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diff --git a/Documentation/mudela.pod b/Documentation/mudela.pod index 159a4050dc..4ee456d040 100644 --- a/Documentation/mudela.pod +++ b/Documentation/mudela.pod @@ -187,18 +187,18 @@ At the start of parsing, Mudela assumes normal mode. In Normal mode, a word is looked up in the following order: word identifier, string - \word keyword, string + \word keyword, identifier, string In normalmode, a word is assumed to start with an alphabetic character, followed by alpha-numeric characters. =item Note mode -Note mode (and thus Simple mudela) is introduced by the keyword C<\music>. +Note mode (and thus Simple mudela) is introduced by the keyword C<\melodic>. In Note mode, a word is looked up in the following order: - word identifier, string - \word keyword, string + word notename, string + \word keyword, identifier, string In Note mode a word is considered to have alphabetic characters only. @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ Lyrics mode (and thus Simple mudela) is introduced by the keyword C<\lyrics>. In Lyrics mode, a word is looked up in the following order: word string - \word keyword, string + \word keyword, identifier, string In Lyric mode every sequence of non-digit and non-white characters starting with an alphabetic character is considered a word. @@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ starting with an alphabetic character is considered a word. =back These modes are of a lexical nature. Normal and Note mode largely -resemble each other, save the possibility of entering Reals, and -meaning of C<_> +resemble each other, save the possibility of entering Reals, +meaning of C<_> and the resolution of words =head2 Notes @@ -232,9 +232,8 @@ enter. a'4 % dutch names -is a A-1 pitched quaver. The ' as well as the ' signify an octave change. -A-1 is 440 Hz concert-pitch. C<c'> is also known as the central -c. More examples: +is a A-1 pitched quaver. The ' signifies an octave change. A-1 is 440 +Hz concert-pitch. C<c'> is also known as the central c. More examples: 'a % 110 a % 220 @@ -249,7 +248,10 @@ This is an A flat, (just below 110 Hz concert-pitch). The C<*2/3> signifies that this note is part of a triplet (3 in stead of 2). The duration is one and a half quaver (C<4.>) times 2/3. -The default language for notenames is defined to be dutch, + +Notenames are just a special kind of identifiers, and can be declared +for any language appropriate (see F<dutch.ini>). The default language +for notenames is defined to be dutch, % double sharp cisis disis eisis fisis gisis aisis bisis @@ -305,6 +307,7 @@ Symbols which can be put at either side of a staff are entered as follows: a^- % portato, direction: above note a_. % staccato, direction: below note a^\script { "symbolindex" . . . } % see script.ini for details. + a^\fermata % predefined identifier Dynamics can be put after the notename: @@ -320,14 +323,17 @@ and the following abbreviations: \> % start decrescendo \! % end crescendo/decrescendo -=head2 General +=head2 Text + +To accompany a note with a text (eg, "marcato"), you should say: + + c_"marcato" + c^"marcato" + c-"marcato" -The general form of a note is: +the c- construct chooses the default up/down direction. - post-requests de-octavate notename octavate duration pre-requests -Notenames are just identifiers, and can be declared for any -language appropriate (see F<dutch.ini>). @@ -401,7 +407,7 @@ notes with < and >. Example: You can also put vertical music inside horizontal music: - { c < c e > <c e g> <c e g c'> } % 4 increasing chords + { c <c e> <c e g> <c e g c'> } % 4 increasing chords And vice versa |