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Moving slur positions vertically

The vertical position of a slur can be adjusted using the positions property of … …- instead it selects what placement of the slur looks best, taking into account the parameter values. Positive values move the slur up, and are appropriate for notes with stems …

\relative c' { \stemDown e4( a) \override Slur.positions = #'(1 . 1) e4( a) \override Slur.… …positions = #'(5 . 0) e4( a) \stemUp \override Slur.positions = #'(-5 . -5) e4( a) \stemDown \revert Slur.positions e4( a) }

Altering the shape of a default slur with a list of offsets [revised]

…you want to adjust the shape of a slur, one way is to specify a new list … …unchanged, so it is easy to maintain a slur's attachment-points while changing its interior. This snippet …

…shapeSlur = #(define-music-function (offsets) (list?) #{ \once \override Slur.control-points = #(shape-slur offsets) #}) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % for version "2.… …e d c2) \bar "||" %% borh halves of the slur are modified \shapeSlur #'((0 -2.5 0 …

Adjusting slur positions vertically

Using \override Slur.positions it is possible to set the vertical … …of the start and end points of a slur to absolute values (or rather, forcing LilyPond's slur algorithm to consider these values as desired). In …

offsetPositions = #(define-music-function (offsets) (number-pair?) #{ \once \override Slur.control-points = #(lambda (grob) (match-let ((((_ . y1) _ _ (_ . y2)) (ly:slur::calc-control-points …

Setting the control points of a slur manually

…to manually adjusting the control points of a slur. This example demonstrates the use of \vshape, visualizing … …control points as an aid to adjust the slur's shape. After the adjustment is done, simply …

…-3) (10 . 2) (-25 . -20) (-0.5 . -6)) Slur c8( as' f c' as % line breaks will …

Altering the shape of a default slur with a list of offsets

…you want to adjust the shape of a slur, one way is to specify a new list … …unchanged, so it is easy to maintain a slur's attachment-points while changing its interior.

…shapeSlur = #(define-music-function (offsets) (list?) #{ \once \override Slur.control-points = #(alter-curve offsets) #}) #(define ((alter-curve …

Setting the minimum length of a slur to separate notes

By setting the minimum length of a slur, notes are more separated.

…135 \score{ \relative c''{ \time 2/4 \override Slur.minimum-length = #40 c( c) c~ c\break } }

There is a command to change slurs, \override Slur.positions. Actually the influence of this command is … …not exactly what you want. slurShift shifts the slur exactly the amount you want without changing the shape, slurShiftx combines slurShift and Slur.positions.

…slurShift= #(define-music-function (amount) (pair?) #{ \once \override Slur.extra-offset = $amount #}) slurShiftx= #(define-music-function (amount offsets) (… …#{ \once \override Slur.positions = $offsets \once \override Slur.extra-offset = $amount #}) \relative c, { \clef bass c8(-"default slur" g'' e' g, c g c g ) \slurShift …

Combining beam and slur in one keystroke

…so they provoke both the beam and the slur. Alternatively, the slurs may be omitted as in … …example, to avoid misinterpretations (performers might take the slur as an indication for dynamics and articulation, even …

Slur with two turning points

A slur normally can only have one turning point. In … …can be achieved by linking two (or more) slur stencils together. The control points need to be …

…the dash behavior for a segment of the slur. The slur is defined in terms of the … …start-t stop-t dash-fraction dash-period). The region of the slur from start-t to stop-t will have a fraction … …dash-fraction is set to 1 for a solid slur.

\relative c' { \once \override Slur.dash-definition = #'((0 0.3 0.1 0.… …0.75)) c4( d e f) \once \override Slur.dash-definition = #'((0 0.25 1 1) (0.…