Re: DrumVoice vs non-existent RhythmicVoice

[Menu Jacques]

Caagr98’s answer to my other post regarding DrumStaff vs Staff for instrument 
name is also an answer to this one:
there’s no alias defined for RhythmicVoice, but Voice should be preferred 
anyway it seems.

JM

> Le 13 déc. 2017 à 10:04, Menu Jacques <address@hidden> a écrit :
> 
> Hello Folks,
> 
> There exists DrumStaff and RythmicStaff and DrumVoice, but no RhythmicVoice.
> 
> In the example below from musicxml2ly, '\context Voice’ is used in the 
> RhythmicStaff.
> 
> Any reason for this asymmetry?
> 
> JM
> 
> —
> 
> \version "2.19.58"
> % automatically converted by musicxml2ly from 73a-Percussion.xml_inter.xml
> 
> 
> \header {
>    texidoc =
>    "Three types of percussion staves: 
>          A five-line staff with bass clef for Timpani, a five-line staff with 
>          percussion clef, and a one-line percussion staff with only unpitched 
>          notes."
>    }
> 
> \layout {
>    \context { \Score
>        autoBeaming = ##f
>        }
>    }
> PartPOneVoiceOne =  \relative e {
>    \clef "bass" \key c \major \numericTimeSignature\time 4/4 | % 1
>    e1 ~ | % 2
>    e2 a,2 \bar "|."
>    }
> 
> PartPTwoVoiceOne =  \relative e'' {
>    \clef "percussion" \key c \major \numericTimeSignature\time 4/4 | % 1
>    e2. c4 | % 2
>    d1 \bar "|."
>    }
> 
> PartPThreeVoiceOne =  \relative f' {
>    \clef "percussion" \stopStaff \override Staff.StaffSymbol.line-count
>    = #1 \startStaff \numericTimeSignature\time 4/4 | % 1
>    f2. f4 | % 2
>    e1 \bar "|."
>    }
> 
> 
> % The score definition
> \score {
>    <<
> 
>        \new Staff
>        <<
>            \set Staff.instrumentName = "Timpani"
>            \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = "Timp."
> 
>            \context Staff <<
>                \mergeDifferentlyDottedOn\mergeDifferentlyHeadedOn
>                \context Voice = "PartPOneVoiceOne" {  \PartPOneVoiceOne }
>>> 
>>> 
>        \new StaffGroup
>        <<
>            \new DrumStaff
>            <<
>                \set DrumStaff.instrumentName = "Cymbals"
>                \set DrumStaff.shortInstrumentName = "Cym."
> 
>                \context DrumStaff <<
>                    \mergeDifferentlyDottedOn\mergeDifferentlyHeadedOn
>                    \context DrumVoice = "PartPTwoVoiceOne" {  
> \PartPTwoVoiceOne }
>>> 
>>> 
>            \new RhythmicStaff
>            <<
>                \set RhythmicStaff.instrumentName = "Triangle"
>                \set RhythmicStaff.shortInstrumentName = "Tri."
> 
>                \context RhythmicStaff <<
>                    \mergeDifferentlyDottedOn\mergeDifferentlyHeadedOn
>                    \context Voice = "PartPThreeVoiceOne" {  
> \PartPThreeVoiceOne }
>>> 
>>> 
> 
>>> 
> 
>>> 
>    \layout {}
>    % To create MIDI output, uncomment the following line:
>    %  \midi {\tempo 4 = 100 }
>    }
> 
>