Eluze wrote
you can define the spanner in its own (dynamic) context and move it
wherever you want:
thanks for the answer. I am aware of the possibility to have the dynamics in
a separate voice - and it might be the solution here. I am however not fond
of having to enter dynamics in a voice
Simon Bailey-5 wrote
this is untested, but what might work would be to set up your score
with a Dynamics context at the top. Don't be mislead by it being
called Dynamics, you can put ANYTHING in there, doesn't have to be
Dynamics (I use one for putting pedal markings in piano staves for
Simon Bailey-5 wrote
If I add the music from the topmost staff to a separate dynamics context
(placed above that staff), will dynamics context then be printed twice?
yes, that's correct. the music is suppressed, but the dynamics will be
shown. this is why i suggested using a global structure
jensgc wrote
The reason I don't like the idea of a global structure definition is
that I have the individual parts (e.g. the quartet and the choir parts)
defined in seperate files to be able to test and work with them
independently. Having the \time and \key definitions in a part
Trevor Daniels wrote
?
\tempo ritardando
Not a bad idea - but I would then have to abandon the idea of the normal
rit. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ al construct where the text spans the entire
duration of the ritardando.
Think I'll try a feature request for a SystemSpanner
- and perhaps a
Kieren MacMillan wrote
In regards to tempo markings, it is a different matter, since any change
in
tempo needs to apply to each and every voice in the system. It makes
perfect
sense that the \tempo marking always goes to the System - I just don't
understand why it is much more difficult to
Kieren MacMillan wrote
Having just engraved 25 minutes of large forces music for voices and
instruments (57 staves, for ~330 performers!), I **HIGHLY** recommend you
avoid doing things like that in future scores.
Thanks for the advice. I'm only on my 4th real score in Lilypond so I'll
take all
Simon Bailey-5 wrote
have you seen:
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/skipping-corrected-music
?
Excellent! Highly useful - although it is a bit annoying to see a large
bunch of warnings when the showLastLength is set.
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