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LilyPond: Beam subdivisions lost when using compound time signatures and tuplets
I'm running into this issue, hopefully user error, with both the stable (2.24.4) and development (2.25.21) branches of LilyPond. In the first measure of music, I need the beam to be subdivided every ...
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LilyPond: tuplet bars don't seem to match time used
Please take a look at these three snippets, from a piece in 4/4 time.
LilyPond 2.24.3 via Frescobaldi in MacOS.
e8 (b e4~ \tuplet 5/8{ e32 d cis d e} d8\noBeam) r8
\acciaccatura{fis8} fis'2~ fis16 ...
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Lilypond - Moving around the number for a tuplet
I'm trying to replicate a triplet drawn as a bow with the number over the bow rather than under and shifted to hover over the first note. By following LilyPond - change tuplet bracket to a small bow, ...
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TupletUp or TupletDown not working for me
On version 2.24.1, I'm trying to apply direction to my tuplets with \tupletUp and/or \tupletDown but it doesn't work. \tuplet 3/2 {...} is working fine but when I change it got this message:
error: ...
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Lilypond tremolo and tuplets
I am inputting a score and struggling with repeated triplets.
In the snippet
A is visually what is in the manuscript
B is my understanding of the musical intention
C is as close as I can get in ...
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lilypond - hide tuplet numbers
I am working on translating BWV 772 into a lilypond file. I want to make it match the manuscript as much as possible. In the first bar, Bach writes the 3s for the triplets in both voices and then you ...
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Triplet round instead of square [duplicate]
I'd like to use a round bracket instead the square bracket for the Triplets but I can't find a solution.
Here the exemple with regular square bracket: http://lilybin.com/iqdj8r/1
Thank you!
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Time signature inconsistent
I'm trying to write the first measure of the Moonlight in Lilypond
From my very basic knowledge the first measure is 4 x 3 x 1/8 = 3/2 long, but the special symbol (alla breve) seams to be a 2/2.
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Writing a duplet in Lilypond
How can one write a duplet consisting of two quarter notes equal to a dotted-quarter note in 6/8 time? Like this:
I tried \tuplet 2/1. but the . is not accepted.
And if I write this:
\tuplet 2/3 {&...
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Notating lilypond triplet inside of slur
I'm trying to have a slurred triplet inside of some lilypond notation, but I get the following error:
music.ly:32:52: error: syntax error, unexpected EVENT_IDENTIFIER
a(b cis a e'-.) e e8(d \...
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lilypond : tuplet vs. times
Reading some examples of lilypond codes, I sometimes see \tuplet and sometimes \times for engraving nuplets.
In the documentation, the french (using \times) and the english version (that uses \tuplet) ...
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Effective way to notate triplets
I was directed by America Luke to this forum site. I hope this is the correct place.
I have a score with a lot of triplets. It's awkward to write always \times 2/3 {c16 d e} \times 2/3 {d e f}.
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