Comment #1 on issue 2462 by [email protected]: unnecessarily wide spacing caused by Lyrics
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=2462
There's too much in Gould to type right now, but in summary she says that instrumental spacing is often impossible with vocal music because of the need to accommodate the words. In this case, don't space all the notes out in proportion to the newly streatched spacing, but do your best to fit them in sensibly.
