I'm setting "Credo II" from the Gregorian chant in modern notation so
everyone in the congregation can sing along easily.
I got an ok result, but I'd like to fine-tune the spacing of the lyrics.
Currently Lilypond tries to give every note the same horizontal space
and adjusts the lyrics with spacing and sometimes dashes, but I'd like
it to first set the text and then adjust the position of the notes. I
edited the generated PDF so show what I want.
Is this possible?
And more importantly: Is it a good idea or should I just let Lilypond do
what it wants?
Best Regards,
Alexander
\version "2.22.0"
#(set-default-paper-size "a5")
\header {
title = "Credo II"
composer = "XIII. s."
footer = ""
tagline = ""
}
global = {
\time 4/4
\key f \major
}
melody = \relative c'' {
\global
\cadenzaOn
\omit Stem
\omit Flag
g e f d e g a \bar "|" \allowBreak
a a a g f g f \breathe \allowBreak
e f g \allowBreak g f a g g \breathe \allowBreak
e f g g g \allowBreak g f e \allowBreak a a g f g( a) g e \bar "|" \allowBreak
e f g g \allowBreak g f e \allowBreak d e \allowBreak g a \breathe \allowBreak
a a a a a \allowBreak g f g( \tweak extra-spacing-width #'(5 . 0) a) g e \bar "|" \allowBreak
e f g e g a \allowBreak a a a g f g( a) g e \bar "|" \allowBreak
e f g g g \breathe \allowBreak
g f a g f e \breathe \allowBreak
d e g a \allowBreak a g f g f \bar "|" \allowBreak
e f g \allowBreak g g e \breathe \allowBreak
f e d e g e g a \bar "," \allowBreak
a a a g f g( a) g e \bar "|" \allowBreak
e f g g g f e \breathe \allowBreak
d e f g e f g g \breathe \allowBreak
g g f a g g \bar "|" \allowBreak
d e f g f e \allowBreak f e d e g a \breathe \allowBreak
a a g f g( a) g e \bar "," \allowBreak
a g f g( a) g e \bar "|" \allowBreak
e f g e f e d e g a \breathe \allowBreak
a a a g f g f \breathe \allowBreak
a a \allowBreak g f g( a) g e \bar "|" \allowBreak
d e f g e f d e g a \breathe \allowBreak
a a g f g f \bar "|" \allowBreak
e f g f e g a \breathe \allowBreak
a a \allowBreak a a g f g f \bar "|" \allowBreak
e f g g \allowBreak g g g g \allowBreak g g f e \breathe \allowBreak
d e g a a g \allowBreak f g( a) g e \bar "," \allowBreak
e f g g \allowBreak a g f g f \bar "|" \allowBreak
e f g g g \allowBreak g g \allowBreak g f e \breathe \allowBreak
a a g f g f \bar "," \allowBreak
e f g g \allowBreak g g g f a g g \bar "|" \allowBreak
e f g g \allowBreak g g f e \breathe \allowBreak
f e d e g a \breathe \allowBreak
a a a g f g f \bar "," \allowBreak
e f g g g \allowBreak f a g g \bar "|" \allowBreak
e f g g g \allowBreak g g f e \breathe \allowBreak
a a a a a g \allowBreak f g( a) g e \bar "|" \allowBreak
e f g g \allowBreak g g g g e \breathe \allowBreak
f e d e g a \allowBreak g f g f \bar "|" \allowBreak
e f g e f e d e g a g f g f \bar "|" \allowBreak
e( f) g e \allowBreak f e d a'( bes) a a \bar "|" \allowBreak
a( g f g a g f e) d( e) \bar "|" \allowBreak
}
words = \lyricmode {
%\override LyricHyphen.minimum-length = 1
%\override LyricHyphen.minimum-distance = 0
Cre -- do in u -- num De -- um,
Pa -- trem om -- ni -- po -- ten -- tem,
fac -- to -- rem cae -- li et ter -- rae,
vi -- si -- bi -- li -- um om -- ni -- um, et in -- vi -- si -- bi -- li -- um.
Et in u -- num Do -- mi -- num Je -- sum Chris -- tum, Fi -- li -- um De -- i u -- ni -- ge -- ni -- tum.
Et ex Pa -- tre na -- tum an -- te om -- ni -- a sae -- cu -- la.
De -- um de De -- o, lu -- men de lu -- mi -- ne, De -- um ve -- rum de De -- o ver -- ro.
Ge -- ni -- tum, non fac -- tum, con -- sub -- stan -- ti -- a -- lem Pa -- tri:
per quem om -- ni -- a fac -- ta sunt.
Qui prop -- ter nos ho -- mi -- nes, et prop -- ter no -- stram sa -- lu -- tem
de -- scen -- dit de cae -- lis.
Et in -- car -- na -- tus est de Spi -- ri -- tu Sanc -- to ex Ma -- ri -- a Vir -- gi -- ne:
Et ho -- mo fac -- tus est.
Cru -- ci -- fi -- xus e -- ti -- am pro -- no -- bis:
sub Pon -- ti -- o Pi -- la -- to pas -- sus, et se -- pul -- tus est.
Et re -- sur -- re -- xit ter -- ti -- a di -- e, se -- cun -- dum Scrip -- tu -- ras.
Et a -- scen -- dit in cae -- lum:
se -- det ad dex -- te -- ram Pa -- tris.
Et i -- te -- rum ven -- tu -- rus est cum glo -- ri -- a,
ju -- di -- ca -- re vi -- vos et mor -- tu -- os:
cu -- jus re -- gni non e -- rit fi -- nis.
Et in Spi -- ri -- tum Sanc -- tum, Do -- mi -- num, et vi -- vi -- fi -- can -- tem:
qui ex Pa -- tre Fi -- li -- o -- que pro -- ce -- dit.
Qui cum Pa -- tre et Fi -- li -- o si -- mul a -- do -- ra -- tur, et cong -- lo -- ri fi -- ca -- tur:
qui lo -- cu -- tus est per Pro -- phe -- tas.
Et u -- nam sanc -- tam ca -- tho -- li -- cam et a -- pos -- to -- li -- cam Ec -- cle -- si -- am.
Con -- fi -- te -- or u -- num bap -- tis -- ma in re -- mis -- si -- o -- nem pec -- ca -- to -- rum.
Et ex -- spec -- to re -- sur -- rec -- ti -- o -- nem mor -- tu -- o -- rum.
Et vi -- tam ven -- tu -- ri sae -- cu -- li.
A -- men.
}
\paper {
print-page-number = ##f
page-count = 2
}
\score {
<<
\new Staff { \transpose c d { \melody} }
\addlyrics { \words }
>>
\layout {
\context {
\Score
%\remove "Bar_number_engraver"
%\override SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration =
% #(ly:make-moment 1/4)
%\override SpacingSpanner.shortest-duration-space = 1
%\override LyricHyphen.minimum-length = 1
%\override LyricHyphen.spacing-increment = 1
}
\context {
\Staff
\remove "Time_signature_engraver"
}
}
\midi { }
}
