Re: Howto: Two alternatives in the same lin

[David Wright]

On Thu 06 Feb 2020 at 20:16:23 (+0100), Bernhard Kleine wrote:
> 
> in a choral from Albert Becker in the alto part there are rhythmical and
> text distribution alternatives between the first and the second stanza.
> How to write this into a single alto line. A minimal  extract has the
> two versions in separate lines.

Perhaps the attached, though I would dash the slur and tie.

Cheers,
David.

\version "2.19.82"
\language "deutsch"

\header {
  title = "Erquicke mich mit deinem Licht"
  composer = "Albert Becker"
  tagline = ""
}

\paper {
  #(set-paper-size "a5landscape")
}

global = {
  \key e \major
  \time 4/4
  \partial 4
}

verseOne = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "1."
  blei -- be im -- mer Herr bei mir, und lass mich }

verseTwo = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "2."
   nimm dich dei -- nes Kind -- leins an, dass fromm es }

altoVoiceI = \relative c' {
  \global cis8 dis | his4 cis cis a'~ a gis~ gis8 eis fis e | 
}

altoVoiceII = \relative c' {
  \global cis8 dis | his4 cis cis (a'~ a8) a8 gis4~ gis8 eis fis e | 
}

altoVoiceIPart = \new Staff { \altoVoiceI } \addlyrics { \verseOne }
altoVoiceIIPart = \new Staff { \altoVoiceII } \addlyrics { \verseTwo }

\score {
  <<     
    \altoVoiceIPart
    \altoVoiceIIPart
  >>
  \layout { }
}

killslur = { \set melismaBusyProperties = #'(melismaBusy tieMelismaBusy 
beamMelismaBusy completionBusy) }

killtie = { \set melismaBusyProperties = #'(melismaBusy slurMelismaBusy 
beamMelismaBusy completionBusy) }

unkill = { \set melismaBusyProperties = #'(melismaBusy slurMelismaBusy 
tieMelismaBusy beamMelismaBusy completionBusy) }

altoVoice = \relative c' {
  \global cis8 dis |
  his4 cis \killslur cis (a'~ | \killtie
  a8~) a8 \unkill gis4~ gis8 eis fis e | 
}

verseOne = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "1."
  blei -- be im -- mer Herr bei __ _ mir, und lass mich }

verseTwo = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "2."
   nimm dich dei -- nes Kind -- _ leins an, dass fromm es }

\score {
  <<
    \new Staff { \altoVoice }
    \addlyrics { \verseOne }
    \addlyrics { \verseTwo }
  >>
  \layout { }
}

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