence of notes that repeat often?

[Disc Magnet]

On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 8:12 PM, James Bailey
<address@hidden> wrote:
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> On 12.06.2010, at 16:08, Disc Magnet wrote:
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>> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 7:33 PM, D'Arcy J.M. Cain
>> <address@hidden> wrote:
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>>> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:55:01 +0530
>>> Disc Magnet <address@hidden> wrote:
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>>>> In my Lilypond input file, I have a group of notes that are repeated
>>>> at many places in the music. Here is a hypothetical example.
>>>>
>>>> c d e f g a b c
>>>> c c c d d d e e
>>>> a b a b c c d d
>>>> c d e f g a b c
>>>> f e fe f e g g g
>>>> c d e f g a b c
>>>>
>>>> So, you can see that 'c d e f g a b c' is repeated again and again. Is
>>>> there a way to make a macro or a variable and store 'c d e f g a b c'
>>>> in it and reuse it whenever required?
>>>
>>> Riff1 = {c d e f g a b c}
>>> ...
>>> \Riff1
>>>
>>
>> Thanks. I have many arpeggios in my piece as well. So, I'm planning to
>> to use it in ths manner:
>>
>> dMinor = {d f a f d f a f} and use \dMinor whereever required.  But, I
>> am also wondering that since there are many standard chords and
>> arpeggios such a C-major, D-minor, E-minor, etc. is there a way to
>> tell Lilypond that I need the arpeggio D-minor from C-major scale and
>> it would just print the arpeggio?
>
> I understand what you're getting at, but there are a lot of variables to
> something like this. If you use the same patterns frequently, then you can
> create a custom file which defines the patterns you use, and include it in
> any files you create. The problem is, what happens when you want to repeat
> the top or bottom note, or not, change the timing on any note, add an
> octave, etc.
>
>

Ok. This answers my question. So, I will create variables for all
these chords, arpeggios, etc. which are used very frequently. Thanks.
You guys have been very helpful. :)