Maxima...

[Mark Probert]

Hi, all.

In the project I'm working on, I've hit a need for a maxima (hooray!). 
Okay, it is -real- music, more pedagogic, but what the heck! It's a 
maxima!

However, oddly (to me), the standard noteheads support a maxima rest, 
but not a maxima note. To get the notes, I need to slip into the 
Baroque, and there is some oblique reference to this in the 
documentation.

Personally, I'm not sure why this is so. Any thoughts?

 .. mark.

---
\version "2.19.82"

chant = \relative c { \clef bass e\maxima r\maxima e\longa r\longa }
verba = \lyricmode { Large Long  }

\score {
  \new Staff <<
    \new Voice = "melody" \chant 
    \new Lyrics = "one" \lyricsto melody \verba 
  >>
  \layout { 
    \context {
      \Staff
      \override NoteHead.style = #'baroque
      \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
      \remove "Bar_engraver"
    }
  }
}
---

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