Hi Paul,
This works, thank you. Ben Van: Paul Hodges <[email protected]> Verzonden: donderdag 7 oktober 2021 01:23 Aan: [email protected]; [email protected] Onderwerp: Re: Making distance/space between notes above a syllable smaller The way I've done it is to make those notes quavers, and hide the flags as well as the stems. Or for a subtler adjustment you could try using a note value of "4*5/8", for instance. You can play with the values as suits your layout. You should revert to crotchet length on the last note of each group, of course. Example below. Paul %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \version "2.23.3" \language "english" \paper { ragged-right = ##f } vINotes = \relative d' { \clef "treble_8" \key f \major \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \cadenzaOn \hide Stem \hide Flag d c bf8( a4) bf8( c bf4) g f g \bar"|" d' c bf4*5/8( a4) bf4*5/8( c bf4) g f g \bar"|"} vIWords = \lyricmode { me -- los da -- mus __ vo -- ci -- bus. me -- los da -- mus __ vo -- ci -- bus. } \score { << \new Voice = "vI" { \vINotes } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "vI" { \vIWords } >> \layout {} } %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% On 06/10/2021 22:16:55, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: Is it possible in Lilypond to make the distance/space between two or three notes above a syllable smaller? In the example see the slurs g(bes) and bes(c bes) with 2 or 3 notes. \version "2.18.2" eenVoice = \relative c'' {\key bes \major \cadenzaOn % zet barlines uit \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f \hide Stem d,4 f g f g (bes) bes^- bes (c bes) a g^- \bar":|." } verseOne = \lyricmode { O -- ver heel de aar -- de klinkt hun roep. } \score { << \new Voice = "one" { \eenVoice } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "one"{ \verseOne } >> } Regards, Ben Hillen
