gm (version 2.0.0)

Articulation: Create Articulation Object

Description

Create an Articulation object to represent an articulation mark.

Usage

Articulation(name, i, to = NULL)

Value

A list of class Articulation.

Arguments

name

A single character, which represents the name or symbol of the articulation. For example, to create a staccato dot, name can be "staccato" or ".", which looks like a staccato. See the Details section for supported articulations.

i

A single positive integer, which represents the position of the articulation in a musical line.

to

Optional. A single character or a single positive integer, which indicates the musical line where to add the articulation.

Details

Supported articulation names and symbols:

• "accent" or ">"

• "staccato" or "."

• "staccatissimo" or "'"

• "tenuto" or "-"

• "tenuto-staccato", "detached-legato" or "-."

• "marcato", "strong-accent" or "^"

• "scoop"

• "plop"

• "doit"

• "fall" or "falloff"

• "stress" or ","

• "unstress" or "u"

• "soft accent", "soft-accent" or "<>"

The names are from the MusicXML specification and MuseScore.

See Also

+.Music() for adding an Articulation to a Music object.

Examples

# Create a staccato
staccato <- Articulation(".", 1)
staccato

# Add it to a `Music`
music <- Music() + Meter(4, 4) + Line(c("C4", "D4")) + staccato
music

# Generate the music score
if (interactive()) {
  show(music)
}