Add white mensural longa with stem up to symbols palette

• Nov 5, 2024 - 10:45

The current symbols have a white mensural longa with stem down. Can we have one with stem up for ligatures?
See screenshots. I faked it by adding a vertical line to a pair of breves.

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Comments

SteveBlower

• Nov 5, 2024 - 12:45

You can add it yourself from the Master Palette. See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/palettes#add-from-master

probeirne

• Nov 5, 2024 - 14:27

I don't see it - View, Master Palette, Symbols, Medieval & Renaissance, or in All Symbols search for 'mensural' or 'Petrucci'

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SteveBlower

• Nov 5, 2024 - 14:34

Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you had found what you wanted in the master pallet and wanted to add it to a normal pallet. If what you want is not in the master pallet then I think it needs to be requested as an addition to SMUFL. See https://www.smufl.org/

probeirne

• Nov 5, 2024 - 15:06

Thank you Steve. I'd have to join https://www.w3.org/community/music-notation/
If I need it again, I will.

bobjp

• Nov 5, 2024 - 20:47

It is also possible to make your own just the way you want them. It's a little tricky at first. You can save them to a palette and add them just like other things. It's a good skill to have if you keep running into things MuseScore doesn't have.

probeirne

• Nov 6, 2024 - 10:06

Thanks @bobjp - in my example I added three symbols - a vertical bar and two joined breves. How do I make one symbol of that so that I can add it to a palette?

DanielR

• Nov 6, 2024 - 15:12

"How do I make one symbol of that so that I can add it to a palette?"

Try using a free graphics editor like GIMP:
https://www.gimp.org/

bobjp

• Nov 6, 2024 - 18:00

I did it within MuseScore and W11 photo viewer.

Create an any instrument score as a workspace. I increased it to 400% so I could align things.
From the Medieval and Renaissance noteheads and stems in the Master palette, drag the Longa notehead and the stem up to the score. But not on a staff. Align them as you need.
I used the built in print screen function and cropped it close to my new note. Save the image.
Now you need to remove the back ground so that the result is just the note. W11 photo viewer will do this. There are online places that will do this also without the need of downloading software.
Once you have the note image without the background, drag it into your work score. I put it next to the original note and resize it to match.
Create a new palette for your notes. Or just use an existing one to practice. Select your new note. Press Ctrl+Shift and drag you new note to the palette of your choice. This can be a little tricky.
Scroll over the cell where you saved the note and you will only see the word "image". Right-click the cell>Properties and rename the cell for the type of note. Some palettes may show the image of the note. Some do not.
Add it to your score like you normally do. You may have to move it to the exact place you want it. It is for looks only and has no playback value.

I know this seems like a lot of steps. But might be worth it if you need these notes often.

probeirne

• Nov 6, 2024 - 18:29

Thank you very much @bobjp for that detail!