![]() ![]() ![]() Does the wavy line even exist for trills that are only one note long? Usually not, but it might be useful to be able to choose (it could be that you would want one for a trill on a breve played against a long melismata, for instance). Does the " tr" go over the note, or does it come before the note so the wavy line can start over the note? I've seen it both ways I think that's an editorial decision, not a fixed practice. There are still, of course, some practical considerations. I may get flack from the purists for this, but I think anything beyond those parameters should be left for the performer and/or his or her teacher to mark in, using their own understanding of the musical style they are working in. Sometimes it is also necessary to know whether to start the trill on the upper or lower note. The main things a player needs to know about a trill are (a) when it starts (b) when it ends and (c) whether to trill a half-step or a whole step. So I think all that is necessary, at least in the beginning, is to produce something simple and clear that matches basic contemporary notation practice. In other words, how a trill looks in one of Bach's manuscripts may be quite different from how the same trill looks in a modern edition of the same piece, but they are to be played the same way. It's my impression, though, that differences in how they are notated from era to era matter less than differences in how they are played in music of different eras and different styles. ![]() I might revisit this approach for Arpeggio at some point, since I wasn't aware that there was a suitable character present in that font, that I could have used instead of the curve approach I chose. This means it should be possible for SwingDings fans to have appropriately styled trills. I am using characters from the NWC2 font for the 'squiggle', rather than drawing them from scratch using Bezier curves. One thing I wanted to mention here is that I took a slightly different approach to how I draw the trill, compared with the Arpeggio object (in some ways, drawn trills look a bit like 'sideways arpeggios'). If anyone would like to post relevant screen shots or URLs with more information, I think that would be helpful. Since this is still a 'test' object, we can use this thread for further discussion and suggestions. It will probably not be difficult to implement most features that are needed, but we will want to keep the 80-20 rule in mind. As I may have mentioned in other threads, I am not well versed in the types of trills, so most of my knowledge on their appearance and playback are from Alfred's and other online resources. ![]()
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