>>>>> "Christopher" == Christopher R Maden <cr...@maden.org> writes:
Christopher> Finally had an excuse to learn this excellent tool. I
Christopher> set a simple four-verse English folk song, with a
Christopher> concertina arrangement. It looks pretty darn good... but
Christopher> it could look better, and I couldn’t figure out how to
Christopher> bring in those last bits.
Christopher> 1) Verse pick-ups. I’d like verses 2–4 to start in the
Christopher> first alternative ending on the pickups there, rather
Christopher> than before the start of the repeat. I tried a few
Christopher> things that resulted in text below the concertina line or
Christopher> duplication of the alternatives, but the only solution I
Christopher> could contemplate was to \skip the entire chorus for
Christopher> every verse. If that’s the only way, I’ll do it, but
Christopher> surely there is a better way to get the lyrics to follow
Christopher> the actual flow of the notes.
If you put the chorus and verse into separate voices, it may work
better for you. Something like this (no guarantees, I haven't tried to
compile it)
preambleOne=\lyricmode { \set stanza=#'"1. "
Oh, __ _
}
verseOne=\lyricmode{Am -- ble is a
...
}
ChorusWords=\lyricmode {\set stanza=#'"Chor."
...
}
preambleTwo=\lyricmode{\set stanza=#'"2. "
Well, a
}
\score {
\context StaffGroup <<
\context Staff=Tenor {
\context Voice=preamble \relative c' {R1 | r2 r4 a8 g}
\context Voice=verse \relative c' \repeat volta 4 {
...
\context Voice=chorus {
....
}
}\alternative{
{ f2 \context Voice=interverse { r4 a8 g }}
{f1\fermata}}}
\lyricsto preamble \context Lyrics = one \preambleOne
\lyricsto verse \context Lyrics=one \verseOne
\lyricsto chorus \context Lyrics = one \chorusWords
\lyricsto verse \context Lyrics=two \verseTwo
\lyricsto verse \context Lyrics=three \verseThree
\lyricsto interverse \context Lyrics=one \preambleTwo
\lyricsto interverse \context Lyrics=Two \preambleThree
\lyricsto interverse \context Lyrics=Three { \preambleThree
\lastWordFour}
>>
}
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Dr Peter Chubb http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au peterc AT gelato.unsw.edu.au
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