In shaped note head notation, the shape of the note head corresponds to the harmonic function of a note in the scale. This notation was popular in the 19th century American song books.
Shaped note heads can be produced by setting \aikenHeads
or
\sacredHarpHeads
, depending on the style desired.
\aikenHeads c8 d4 e8 a2 g1 \sacredHarpHeads c8 d4. e8 a2 g1
Shapes are determined on the step in the scale, where the base of the
scale is determined by the \key
command
Shaped note heads are implemented through the shapeNoteStyles
property. Its value is a vector of symbols. The k-th element indicates
the style to use for the k-th step of the scale. Arbitrary
combinations are possible, eg.,
\set shapeNoteStyles = ##(cross triangle fa #f mensural xcircle diamond) c8 d4. e8 a2 g1
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