I have these functions defined:
\version “2.24.0"
italic = {
\override Lyrics.LyricText.font-shape = #'italic
}
bold = {
\override Lyrics.LyricText.font-series = #'bold
}
normal = {
\revert Lyrics.LyricText.font-series
\revert Lyrics.LyricText.font-shape
}
and I use them like this:
VerseOne = \lyricmode
{
\italic "O Lord, open thou our lips;" \normal "And our mouth shall show”
\bold forth thy \normal praise.
}
Carolyn
> Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 17:05:54 -0400 (EDT)
> From: David Olson <[email protected]>
> To: lilypond-user <[email protected]>
> Subject: italic phrase in lyrics
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> Suppose the lyrics contain two contradictory propositions:
>
> Ma -- the -- ma -- tics is in -- vent -- ed.
> Ma -- the -- ma -- tics is dis -- cov -- ered.
>
> Is this the only way to put the second proposition in italics?
>
> \markup { \italic Ma } --
> \markup { \italic the } --
> \markup { \italic ma } --
> \markup { \italic tics }
> \markup { \italic is }
> \markup { \italic dis } --
> \markup { \italic cov } --
> \markup { \italic ered. }
