Re: Add native support of pitched ornamentations

[Colin Hall]

Xavier Scheuer writes:

> Hi,
>
> In some part of the thread "A must-see for anybody on this list" on
> lilypond-user, Joseph Rushton Wakeling and David Kastrup agreed that
> LilyPond is missing a proper command for pitched ornamentations.
>
> Instead of the current code
>   a4\mordent^\markup{ \flat }
> we should have a dedicated command
>   a4\pitchedMordent { bes }
> that would properly change the accidental when transposed, like
> \pitchedTrill actually works (IIUC).
>
> This enhancement could be applied to all the ornament scripts, but
> differently for each of them (turn for example could have the upper
> note or the lower note (or both) with accidentals, so printed above
> and/or below the turn).
>
> Original discussion:
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2013-02/msg00286.html
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2013-02/msg00287.html
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2013-02/msg00295.html

Thanks for summarising that, Xavier. I've created a new tracker:

http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=3174

Cheers,
Colin.

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Colin Hall