Re: [proposal] easy triplets and tuplets - was [talk] easy tuplets

[Reinhold Kainhofer]

On 2012-10-05 09:10, James wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On 5 October 2012 00:19, Ian Hulin <address@hidden> wrote:
> > This is a proposal to move the triplet/tuplet discussion forward.
> >
> > There will be new commands to supplement (or eventually replace) the
> > current \times command.
> >
> > 1. \tuplet n/m {<music expression>}
> > %  does what \times does, but not so easily confused with \time
> > %  command.
> > 2. \triplet {<music expression>} % shorthand for current
> > %  \times 2/3 command
> > 3. \duplet {<music expression} % shorthand for current
> > %  \times 3/2 command
> > 4. \quadruplet {<music expression} % shorthand for current
> > %  \times 6/4 command
> > 5. \sextuplet {<music expression} % shorthand for current
> > %  \times 4/6 command

+1

> Do we need all these commands?

They are helpful utility functions. We don't need them, but it would be 
nice to have them.


> Can't we just have \tupelet and then a qualifier (or whatever it is
> called) that then determines if it is 3/2. 2/3, 6/4 etc.
>
> I may be the only one but no one that I play with makes any
> distinction from a musical point of view between a 'tupelet' that is
> 2/3 and one that is, say, 5/3 or 6/4.


A tuplet with 2/3 and one with 4/6 have a different inherent meter (i.e. 
a different accentuation), even though it's notes have the same length 
(just like \time 3/4 and \time 6/8 have a completely different 
accentuation).


> They are all 'tupelets.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuplet

In German, they are
2/3: Triole
3/2: Duole
4/5: Quintole
4/6: Sextole
etc.

So in German, each of them has its own name, which would coincide with 
the music function's name...


Cheers,
Reinhold

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