Hi Kieren,
Yes, this works perfectly, thanks!
I'm not sure what you mean by "unnecessary convoluted" of my code - do
you mean the placement of the brackets and the indentation?
I indeed use a somewhat different style, which I also use in for example
C, which was taught at the uni I had my education, and which I find
superior in ease of reading:
function (xxx)
{ statement A
; statement B
; statement C;
}
But of course that's a personal thing. Parsing it has never been a problem.
Thanks a lot again,
regards, Jogchum
Op 07-05-2026 om 17:39 schreef Kieren MacMillan:
Hi Jogchum,
Is there a way to get the lyrics all on the same height?
Below is a modified version of your example showing one possible solution
(using \set associated voice).
[Note that I also improved the overall structure/coding of your snippet, since
it was (IMO) unnecessarily convoluted and difficult to parse.]
Another — possibly superior — solution would be to have a hidden voice that
holds the maximal lyric rhythms, and attach the lyrics to it. Search the list
for examples of how that works.
Hope that helps!
Kieren.
%%% SNIPPET BEGINS
\version "2.25.32"
\paper {
% Add space for instrument names
indent = 18\mm
short-indent = 10\mm
}
global = {
\key g \major
\time 4/4
s1
\time 3/4
s2.
\time 4/4
s1*4
\time 3/4
s2.
}
alto = \relative c' {
c2 \tuplet 3/2 { c4( b) a }
b4. d8 ~ d4 ~
d4
<<
{ \voiceOne g2. b2( a4) a }
\\
\new Voice = "alto2" { \voiceTwo d,4( e fis) g2. g4 }
>>
\oneVoice \breathe
a2( g)
<g e>
<<
{ \voiceOne \tuplet 3/2 { g2 g4 } }
\\
\new Voice = "alto2" { \voiceTwo \tuplet 3/2 { e4( d) c } }
>>
\oneVoice
<fis dis>4.<g~ e~>8 q4
}
altoVerse = \lyricmode {
a -- ni -- ma -- me -- \set associatedVoice = "alto2" a, __
Mag -- ni -- \set associatedVoice = "alto" fi -- cat __
\set associatedVoice = "alto2" a -- ni -- \set associatedVoice = "alto" ma
me -- a, __
}
choirPart = \new ChoirStaff <<
\new Staff \with {
midiInstrument = "choir aahs"
instrumentName = "Alt"
shortInstrumentName = "A."
} \new Voice = "alto" << \global \alto >>
\new Lyrics \with { \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = #CENTER }
\lyricsto "alto" \altoVerse
\score {
\choirPart
\layout {
\context {
\Score
\override BarNumber.break-visibility = #end-of-line-invisible
}
}
}
%%% SNIPPET ENDS
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