Re: Instruction text between header and staff
p.s.
>> I'm trying to add some instruction text in my score. I would like to
>> position it between the header and the music, but I cannot seem to figure
>> out how to do this, as markup cannot be placed inside a score block. I also
>> tried taking the header out of the score block which still seemed to produce
>> the exact same result.
For this, just use a new header property, and define your scoreTitleMarkup
accordingly:
%%% SNIPPET 3 BEGINS
\version "2.18.2"
\header {
title = "A Piece"
composer = "Someone"
}
\paper {
scoreTitleMarkup = \markup \column {
\fill-line {
\null
\fontsize #4 \bold \fromproperty #'header:piece
\fromproperty #'header:opus
}
\vspace #2
\fromproperty #'header:instructions
\vspace #2
}
markup-markup-spacing.padding = 8
markup-score-spacing.padding = 8
}
first = \relative c'' { \repeat unfold 32 { c4 } }
\header {
piece = "I"
instructions = "Here are some instructions on how you should play my piece."
}
\score {
\new Staff { \first }
\layout { indent = 0.0 }
}
%%% SNIPPET 3 ENDS
Hope that helps!
Kieren.
Kieren MacMillan, composer (he/him/his)
‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info
‣ email: kie...@kierenmacmillan.info
Re: Instruction text between header and staff
Hi Erika,
> I'm trying to add some instruction text in my score. I would like to position
> it between the header and the music, but I cannot seem to figure out how to
> do this, as markup cannot be placed inside a score block. I also tried taking
> the header out of the score block which still seemed to produce the exact
> same result.
>
> (Another minor issue I had was the spacing between the title and the header.
> I wanted a bit more space in between, which I was able to obtain by adding an
> arranger field but leaving it blank. If someone has a better solution to
> suggest, I'd be happy to hear that as well.)
There are multiple ways you can do this.
1. Use \vspace with your markup:
%%% SNIPPET 1 BEGINS
\version "2.18.2"
\header {
title = "A Piece"
composer = "Someone"
}
\paper {
scoreTitleMarkup = \markup {
\fill-line {
\null
\fontsize #4 \bold \fromproperty #'header:piece
\fromproperty #'header:opus
}
}
}
first = \relative c'' { \repeat unfold 32 { c4 } }
\header {
piece = "I"
}
\markup \vspace #2
\markup {
Here are some instructions on how you should play my piece.
}
\markup \vspace #2
\score {
\new Staff { \first }
\layout { indent = 0.0 }
}
%%% SNIPPET 1 ENDS
2. Use the spacing parameters:
%%% SNIPPET 2 BEGINS
\version "2.18.2"
\header {
title = "A Piece"
composer = "Someone"
}
\paper {
scoreTitleMarkup = \markup {
\fill-line {
\null
\fontsize #4 \bold \fromproperty #'header:piece
\fromproperty #'header:opus
}
}
markup-markup-spacing.padding = 8
markup-score-spacing.padding = 8
}
first = \relative c'' { \repeat unfold 32 { c4 } }
\header {
piece = "I"
}
\markup {
Here are some instructions on how you should play my piece.
}
\score {
\new Staff { \first }
\layout { indent = 0.0 }
}
%%% SNIPPET 2 ENDS
There are other solutions, of course, but hopefully one of these puts you on
the right track.
Hope this helps!
Kieren.
Kieren MacMillan, composer (he/him/his)
‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info
‣ email: kie...@kierenmacmillan.info
Re: Instruction text between header and staff
On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 8:13 AM Erika Pirnes wrote:
>
> I'm trying to add some instruction text in my score. I would like to position
> it between the header and the music, but I cannot seem to figure out how to
> do this, as markup cannot be placed inside a score block. I also tried taking
> the header out of the score block which still seemed to produce the exact
> same result.
>
> (Another minor issue I had was the spacing between the title and the header.
> I wanted a bit more space in between, which I was able to obtain by adding an
> arranger field but leaving it blank. If someone has a better solution to
> suggest, I'd be happy to hear that as well.)
>
> Here's my minimal example:
>
> \version "2.18.2"
>
> \header {
> title = "A Piece"
> composer = "Someone"
> arranger = " "
> }
>
> \paper {
> scoreTitleMarkup = \markup {
> \fill-line {
> \null
> \fontsize #4 \bold \fromproperty #'header:piece
> \fromproperty #'header:opus
> }
> }
> }
>
> first = \relative c''{\repeat unfold 32 {c4}}
>
> \header {piece = "I"}
>
> \markup {
> Here are some instructions on how you should play my piece.
> }
>
> \score {
> \new Staff {\first}
> \layout {indent = 0.0}
> }
>
>
> Thank you,
> Erika
Well, you could attach the markup to the first note...
%%%
first = \relative c''{
c4^\markup {
Here are some instructions on how you should play my piece.
}
c c c
\repeat unfold 28 {c4}
}
%%%
--
Knute Snortum
Instruction text between header and staff
I'm trying to add some instruction text in my score. I would like to position
it between the header and the music, but I cannot seem to figure out how to do
this, as markup cannot be placed inside a score block. I also tried taking the
header out of the score block which still seemed to produce the exact same
result.
(Another minor issue I had was the spacing between the title and the header. I
wanted a bit more space in between, which I was able to obtain by adding an
arranger field but leaving it blank. If someone has a better solution to
suggest, I'd be happy to hear that as well.)
Here's my minimal example:
\version "2.18.2"
\header {
title = "A Piece"
composer = "Someone"
arranger = " "
}
\paper {
scoreTitleMarkup = \markup {
\fill-line {
\null
\fontsize #4 \bold \fromproperty #'header:piece
\fromproperty #'header:opus
}
}
}
first = \relative c''{\repeat unfold 32 {c4}}
\header {piece = "I"}
\markup {
Here are some instructions on how you should play my piece.
}
\score {
\new Staff {\first}
\layout {indent = 0.0}
}
Thank you,
Erika
