Re: Renaming baseMoment

[Saul Tobin]

In English, I would also use the term "note value" or "rhythmic value" to
describe something like "dotted quarter." I would have mild concerns with
the use of the word "value" as part of a type name, since it also
generically refers to any data bound to a variable.

On Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 6:32 PM Joram Berger <joram.berger@gmx.de> wrote:

> FWIW, in German there are two words "Notenwert" (note value) and "Dauer"
> (duration). I don't want to get into this discussion, but could the term
> "note value" help? It seems to exist in English
> (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Note_value).
>
> note value = length of a note in visible note representation =?=
> ly:duration
>
> duration = lenght of a time interval =?= music length
>
> If this construct of (log of duration, optional dots, scaling) would be
> called note value, "music length" could be called duration, couldn't it?
>
> Cheers,
> Joram
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