Re: tuplet bracket slope

[Simon Albrecht]

On 09.07.2016 17:14, Gilberto Agostinho wrote:
> Andrew Bernard wrote
> > What nonsense Gould writes here. I perceive duration in notation on any
> > angle. The book is not always right in its justifications.
> I think what Gould means is that duration is notated in the x-axis of a
> staff, and so keeping beams close to the axis alignment is helpful. Maybe
> her logic here is flawed, but then again most modern editions tend to avoid
> large slopes for beams nowadays.

It’s amazing how this makes an argument for kneed beams, so shunned by 
most modern typesetters!

Best, Simon