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Slurs and Ties
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Noeck |
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Slurs and Ties |
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Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:44:18 +0100 |
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Hi,
while answering a question here, I wondered about the different
positioning of slurs and ties. Slurs begin and end centred on the note
head, while ties are placed between the notes (cf. example below). I
think this is also what Gould suggests.
\relative c'' {
\textLengthOff
b^"expected" ~ b( b) b
a^"a bit ugly" ~ a( a) a
d,^"expected" ~ d( d) d
c^"hard to distinguish" ~ c( c) c
b^"expected" ~ b( b) b
}
It has two consequences that look strange to my eye:
1.) For notes between the staff lines (a’ and c” - and others for
different directions), the slur crosses a staff line. Is that intended?
It is a bit ugly but probably the only way to distinguish it from a tie.
2.) For notes outside the staff (on ledger lines, like c’) there is in
my opinion no reason to place ties below the note heads. I would prefer
to have them placed like for the d or b example, because currently ties
are almost undistinguishable (when not printed in direct comparison) for
those notes. Or is that done on purpose?
Thanks for clarifying!
Joram