Re: autobeaming in cadenza

[Keith E OHara]

> "Mark Polesky" wrote:
> > Carl Sorensen wrote:
> > > I think that autobeaming in cadenzas should beam according
> > > to baseMoment, [ ... ]
> >  The very concept of beats within a cadenza goes against the
> > whole idea of a cadenza in the first place.  [ ... ]
> > The user will almost always need to do some manual beams.
>  Perhaps the best answer is to have \candezaOn turn off autobeaming.

Keith OHara wrote
> Even though a cadenza has a free rhythm and is not divided into bars, itusually 
> has a rhythmic structure, and is written using the usual conventionsof music 
> with a beat.  Beethoven's 'emperor' concerto [ ... ]


Just because I like closure ...

The way auto-beaming 'worked' 2.12 was by accident, so the change I noticed 
with 2.13 is _not_ a bug.

Opinions of correct behavior are varied, so we have _no_ enhancement request.

We recommend that users manually beam in cadenzas, at least in long cadenzas.


Myself, I make mistakes typing manual beams. In cadenzas where I want pattered beams, I 
can use \cadenzaOff\bar""\cadenzaOn at the natural breaks. This resets 
measurePosition to zero often enough that auto-beaming happens to 'work' and helps me 
find when I miss a note.  I know LilyPond does not guarantee that behavior.

The more disciplined among us can \cadenzaOn\autoBeamOff . . . 
\cadenzaOff\autoBeamOn
--
Keith