Re: making fermata effect the MIDI output? tempo along bezier curves?

[Carl Sorensen]

Ted Walther <ted <at> reactor-core.org> writes:

> 
> I am using the description of the fermata in the "Sacred Harp" hymnal,
> first published in 1844, now in the 1991 Denson edition.  In the preface
> it clearly describes the meaning of the fermata mark, the dot with a
> semicircle around it.  Also in all the hymnals I've seen, the fermata
> marks means to hold the note longer.
> 
> Ted
> 
> On Sat, Jan 20, 2007 at 10:12:37AM +1100, Cameron Horsburgh wrote:
> >On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 03:01:04PM -0800, Ted Walther wrote:
> >> When you see fermata in hymns, it almost always means "hold the note
> >> longer, robbing the next note of some duration".  If you do the

I think it's the "robbing the next note of some duration" part that I disagree
with. My experience is that a fermata has no effect on the following note. From
wikipedia,

"A fermata (or hold or pause) is an element of musical notation indicating that
the note should be sustained for longer than its note value would indicate.
Exactly how much longer it is held is up to the discretion of the performer, but
twice as long is not unusual. It is usually printed above, but occasionally
below (upside down), the note that is to be held longer. Occasionally holds are
also printed above rests or barlines, indicating a pause of indefinite 
duration."

Note that this also talks about the fermata above barline topic that we had a
bit earlier.

Carl