Hi Carl,

> As I started thinking about the sample, it seems to me that the Frescobaldi 
> template.is exactly what you want. It allows the choice of all your desired 
> parts, and has appropriately named variables for all the music and lyrics.
> 
> Kieren, have you ever tried the frescobaldi choral templates?

Yes.

> If so, what do you dislike about them for your use case?

In a perfect world, I want to be able to say [pseudocode]

   \makeScore #’( tenor, lead, bari, bass )

for a barbershop quartet piece and

   \makeScore #’( sop1, sop2, alt, ten1, ten2, bass )

for SSATTB, and have the framework Do The Right Thing™ automagically.

I don’t want to have to use templates (which, as I understand it, would require 
a different template for TTBB and SSATTB), I don’t want to have to invoke 
command-line tools (e.g., makefile) or involve any non-Lilypond code/app, etc.

And to be clear: “I [don’t] want to” = “I [don’t] want the average Lilypond 
user to”.

Of course, if I fundamentally misunderstand the way Frescobaldi templates work, 
please correct me!  :)

Thanks,
Kieren.
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