Re: Supporting Quarter Tones ?

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Johnny Farraj wrote:
> I perform Arabic music, and I just found out about LilyPond.
>
> Has anyone ever tried adding support for quarter tones, used in Arabic /
> Turkish music notation ?
>
> They are notated using half-flats and half-sharps.
>
> For more info and lost of examples on quarter tones see
> [http://www.maqamworld.com/maqamat.html].
>
> Im also a UNIX/C++ programmer, and would love to do the work myself, but need a
> little handholding given the complexity of the product.
>
> any help appreciated.

Hello,

LilyPond already supports quarter tones; have a look at the manual.

However, you might be interested in this:

I'm discussing further microtonal extensions, with a double bass player 
from NY, who specifically needs support for Turkish music, where 
alterations are measured in 9ths of a whole tone. I believe they're 
called komas.

I have an idea how to do generic microtonal notation. I'm putting this 
up as a sponsored feature. Perhaps you're also willing to contribute in 
the cost?


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