Re: Mensural clefs

[Phil Holmes]

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Phil Holmes


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith OHara" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: Mensural clefs


> Phil Holmes <email <at> philholmes.net> writes:
>
> > I've started setting a bit of mensural music, from Dufay.  All of the 
> > music
> > uses a C clef, similar to the mensural-c.  However, the gap between the
> > upper and lower half of the clef is _exactly_ centred on the c staff 
> > line.
>
> The gap should be centered on C, and is for me.
>
> Did you by chance select a four-line staff with
> \set StaffSymbol #'line-count
> ?  That creates line-positions of -3 -1 1 3, whereas the lines are usually
> at even numbers, so you might have the note middle C in a space.
>
> If so, you could choose the four lines by listing 'line-positions, or 
> adjust
> the middle-c-position on the clef.

With this code:

\new MensuralVoice  {
 \relative c' {
   \autoBeamOff
   \override Score.BarNumber #'transparent = ##t
   \clef "mensural-c2"
   c\breve
 }
}

I get the attached music.  I've put the red line on it, and this shows the 
clef centred on the space below middle C.  How do you get it a note higher 
without overrides?

MensuralClef.png
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