Ornaments
\arpeggio
Description
Name | Variants | Type | Notation element |
---|---|---|---|
\arpeggio | R | an arpeggio sign |
The \arpeggio tag displays arpeggio signs and should be applied to chords only. It has no effect on single notes.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description | Default value | Optional |
---|---|---|---|---|
direction | string | up or down | none | true |
- up: to display an up arrow
- down: to display a down arrow
See the Articulations example.
\mordent
Description
Name | Variants | Type | Notation element |
---|---|---|---|
\mordent | \mord | R | a mordent |
Parameters
Name | Type | Description | Default value | Optional |
---|---|---|---|---|
note | string | a note, part of the ornament | none | true |
type | string | prall, prallprall, inverted or prallinverted | prall | true |
detune | float | note tuning (for microtonality) | 0.0 | true |
accidental | string | cautionary or force | none | true |
adx | unit | accidental displacement (if any) | 0hs | true |
ady | unit | accidental displacement (if any) | 0hs | true |
position | string | above, below | above | true |
- note is intended to indicate accidentals, the note itself is not displayed but the possible accidental does.
- detune is applied to the note parameter and works similarly as \alter
- accidental is intended is intended to control how the accidental is displayed
See the Ornaments example.
See the Bach example.
See the Sonata example.
\trill
Description
Name | Variants | Type | Notation element |
---|---|---|---|
\trill | \trillBegin \trillEnd | R | a trill ornament |
Parameters
Name | Type | Description | Default value | Optional |
---|---|---|---|---|
note | string | a note, part of the ornament | none | true |
detune | float | note tuning (for microtonality) | 0.0 | true |
accidental | string | cautionary or force | none | true |
adx | unit | accidental displacement (if any) | 0hs | true |
ady | unit | accidental displacement (if any) | 0hs | true |
begin | boolean | for trill continuations | on | true |
tr | boolean | show/hide the leading "tr" string | true | true |
wavy | boolean | show/hide the wavy line | true | true |
position | string | above, below | above | true |
- begin is intended for trill continutation. When false, the trill continues the preceding one (if any). It allows to write new trills with changing accidentals without breaking it.
- tr show or hide the leading "tr" string
other parameters have the same effect as for \mordent
See the Ornaments example.
See the Sonata example.
\turn
Description
Name | Variants | Type | Notation element |
---|---|---|---|
\turn | R | a turn ornament |
Parameters
Name | Type | Description | Default value | Optional |
---|---|---|---|---|
note | string | a note, part of the ornament | none | true |
type | string | inverted, invertedb or regular | regular | true |
detune | float | note tuning (for microtonality) | 0.0 | true |
accidental | string | cautionary or force | none | true |
adx | unit | accidental displacement (if any) | 0hs | true |
ady | unit | accidental displacement (if any) | 0hs | true |
position | string | above, below | above | true |
- invertedb displays as a regular turn with a bar.
The parameters have the same effect as for \mordent