Re: [talk] easy tuplets

[David Kastrup]

Janek Warchoł <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi all,
>
> just a quick note before i go to sleep:
>
> On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 11:45 PM, Graham Percival
> <address@hidden> wrote:
>> [...] allow arbitrary integer durations.
>>
>>   c4 e \times 2/3 { c4 e g }
>> into:
>>   c4 e c6 e g
>
> I had this idea in my head for two years, and it was the subject of
> the second email i've sent to the Lily mailing list! :)
> I have recently read Elaine Gould's instructions on tuplet notation,
> and it seems that tuplet rules are consistent enough to make this idea
> feasible.

It does not appear to me like this notation would be able to express the
difference between \times 4/6 and \times 2/3 which is similar to the
difference between \time 3/4 and \time 6/8, respectively.

It also fails my "notation should be similar to how one would spell
music on the phone" criterion: I've never heard somebody talking about
"sixth notes" as opposed to "eighth notes" (German duration names are
based on 2^k fractions rather than the more colorful "semidemiquaver"
nomenclature).  I agree that \times 2/3 on every single tuplet bracket
is tiresome.

-- 
David Kastrup