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Re: Partial ottava sign


From: Peter Toye
Subject: Re: Partial ottava sign
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:02:48 +0000

Just the one chord. I'll try that unless anyone else here comes up with a better suggestion. I was really asking whether there's an accepted way of doing it.


Best regards,

Peter
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Friday, February 19, 2021, 4:37:24 PM, Maestraccio wrote:

> If it's just one or two chords, I'd add a text markup "LH 8va bassa" (or in classical music "MS 8va bassa"), that's clear enough for me

> Met vriendelijke groet,

> Bart


>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2021 at 5:17 PM
>> From: "Kieren MacMillan" <
kieren_macmillan@sympatico.ca>
>> To: "Peter Toye" <
lilypond@ptoye.com>
>> Cc: "Lilypond-User Mailing List" <
lilypond-user@gnu.org>
>> Subject: Re: Partial ottava sign

>> Hi Peter,

>> > Is there an accepted way of notating an ottava sign for only part of a staff? I have a two-handed chord of which the LH part needs to be an octave lower than notated, but the RH part is at pitch.

>> > I realise that this isn't really a LilyPond question but a general music engraving one (it may turn into a LilPond question depending on the answer, though)..

>> Do you have “Behind Bars” by Elaine Gould? It’s kind of the definitive starting place for all such questions — and an essential (I believe) addition to any engraver’s library.

>> Hope that helps!
>> Kieren.
>> ________________________________

>> Kieren MacMillan, composer (he/him/his)
>> ‣ website:
www.kierenmacmillan.info
>> ‣ email: kieren@kierenmacmillan.info




> Met vriendelijke groet,

> Bart


>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2021 at 5:17 PM
>> From: "Kieren MacMillan" <
kieren_macmillan@sympatico.ca>
>> To: "Peter Toye" <
lilypond@ptoye.com>
>> Cc: "Lilypond-User Mailing List" <
lilypond-user@gnu.org>
>> Subject: Re: Partial ottava sign

>> Hi Peter,

>> > Is there an accepted way of notating an ottava sign for only part of a staff? I have a two-handed chord of which the LH part needs to be an octave lower than notated, but the RH part is at pitch.

>> > I realise that this isn't really a LilyPond question but a general music engraving one (it may turn into a LilPond question depending on the answer, though)..

>> Do you have “Behind Bars” by Elaine Gould? It’s kind of the definitive starting place for all such questions — and an essential (I believe) addition to any engraver’s library.

>> Hope that helps!
>> Kieren.
>> ________________________________

>> Kieren MacMillan, composer (he/him/his)
>> ‣ website:
www.kierenmacmillan.info
>> ‣ email: kieren@kierenmacmillan.info



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