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Confusion in syntax for pitches compared to cents

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:40 pm
by sydy
Dear Daniele,

Just for curiosity (but also because I couldn't understand it and it made me looking down a rabbit hole of other problems that weren't there...

Why do we need two levels of parentheses when introducing cents as separate syntax into a Bach.score but only one level when using pitches?

thanks a best,
Micha

Re: Confusion in syntax for pitches compared to cents

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 12:03 am
by danieleghisi
Uhm,this sounds like a quirk to me, but I am currently away from the computer.
Can you post a simple patch reproducing the behavior?
Thanks for notifying.
The chord level is the correct syntax, but omitting it is an accepted notational abuse.

Re: Confusion in syntax for pitches compared to cents

Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 4:37 pm
by sydy
Thanks for your reply Daniele. So it must concern the notational abuse. It actually also works with cents – I mean the notational abuse of omitting the chord level.
No need to investigate further.
Best,
Micha