Combining beam and slur in one keystroke - Revision history

Lemzwerg: New category

2025-11-21T23:15:06Z

New category

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Lemzwerg at 22:50, 21 November 2025

2025-11-21T22:50:04Z

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Jean Abou Samra: Replace version="2.24.0" with version="2.24" now that the LilyWiki extension supports auto-selecting the latest release in a stable series

2025-11-16T18:46:44Z

Replace version="2.24.0" with version="2.24" now that the LilyWiki extension supports auto-selecting the latest release in a stable series

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	If a vocal part contains many short note values and melismata, and melismata are shown by both beams and slurs, there are many instances of <code> d([ b)] </code> for example. To save tedious keystrokes, it’s very convenient to redefine [ and ] so they provoke both the beam and the slur. Alternatively, the slurs may be omitted as in the second example, to avoid misinterpretations (performers might take the slur as an indication for dynamics and articulation, even if it’s only intended to provide information on melismata) or to get a clearer, less crowded look.		If a vocal part contains many short note values and melismata, and melismata are shown by both beams and slurs, there are many instances of <code> d([ b)] </code> for example. To save tedious keystrokes, it’s very convenient to redefine [ and ] so they provoke both the beam and the slur. Alternatively, the slurs may be omitted as in the second example, to avoid misinterpretations (performers might take the slur as an indication for dynamics and articulation, even if it’s only intended to provide information on melismata) or to get a clearer, less crowded look.

	<lilypond version="2.24.0" full>		<lilypond version="2.24" full>
	\paper { tagline = ##f }		\paper { tagline = ##f }

Jean Abou Samra: Import snippet from LSR

2025-10-26T22:45:46Z

Import snippet from LSR

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If a vocal part contains many short note values and melismata, and melismata are shown by both beams and slurs, there are many instances of <code> d([ b)] </code> for example. To save tedious keystrokes, it’s very convenient to redefine [ and ] so they provoke both the beam and the slur. Alternatively, the slurs may be omitted as in the second example, to avoid misinterpretations (performers might take the slur as an indication for dynamics and articulation, even if it’s only intended to provide information on melismata) or to get a clearer, less crowded look.

<lilypond version="2.24.0" full>
\paper { tagline = ##f }

"[" =
- #(make-music
'SlurEvent
'span-direction
-1)
- #(make-music
'BeamEvent
'span-direction
-1)
"]" =
- #(make-music
'SlurEvent
'span-direction
1)
- #(make-music
'BeamEvent
'span-direction
1)

\score {
\relative {
\autoBeamOff
r8 c' a' g16[ f] g8 c, f16[ e f] d
e4( d\prall) c\fermata \bar "|." }
\addlyrics {
This on -- ly serves as an ex -- am -- ple. }
}

"[" =
- \tweak stencil ##f
- #(make-music
'SlurEvent
'span-direction
-1)
- #(make-music
'BeamEvent
'span-direction
-1)
"]" =
- #(make-music
'SlurEvent
'span-direction
1)
- #(make-music
'BeamEvent
'span-direction
1)

\score {
\relative {
\autoBeamOff
r8 c' a' g16[ f] g8 c, f16[ e f] d
e4( d\prall) c\fermata \bar "|." }
\addlyrics {
This on -- ly serves as an ex -- am -- ple. }
}
</lilypond>

[[Category:Vocal music]]
[[Category:Syntax and expressions]]