Re: Proposed context property renaming

[Saul Tobin]

I'm not sure what in my message gave the impression that I'm in love with
the term "music length." All I said is that I think it's completely clear
what it means.

Is there a concrete proposal of a more elegant name that doesn't require
using the same name for two different types?

On Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 5:33 PM Kieren MacMillan <
kieren@kierenmacmillan.info> wrote:

> >> Kieren earlier spoke in favor of whatever is most comprehensible to
> users.
> >> To me, musicLength seems completely clear and unambiguous.
>
> > Please step outside LilyPond for a moment.
> >
> > Do you see books written about music and musicians, or about music
> theory,
> > using the phrase "music length"?
> >
> > When you spend time with a score, getting ready to analyze it, do you
> look
> > at the "music length" of notes and rests on the page?
> >
> > If you were going to write about a piece of music to a friend or
> colleague,
> > would you write about the variety of "music lengths" you find in the
> piece?
>
> +1
>
> When I teach Introduction to Music Theory, the first unit I teach is “The
> Elements of Music”.
>
> “Duration” is one of the Elements of Music. (Not coincidentally, it’s also
> one of the Landau/Bogart Viewpoints!)
> “Length” is not one of the Elements of Music.
>
> Kieren
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