Re: Automatic beaming in vocal cadenzas

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew Collett" <address@hidden>
To: "Colin Campbell" <address@hidden>
Cc: "LilyPond User Group" <address@hidden>
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 4:28 AM
Subject: Re: Automatic beaming in vocal cadenzas


> On 26/10/2013, at 4:10 pm, Colin Campbell <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > We tried using \cadenzaOn to get the unmetered aspect, but the 
> > fundamental problem is that \cadenzaOn turns off autoBeam, which in turn 
> > means that manual beaming in a cadenza creates unwanted melismata.
>
> So turn the autobeaming back on.  I often use the combination of 
> '\cadenzaOn \autoBeamOn', for exactly this reason.
>
> Best wishes,
> Matthew

To avoid beams producing melismata, use:

\set melismaBusyProperties = #'(melismaBusy slurMelismaBusy tieMelismaBusy 
completionBusy)


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Phil Holmes