Andreas Kurth wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've recently ran into two problems while coding some vocal music
> using M-Tx.
>
> 1)
> Different verses may have different numbers of syllables, which
> may require a different rhythm, too. I solved this problem using
> two voices throughout the whole piece, but found it a not so
> convenient way, especially if the score would consist of voices
> S1S2A1A2T1T2B1B2, which I reduced to S1,S2 for this short example.
> Is there a more elegant way to handle this case?
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Mystyle: voices S1,S2; choral; clefs G
> Style: Mystyle
> Meter: 3/4
> Flats: 4
> Pages: 1
> Systems: 1
> Size: 20
>
> {Verse1}
> Wenn ich ein V{\"o}-glein w{\"a}r'
> und {} auch zwei Fl{\"u}g-lein h{\"a}tt',
>
> {Verse2}
> Bin ich gleich weit von dir,
> bin ich doch im Traum bei dir
>
> %%\\def\lbra{\loffset{1.5}{\zcharnote{+4}{(}}}\
> %%\\def\rbra{\roffset{2}{\zcharnote{+4}{)}}}\
> a4 a a | cd b8 a4 | \lbra\ c8u \rbra\ cu c4l cl | edl d8l c4l
> L: {Verse1,Verse2}
> rpb | rpb | c+4l r2b | rpb
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
Bear in mind that mtx is a pmx preprocessor and that pmx has its own
method of separating two voices within a shared staff. You may utilize
that to locally assign two voices. The method is briefly described in
the mtx documentation, section 1.2
Mystyle: voices S1; choral; clefs G
...
a4 a a | cd b8 a4 | \lbra\ c8u \rbra\ cu c4l cl // c4l r2b | edl d8l c4l
...
> 2)
> For a related problem please see my second example. I'm wondering
> how to code the long underscore which belongs to the word Gott. Also
> I'm not shure whether there are typographical conventions in such a
> case at all. Is it correct to have beamed and unbeamed stems
> simultaneously?
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Mystyle: voices S1,S2; choral; clefs G
> Style: Mystyle
> Meter: 3/4
> Flats: 1
> Pages: 1
> Systems: 1
>
> {Verse1}
> Der Mai ist ge-kom-men,
> die B{\"a}u-me schla-gen aus.
>
> {Verse2}
> Herr Va-ter, Frau Mut-ter,
> da{\ss} Gott {} euch be-h{\"u}t!
>
> (l f8 g ) | a4 a4d b8 | [l ( d c ) ] c4l a | c8 b b4l c4l | a2
> L: {Verse1,Verse2}
> r4b | rpb | rpb | (l c8+ b ) r2b | rb
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
Undoubtedly standard typesetting convention is to beam only melismatic
phrazes. However I very seldom apply that convention to my own
typesettings but instead utilize the mtx 'always-beam' option with the
special mtx non-melismatic beams and slurs and dashed slurs. If you
don't like that I would suggest combined beamed and unbeamed notes as in
the previous example. The lacking continuation lines may be compensated
for by inserting a suitable number of em-dashes (TeXBook chapter 2) into
the lyrics.
%% \def\dash{---}
%% \def\Ld{\dash\dash\dash}
{Verse1}
Der Mai ist ge-kom-men,
die B{\"a}u-me schla-gen aus.
{Verse2}
Herr Va-ter, Frau Mut-ter,
da{\ss} Gott-\Ld{} euch be-h{\"u}t!
(l f8 g ) | a4 a4d b8 | [[ ( d c ) ] c4l a | [[ ((b c8 b ) ] b4l c4l |
a2
L: {Verse1,Verse2}
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