diff --git a/v2/index.html b/v2/index.html index 8381a4e..9e37752 100644 --- a/v2/index.html +++ b/v2/index.html @@ -1,11 +1,12 @@ - + Plaine & Easie Code + - g-2 + C:3 - Neume G clef + Neume C clef -
+

Key Signature

An encoding MAY include a key signature.

The character x indicates sharp keys and b flat keys. These characters MUST be - followed by a list of Note Names that indicate the altered notes. + followed by a list of Note Names to be altered accordingly.

The list of note names in a key signature SHOULD follow the circle of fifths ordering. Missing @@ -360,7 +366,7 @@

Key Signature

All notes given in the key signature MUST be interpreted as having their sounding pitch altered accordingly. In cases where a note in a key signature is further altered by use of an - accidental, directly on the note, the written pitch and + accidental, directly before the note, the written pitch and sounding pitch indicated by the accidental will take precedence.

@@ -371,16 +377,15 @@

Key Signature

A key signature containing a single n character MAY be supplied to indicate a natural key - signature, i.e., C Major or A minor. This character MUST NOT be followed by any note names. + signature, e.g., C Major or A minor. This character MUST NOT be followed by any note names.

@@ -409,7 +414,7 @@

Key Signature

xFC - F and C sharp (key is D major or B minor). + F and C sharp (e.g., D major or B minor). @@ -423,7 +428,7 @@

Key Signature

bBEA - B, E, A flat (key is E-flat major or C minor). + B, E, A flat (e.g., E flat major or C minor). @@ -471,7 +476,7 @@

Key Signature

-
+

Time Signature

@@ -482,7 +487,7 @@

Time Signature

(CWMN) and Mensural.

- For neume notation, the time signature MUST be omitted. + For neume notation, the time signature MUST remain unspecified.

CWMN and Mensural time signatures MUST NOT @@ -492,7 +497,7 @@

Time Signature

CWMN time signatures are expressed as one number above another. These numbers MUST be separated by a / character. Any positive digit MAY be used, but encoders SHOULD use commonly accepted values where possible. The c - ("common", or 4/4) and c/ ("alla breve", or 2/4) characters + ("common", or 4/4) and c/ ("alla breve", or 2/2) characters MAY be used.

@@ -501,14 +506,14 @@

Time Signature

| character.

- For mensuration signs, the c and o characters indicate tempus - imperfectus and tempus perfectus, respectively. The . character indicates - "major" prolation; omitting . indicates "minor" prolation. A / character may - follow the tempus character to indicate diminution. + For mensuration signs, the c and o characters indicate imperfect and perfect + tempus, respectively. The . character indicates "major" prolation; omitting . + indicates "minor" prolation. A / character may follow the tempus character to + indicate diminution.

A mensuration sign MAY include a numerical component as a proportion or augmentation, - indicating Modus cum tempore. These numerals MUST be either a 3 or 2. + indicating modus cum tempore. These numerals MUST be either a 3 or 2. These numbers MAY be combined and separated by a /.

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+

Musical Notation

-
+

Structure

The Musical Notation section of an encoding is given as a single line of characters representing - a staff of musical notation. Notes and rests are the most basic logical unit + a staff of musical notation. Notes and rests are the most basic logical units of notation representation, composed of one or more characters that specify different attributes of a note or rest. Complex notational figures, such as chords, beams, or tuplets, serve to group notes and rests. Expression Marks alter the performance of a note, a rest, or @@ -691,7 +699,7 @@

Structure

itself: bar lines, cross-measure rests, or a change of clef, key signature, or time signature.

- Many characters representing a musical note are optional—the only required character is the + Many characters representing a musical note are optional—the only required character is the note name. Where one or more characters for a note occurs, they MUST occur in the following order:

@@ -730,28 +738,28 @@

Structure

Logical units MAY be nested to represent complex notational features; for example, a beam will - contain two or more notes, or tuplet may be composed of two or more chords. All logical units + contain two or more notes, or a tuplet may be composed of two or more chords. All logical units of the same kind MUST be closed before a new one is started (i.e., no nested groups of the same kind).

- Many logical units use the same character(s) to represent the same musical concept. Both notes and rests, - for example, make use of the same duration character(s). + Many logical units use the same characters to represent the same musical concept. Both notes and rests, + for example, make use of the same duration characters.

