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> From: "H. S. Teoh" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:02:27 -0800
> Subject: Re: The composition process doesn't get disrupted using Lily Pond?
> On Wed, Jan 09, 2019 at 06:06:27PM -0800, Flaming Hakama by Elaine wrote:
>
> ...
>
> Yes, my workflow when composing using lilypond is similar to this.
>
> [...]
> > The reason I like to start with the complete roadmap planned out is
> > that it can be a pain to update the durations. Especially if there
> > are many instruments in the scores.
>
> My approach is to use unique section IDs as comments in \global, e.g.:
>
> global = {
> \tempo ... % blah blah
>
> % Intro
> s1*12
>
> % Main theme
> s1*24
>
> % Episode 1
> s1*18
>
> % Main theme (2)
> s1*20
>
> % Episode 2
> s1*22
>
> % Conclusion
> s1*9
> }
>
> and then repeat these comments verbatim in each instrument's part.
>
If you want to be able to compile sections of the score, to save time, this
is also where you might consider adding tags for each section.
...
> My personal preference is to use a single file for all parts. Yes, I
> know that sounds crazy, but I find that it really helps in keeping
> things in sync, rather than scattered across multiple files that are
> even harder to keep track of. Using a text editor with nice search /
> bookmarking / split-window features makes this a lot more usable than it
> sounds (if you ever have to reach for the scrollbar, you're doing it
> wrong).
>
Decent editors can handle either single files or multiples files. From an
editing point of view, this is is largely a matter of preference.
However...
Also, I highly, *highly* recommend using version control to manage your
> lilypond score (if you aren't already).
I also encourage using git or some other kind of version control, which
tends to lend itself to using more rather than fewer files, since when you
do pushes/pulls, you can look at the file names to get some idea of what is
in them, rather than having to do diffs.
Elaine Alt
415 . 341 .4954 "*Confusion is
highly underrated*"
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Producer ~ Composer ~ Instrumentalist ~ Educator
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