[smufl-discuss] Re: Is SMuFL's "cClefCombining" LilyPond's varC clef?

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[smufl-discuss] Re: Is SMuFL's "cClefCombining" LilyPond's varC clef?

uliska
Hi Daniel,

thanks for the clarification. Yes, this helps. On the lilypond mailing
list I got the same response regarding the varC clef, so I take this for
granted. Does that mean this alternative shape is not represented in SMuFL?

Urs

PS: Sorry if I missent some replies, I got confused by my own
cross-posting ...

Am 01.06.2015 um 10:36 schrieb Daniel Spreadbury:

> Urs wrote:
>
>> When discussing LilyPond clefs that can't be represented in MusicXML
>> the question arose whether
>> LilyPond's "varC" clef shape is equivalent to what is called
>> cClefCombining in SMuFL:
>>
>> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/clef-styles
>> http://edirom.de/smufl-browser/index.html?glyphname=cClefCombining
> That wasn't the intention, no. The "varC" clef shape in LilyPond is, to my
> mind, an alternative stylistic appearance for the existing C clef, i.e.
> the character cClef (U+E05C).
>
> The cClefCombining character was suggested by Emil Wojtacki, and you can
> see some discussion (from June 2013) here:
>
> http://smufl-discuss.50501.x6.nabble.com/smufl-discuss-Re-Additional-Glyphs-td103.html
>
> He says:
>
> "I suggest combining C clef for proper setting in cues or at clef change
> in vocal scores (tenor part following soprano on the same staff). This
> element must always be placed on the third space, rather than rescaled
> together with g-clef."
>
> So in SMuFL, the character gClef8vbCClef (U+E056) is the equivalent of the
> LilyPond clef type tenorG, but as far as I can see, there's no direct
> equivalent to the cClefCombining character among the LilyPond clef types.
>
> I hope this helps,
>
> Daniel
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