Re: how to get notes without tails?

[Thomas Morley]

2015-08-30 19:53 GMT+02:00 Simon Albrecht <address@hidden>:
> Am 30.08.2015 um 18:39 schrieb BB:
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>> On 30.08.2015 16:47, Malte Meyn wrote:
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>>> Am 30.08.2015 um 16:20 schrieb BB:
>>>>
>>>> I actually do some work with arabic scales (maqamat) and would like
>>>> notes without tails. Is there any switch in lilypond?
>>>>
>>>> (As example see http://maqamworld.com/maqamat/bayati.html)
>>>>
>>>
>>> The ‘tails’ you probably mean are called stems. You can remove them:
>>>
>>> \omit Stem
>>>
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>>
>> Thank you for helping!
>>
>> Indeed I meant "stem". Concerning to dict.cc (almost always correct)
>> "tail" is also in use.
>
>
> Maybe in some very specific (paleographic?) context? In general they’re
> definitely always called Stems. We also have a LilyPond Glossary (found on
> the manuals page), which might be more reliable when it comes to specific
> notational terminology.
>
> Yours, Simon

Apropos Glossary.
Quite nice and too less known!

But I just found there:
f-flat = e
and others of this kind
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/music-glossary/pitch-names

Simply wrong.

Cheers,
  Harm