I had a similar question a while back [1], which Harm kindly solved.
Try something like this (it should work in older versions of lilypond):
%~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
\version "2.23.10"
\header {
title = "Odhekaton"
composer = "Obrecht"
piece = "Alto"
}
\paper { ragged-right = ##t }
\score {
\new MensuralVoice = "alto" {
\clef "petrucci-c2"
\time 2/2
%\set Score.timing = ##f
\override NoteHead.style = #'petrucci
% \override SpacingSpanner.base-shortest-duration =
#(ly:make-moment 1/4)
% \override Score.SpacingSpanner.strict-note-spacing = ##t
\override Score.SpacingSpanner.spacing-increment = 1
\override Score.SpacingSpanner.base-shortest-duration =
#(ly:make-moment -3)
\override Score.SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration =
#(ly:make-moment 8)
%% play around with below, probably useful are settings between 2
and ~10
\override Score.SpacingSpanner.shortest-duration-space = #3
\hide Score.BarNumber {
\cadenzaOn
d'\breve
c'\breve
\[ d'1\melisma f'1. \melismaEnd \]
e'2 d'1 c'1. d'2 e'1 f'2. e'4 f'4 g'4 a'1 g'4 f'4 e'2
d'1 c'2 d'1. c'4 b4 c'\longa
}
}
}
\layout { }
%~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To my eye, the COP ligature is still taking too much space, but I hope
this is a good start.
-- Graham
[1]
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2019-10/msg00454.html
On Tue, 2024-05-07 at 09:18 +0000, Giles Boardman wrote:
> Hello,
> I am new to Lilypond, cutting my teeth on a couple of pretty simple
> layouts - this exercise is to reproduce a page of a Petrucci
> score.....
>
>
> I'm thrilled with this ....
>
>
>
>
> .... but I would like to remove the space from around the notes and
> bunch them up like in the original. I tried a couple of things I
> found that looked relevant - they're commented out in my snippet -
> and "\compressEmptyMeasures" but to no avail .....
>
> \version "2.18.2"
>
>
> \header {
> title = "Odhekaton"
> composer = "Obrecht"
> piece = "Alto"
>
> }
>
> \score {
>
> <<
> \new MensuralVoice = "alto" {
> \clef "petrucci-c2"
> \time 2/2
>
> \override NoteHead.style = #'petrucci
> % \override SpacingSpanner.base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment
> 1/4)
> % \override Score.SpacingSpanner.strict-note-spacing = ##t
> \hide Score.BarNumber {
>
> d'\breve
> c'\breve
> \[ d'1\melisma f'1. \melismaEnd \]
>
> e'2 d'1 c'1. d'2 e'1 f'2. e'4 f'4 g'4 a'1 g'4 f'4 e'2 d'1 c'2 d'1.
> c'4 b4 c'\longa
>
> }
> }
>
> >>
> }
>
> \layout { }
> \midi { }
>
>
> Any help, gratefully received.
>
> By the way, I know it's not a Lilypond question, but if anyone can
> tell me how to interpret "Verte"(?) that would be a help too.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Giles
>
> PS I have a brand new installation on Windows 11 too if there is a
> more recent feature required to make this work. All my other related
> software is on this Windows 8.1 machine, so I use it for preference.
>
>
>
>
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>
