RE: Aligning offset quintuplets and triplets

[Mark Stephen Mrotek]

Knute,

In the original the first beat of the second measure is three against 2. The 5 against 3 does not start until the second beat.

 

Mark

 

 

From: lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr.com@gnu.org <lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr.com@gnu.org> On Behalf Of Knute Snortum
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2023 4:06 PM
To: lilypond-user@gnu.org
Subject: Aligning offset quintuplets and triplets

 

I'm having difficulties with a Scriabin etude I'm trying to engrave.  I've attached an image of the first few bars.  The challenge is that the first notes of the offset quintuplets and triples should line up at the beginning of the beams, but also at the start of a new measure.  The snippet below alings the notes at the start of the measure and is "mathematically" correct, but the notes at the beginning of the beamed quintuplets and triplets do not align.

 

\version "2.24.3"

rightHand = \relative {
  r2 \tuplet 5/4 4 { r8. e'16[ e  e e e] e[ e |
    e e e] e[ e  e e e] e[ e  e e e] e[ e  e e e] e e |
  }
}

leftHand = \relative {
  \clef bass
  r2 \tuplet 3/2 4 { r8 r c'[  c c] c[ |
    c c] c[  c c] c[  c c] c[  c c] c |
  }
}

\score {
  \new PianoStaff <<
    \new Staff \rightHand
    \new Staff \leftHand
  >>
}

 

I've attached the output of this snippet. I can adjust the NoteColumn.X-offset of the notes, but this offset can change from measure to measure.  Is there a smarter way to do this?

 

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Knute Snortum