Re: Mixing music and markup in Scheme

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Kastrup" <address@hidden>
To: "Phil Holmes" <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: Mixing music and markup in Scheme


> "Phil Holmes" <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > > mus = \relative c''
> > > { c4 d e \once \set suggestAccidentals = ##t fis
> > > }
> > >
> > > \score {
> > >  \new MensuralStaff \with { \override
> > > AccidentalSuggestion.glyph-name-alist =
> > >      #alteration-mensural-glyph-name-alist }
> > >    {
> > >      \new MensuralVoice { \mus }
> > >    }
> > > }
> >
> > Excellent, as always.  Thanks.
>
> Well, not really.  Should AccidentalSuggestion.glyph-name-alist be
> changed by default here?  Or are the ficta signs in mensural music
> usually added as well as styled modernly?

I think it should be changed by default for mensural music.  I have never 
seen a modern style accidental in mensural music.  I also believe their 
meaning is different: it seems simply an alternative way of showing an 
accidental, rather than illustrating an editorial suggestion.

> Should there be some more obvious interface?  And/or documentation?

I think if it's not the default, then it should be documented.  If it is the 
default, probably no need.

> --
> David Kastrup

FYI attached is an image from a 1597 publication showing both styles.

--
Phil Holmes

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