Mr. Thomas:
Well the little note, the acciaccatura (with the stroke) is play simultaneously as the note to which it is attached. Of course, this can be done only on instruments, e.g. the piano, that can play two tones at the same time. The term comes from the Italian meaning “crushed.” So the two notes are “crushed” together with the acciaccatura released immediately.
Mark
From: Stefan Thomas [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 1:38 PM
To: address@hidden; Mark Stephen Mrotek
Subject: Re: how to call these notes?
Do You say in english
acciacaturas: as fast as possible?
2012/10/15 Mark Stephen Mrotek <address@hidden>
Mr. Thomas:
Actually the musical term is in Italian. It is acciaccatura. If the little note does not have the stroke it is called an appoggiatura and is played a little bit before the principal note.
Mark Stephen Mrotek
From: lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=address@hidden [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=address@hidden] On Behalf Of Stefan Thomas
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 7:11 AM
To: lilypond-user
Subject: how to call these notes?
Dear community,
I would like to know, how You can call in english those small, stroked out notes, which have to be played as fast as possible.
I think, grace notes is not exactly the proper name.
I have a small example provided, which uses different note-types. The idea is to notate different kinds of rubato.
\version "2.16.0"
smaller = { \set fontSize = #-3 }
normalheads = { \unset fontSize \revert NoteHead #'stencil }
squaredheads = { \unset fontSize \override NoteHead #'stencil =
#(lambda (grob)
(grob-interpret-markup grob
(markup #:musicglyph "noteheads.s2la"))) }
Music = \relative g' {
\cadenzaOn
\smaller g16[ ges f ] \normalheads b2
\smaller bes16[ as g ]
\squaredheads <des' es > 8 \normalheads a4.
\smaller dis,16[-\markup{ \postscript #"0.2 setlinewidth 0 1.5 moveto 3 4 rlineto stroke" } e f ]
\normalheads fis1
}
\markup {
\wordwrap {
Small note heads: to be played a little faster. Square note heads: to be
played a little slower.Grace notes: as fast as possible.}
}
\new Staff \with { \remove Time_signature_engraver } { \Music }