Re: Explicit default duration?

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Jean Abou Samra <jean@abou-samra.fr> ezt írta (időpont: 2023. jan.
22., V, 23:45):
>
> On 22/01/2023 23:38, David Kastrup wrote:
> >
> > There are situations where sticking with the default duration may make
> > sense when something looking like (or being) an explicit duration may
> > follow.
> >
> > Like when switching pitches (or to rest) but not wanting to change the
> > default duration.
> >
> > Like
> >
> > \drums { tamb 4. 8 4 r | 4. 8 4 r }
> >
> > in situations where there _isn't_ something like | to put between r and
> > 4. (here).
>
> My knee-jerk reaction is a bit of skepticism on an explicit
> default duration being more ergonomic than just repeating the
> previous duration.

My knee-jerk reaction is "how these modern musicians keep forgetting
those highly unergonomical durations \breve, \longa, \maxima and their
dotted versions!"

> Instead of "|", "{}" might just work.

They do for my use case, thanks a lot!

p