Re: Doc: LM - Use Homophonic instead of Monophonic (issue 6107045)

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Reviewers: dak, Graham Percival,

Message:
committer       James Lowe <address@hidden>       
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:48:33 +0000 (19:48 +0100)
commit  6b9b2c2e3e701852485c24bc71f404effc6d83ec

Thanks.

James


http://codereview.appspot.com/6107045/diff/1/Documentation/learning/fundamental.itely
File Documentation/learning/fundamental.itely (right):

http://codereview.appspot.com/6107045/diff/1/Documentation/learning/fundamental.itely#newcode1045
Documentation/learning/fundamental.itely:1045: % The following notes are
homophonic
On 2012/04/23 03:37:53, Graham Percival wrote:
> On 2012/04/22 16:16:00, dak wrote:
> > I don't have a better suggestion right now, but _notes_ are always
> > mono/homophonic.

> "This section is homophonic" ?

Done.

Description:
Doc: LM - Use Homophonic instead of Monophonic

Issue 2488

Some confusion on the term 'monophonic'
(currently used as distinct from 'polyphonic')

Changed three cases it occurs.
One removed completely - just keep the reference to a 'single voice'.
Other two changed to 'Homophonic'.

Please review this at http://codereview.appspot.com/6107045/

Affected files:
  M Documentation/learning/fundamental.itely


Index: Documentation/learning/fundamental.itely
diff --git a/Documentation/learning/fundamental.itely  
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--- a/Documentation/learning/fundamental.itely
+++ b/Documentation/learning/fundamental.itely
@@ -578,10 +578,10 @@ In fact, a Voice layer or context is the only one  
which can contain
 music.  If a Voice context is not explicitly declared one is created
 automatically, as we saw at the beginning of this chapter.  Some
 instruments such as an Oboe can play only one note at a time.  Music
-written for such instruments is monophonic and requires just a single
-voice.  Instruments which can play more than one note at a time like
-the piano will often require multiple voices to encode the different
-concurrent notes and rhythms they are capable of playing.
+written for such instruments requires just a single voice.  Instruments
+which can play more than one note at a time like the piano will often
+require multiple voices to encode the different concurrent notes and
+rhythms they are capable of playing.

 A single voice can contain many notes in a chord, of course,
 so when exactly are multiple voices needed?  Look first at
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ The fragments must also be separated with double  
backward slashes,
 @code{\\}, to place them in separate voices.  Without these, the
 notes would be entered into a single voice, which would usually
 cause errors.  This technique is particularly suited to pieces of
-music which are largely monophonic with occasional short sections
+music which are largely homophonic with occasional short sections
 of polyphony.

 Here's how we split the chords above into two voices and add both
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ permitting a phrasing slur to be drawn over them.
 @lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim]
 \new Staff \relative c' {
   \voiceOneStyle
-  % The following notes are monophonic
+  % The following notes are homophonic
   c16^( d e f
   % Start simultaneous section of three voices
   <<