Andrew, my point was that if two extremely well-known composers use a dynamic symbol, it's hardly non-standard, which is why I think it should be included even if it is a synonym for rfz.
Malte, I think I've seen all of these (but I can't remember where I saw pf - was it Mozart somewhere?) but extremely rarely. Schubert has fffz - how he managed that on an 1820s piano without breaking it I can't imagine. I wouldn’t suggest adding this though as it's very rare. I agree about \sp and \spp - what on earth are they meant to mean - a sudden quiet note in the middle of louder ones? Not a common musical gesture.
>> I could have use something Lily specific as the association PYTHONLILY say maybe I will later.
>> I expect I will have to do something similar if I go back to PYTHON proper.
>> Isn’t Windows wonderful ????
>> Regards Peter
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> Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 10:23:46 +1100
> From: Andrew Bernard <address@hidden>
> To: lilypond-user Mailinglist <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: A suggestion - add rf to built-in dynamics
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> Hi Peter,
> Well I have a library file with over 150 custom dynamics, for use with
> engraving new complexity school scores. It's a big file, with all
> sorts of rare dynamics. I see no need to push non-standard or rare
> dynamics on everybody. Just make an include file for your score and
> add 'rf'. One could argue that the original
> composers are in error, or
> it's an obsolete convention, and perhaps this would mislead modern
> players anyway (the infinite discussion of the urtext!).
> I don't see a need for rf to be added to the core set.
> [And amusingly I have all the ones Malte
> suggested. and lots of marks
> like 'f (poco)' and similar which is actually commonly found, and yet
> does not need to be in the core.]
> Andrew
> On Sat, 21 Dec 2019 at 23:42, Peter Toye
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>> May I suggest adding 'rf' to the built-in dynamics? Beethoven and Brahms used it quite a lot, even if it is synonymous with 'rfz' (pedants might disagree). As did some other, lesser, composers (one of whose music I am currently engraving).
>> A far as I can see, it just needs adding
>> rfz = #(make-dynamic-script "rfz")
>> to dynamic-scripts-init.ly
>> There's an easy workaround of course - just put that line somewhere in your own music, but to me it seems as though it's common enough to build it into LilyPond.
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> Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 15:14:48 -0800
> From: David R <address@hidden>
> To: lilypond-user <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: Notes or chords sustained with a pedal
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> On Friday, December 20, 2019, Robert Blackstone
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> wrote: >> Dear all,
>> I’m presently transcribing some piano-scores in which schords, sustained > with a pedal are notated in a way had not seen
> before (see screenshot). >> I would like to copy it but I have no idea how to do it.
>> I would be grateful for any advice.
> The "Clumsy Hack Department" says you might
> create some invisible notes for
> those added ties to attach to.