On Sat 18 May 2024 at 16:46:43 (+0000), Giles Boardman wrote:
> Thanks for getting back to me Aaron and throwing me a rope ....
>
> I understand the two models you describe. I thought I was going for the
> second i.e. a single sequential part, but I want to put each section on a
> different line - this will help me enormously with proof-reading.
>
> What I see in the preview without the score block is just what I want, for
> this part of my process - is there no (simple) way to embed it in a score
> block to get it into a pdf and also into a midi file? Would each line need to
> be its own score with the midi file produced in its own separate block?
>
> I think my fundamental problem is I don't understand why this, below, isn't
> an example of the sequential model (isn't it "one music") - can you tell me
> what Lilypond is objecting to?
>
> \version "2.24.3"
>
> \score {
>
>
> \mark "ON079-1a-_01" \key c\major \time 9/8 a''8 b''8 a''8 g''4 e''8 d''4 d''8
> \mark "ON079-1a-_02" \key c\major \time 9/8 a'8 a'8 a'8 d''4 d''8 e''8 f''8
> g''8
> \mark "ON079-1a-_03" \key c\major \time 9/8 a''8 b''8 a''8 g''4 e''8 d''4 f''8
>
> \layout { }
> \midi { }
>
> }
Learning Manual ยง4.1.2 addresses exactly that problem. I would read it
through, then start with /their/ scores and work to produce what you
want in terms of one-liners.
In the example above, the one music consists of \mark "ON079-1a-_01",
and everything else is spurious.
Cheers,
David.
