Re: quoteDuring music is not sent to midi file

[Phil Holmes]

"Patrick Karl" <address@hidden> wrote in message 
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> My original submission on this topic was garbled, so I am redoing it.
>
> The Notation Manual is clear that quoteDuring is a convenience feature:
>
> It is very common for one voice to use the same notes as those from
> another voice. For example,
> first and second violins playing the same phrase during a particular
> passage of the music. This
> is done by letting one voice quote the other, without having to re-enter
> the music all over again
> for the second voice.
>
>
> However, music so quoted is not sent to the midi file as demonstrated by
> the following snippet:
>
> \version "2.19.17"
>
> music = \relative c'' {     c,4 d e f  }
> \addQuote "music" \music
>
> moreMusic = \relative c'' { r2  \quoteDuring "music" s2 }
>
> \score { <<
>     \new Staff \music
>     \new Staff \moreMusic
>          >>
>          \layout { }
>          \midi { }
>  }
>
> The pdf output (attached) correctly shows the two quoted notes in the
> second staff.  However, the midi file (also attached) has no notes in
> channel 2, even though there is a channel 2.
>
> This behavior greatly diminishes the convenience of using quoteDuring.
> I think it's a bug.


I wouldn't agree.  I think quoting is there purely as a visual way to tell a 
performer to get ready to play.  I see no reason why the midi output should 
include quoted notes.  I would expect this to be as-designed behaviour.

--
Phil Holmes