- There MUST be no spaces within the Musical Notation section. The only time a space MAY occur is to separate - a change of Clef, Key Signature, or Time Signature. + There MUST be no spaces within the Musical Notation section, except for the required space separating a + change of Clef, Key Signature, and Time Signature.

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+

Notes and Rests

-
+

Durations

Note durations MUST be represented by integer values in the range 0-9. The corresponding @@ -930,9 +938,9 @@

Durations

For CWMN the period character . MAY be used to indicate a dot of augmentation, - extending the duration of the note by half again the indicated duration value. This character MUST be - appended to the duration value. Multiple dots MAY be used, with each successive dot indicating that - the duration is extended by half again. + extending the duration of the note by half the indicated duration value. This character MUST be + directly appended to the duration value. Multiple dots MAY be used, with each successive dot indicating + that the duration is extended by half the value of the previous dot.

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+

Note Names

A note name MUST be provided to indicate the pitch class of the note. @@ -985,7 +993,7 @@

Note Names

G, A, B.

- All letters MUST be uppercase; lowercase letters MUST NOT be used. + All letters MUST be uppercase; lowercase letters MUST NOT be used to specify a note name.

-
+

Octaves

Octaves in Plaine & Easie are enumerated according to [[ScientificPitch]]. The boundary note @@ -1032,7 +1040,7 @@

Octaves

The octave indication for a given note MAY be omitted. If the octave is omitted, the last specified - octave indication is used for all following notes. + octave indication is used for all following notes until a new octave is indicated.

An encoding MAY omit all octave indications. If no octave is supplied on any note, all notes are @@ -1059,7 +1067,7 @@

Octaves

'C''B - octave C4-B5 + Octave C4 and above @@ -1072,7 +1080,7 @@

Octaves

,,C,B - octave C2-B3 + Octave indications below C4 @@ -1085,7 +1093,7 @@

Octaves

''C'GC,GC,,G - Octaves using ' and , + Octaves using both ' and , @@ -1098,7 +1106,7 @@

Octaves

AB''CDC'BA - Using the last-specified octave indication. + Octave indications omitted for some notes. @@ -1117,7 +1125,7 @@

Octaves

-
+

Accidentals

An accidental MAY be used to alter the written and sounding pitch of a note. Accidentals MUST @@ -1206,33 +1214,33 @@

Accidentals

Accidental values

- The sounding pitch of a note MAY be altered by both a key signature or an accidental. In the case of + The sounding pitch of a note MAY be altered by both a key signature and an accidental. In the case of a note being altered by both, the alteration of the accidental MUST be interpreted as an alteration - of the pitch in the key signature. + of the pitch defined by the key signature.

- A note altered by an accidental SHOULD NOT be altered subsequent times within the same bar. The - alteration to the sounding pitch of the note is continued on subsequent notes with the same name - until the next Bar Line. + A note SHOULD NOT be altered by the same accidental more than once within the same bar. The + alteration to the sounding pitch of the note is continued on subsequent notes with the same Note + Name until the next Bar Line. If the same accidental is given to several + notes with the same Note Name within the bar, it will have no further effect.

Accidentals MUST be interpreted by their written value, and MUST NOT be interpreted by their values - relative to each other. + relative to a preceding accidental.

-
+

Single Rests

Rests for single notes MUST be indicated by a hyphen/minus character -. This character - MAY be preceded by a duration value giving the musical duration of the rest. + MAY be preceded by a duration value giving the musical duration of the rest. If the duration is omitted, the last specified duration is used. If no duration is supplied in the encoding a default duration of 4 is assumed.

@@ -1277,9 +1285,9 @@

Single Rests

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+

Groups

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+

Ties

@@ -1350,14 +1358,14 @@

Ties

-
+

Ligatures

Todo.

-
+

Beams

Beamed notes are encoded using braces {}. @@ -1365,7 +1373,7 @@

Beams

Beam groups MUST start with an opening brace {, and MUST end with a closing brace, }. Nested beam groups - MUST NOT occur, except as part of an Appogiatura Group. + MUST NOT occur, except as part of an appoggiatura Group.

Notes with duration values of 0, 1, 2, @@ -1418,7 +1426,7 @@

Beams

-
+

Tuplets

@@ -1434,7 +1442,7 @@

Tuplets

opening parenthesis (.

- A semicolon ; and a non-negative integer MAY immediately precede + A semicolon ; and a positive integer MAY immediately precede the closing parenthesis of a tuplet group. This number indicates the number of beat divisions in the group; that is, the number of beats that occur within the tuplet in the space of the given duration value. If a number is not @@ -1506,7 +1514,7 @@

Tuplets

-
+

Chords

@@ -1542,7 +1550,7 @@

Chords

Expression Marks

-
+

Trills

The lower-case character t is used to indicate @@ -1576,7 +1584,7 @@

Trills

-
+

Fermatas

The lower-case character p is used to indicate @@ -1611,25 +1619,25 @@

Fermatas

-
+

Grace Notes

- There are two types of grace note: Acciaccatura and appogiatura. + There are two types of grace note: Acciaccatura and appoggiatura.

For a single acciaccatura the lower-case character g MUST be used. This character MUST precede the note name, and MUST also precede all other attributes of the note. Consecutive single - acciaccatura MUST NOT occur. + acciaccaturas MUST NOT occur.

- For a single appogiatura note, the lower-case character q + For a single appoggiatura note, the lower-case character q MUST be used. This character MUST precede the note name, and MUST also precede all other optional attributes of the note.

- Consecutive appogiatura notes MUST be encoded using an - Appogiatura Group. Consecutive single appogiatura MUST NOT occur. + Consecutive appoggiatura notes MUST be encoded using an + appoggiatura Group. Consecutive single appoggiaturas MUST NOT occur.

-
Appogiatura Groups
+
Appoggiatura Groups

- For multiple consecutive appogiatura notes, the appogiatura group SHOULD + For multiple consecutive appoggiatura notes, the appoggiatura group SHOULD be used. The lower-case characters y MUST be given as the first characters before the first note of the group, and the lower-case character - r MUST be the last character in the final note of the group. - There MUST be more than one note in a appogiatura group. + r MUST be the last character of the group. There MUST be more than + one note in an appoggiatura group.

The r character MUST follow the closing beam character - that is part of the appogiatura group. + that is part of the appoggiatura group.

- An appogiatura group with beams MAY occur within a non-appogiatura + An appoggiatura group with beams MAY occur within a non-appoggiatura beam.

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-
+

Measure Rests

Measure rests MUST be indicated by an equal sign character =. This character MUST be - followed by a non-negative integer indicating the number of measures for which this rest applies, + followed by a positive integer indicating the number of measures for which this rest applies, unless the measure rest only applies to a single measure. In this case, the number MAY be omitted.

@@ -1949,7 +1957,7 @@

Measure Rests

-
+

Changes to Staff Definitions

Clefs, key signatures, and time signatures MAY be changed within an incipit. @@ -1990,7 +1998,6 @@

Changes to Staff Definitions

Code Notation - Remarks @@ -1999,40 +2006,24 @@

Changes to Staff Definitions

- '2A-//$xFC 8B-4-2-/@3/2 1C2-// - - - Clef, key signature, and time signature changes - - - - - 4CDEF/$xFC@2/4 CD/EF + '2A-//%F-4$xFC ,8B-4-2-/@3/2 '1C2-// - Clef, key signature, and time signature changes
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+

Shortcuts

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+

Repeat group

- If one or notes or rests are repeated several times, a repeat group + If one or more notes or rests are repeated several times, a repeat group MAY be used.

@@ -2083,13 +2074,14 @@

Repeated measures
The measure to be repeated MUST end with a bar line. The lower-case character i MUST occur immediately after this bar line, and MUST be immediately followed by another bar line. There MUST NOT - be any other characters between the two bar lines. + be any other characters between these two bar lines.

Any type of bar line MAY be used to begin or end a measure repeat group.

- Measure repeats SHOULD NOT be used with Mensural notation. + Measure repeats SHOULD NOT be used with Mensural notation due to the general absence of measures + in this system of notation.

@@ -2344,7 +2336,7 @@

Single-Line Text

conform to Version 2 of the specification.

- Following the version declaration, the line MUST contain with a declaration of the clef. + Following the version declaration, the line MUST continue with a declaration of the clef. The format of the clef declaration follows the same format for an inline change of clef; that is, the clef declaration MUST start with the percent character %.

@@ -2386,7 +2378,5 @@

Changes

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