Thanks Valentin,
So, looking at what you sent me, it looks like I can \addlyrics to the
repeated music, but not to the alternative(s). Is that right?
Also, can you explain exactly what the << >> grouping symbols do? I've
tried to use them similarly to how the examples in the documentation do, but
I haven't found a good explanation to indicate when and how they _should_ be
used.
And one final question: the first \addlyrics in this file is commented out
because when I tried to add lyrics for the pickup notes at the beginning of
the son, lilypond put them on the first two notes of the first full bar
instead. I tried putting in an \addlyrics immediately after the \partial,
but that generated a syntax error. What is the proper method for adding
lyrics to the pickup notes at the beginning of a song?
Thanks for all the help,
Andy
On 8/5/07, Valentin Villenave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 2007/8/5, Andy Cowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> > Can somebody help me to understand what's going on here?
>
> In case of a repeat with alternatives, you can't any longer use the
> \addlyrics shortcut; you have to explicitly create a voice, name it,
> and link the lyrics to it using
> \lyricsto voicename.
>
> Besides, since the \break command is not a music expression by itself,
> you have to include it in an existing music expression (hence the
> braces at the bottom of the file below).
>
> There were a few structure errors in your file; here's a corrected
> version.
>
> Regards,
> Valentin
>
>
> % Oh, Susanna
> % Key of D Major
>
> #(set-default-paper-size "letter")
> #(set-global-staff-size 20)
>
> \paper { system-count = 6 }
>
> Verses = {
> << \relative d' {
> \clef treble
> \key d \major
> \time 4/4
> \partial 4 d8 e
> %\addlyrics { I _ }
>
> \repeat volta 2 {
> fis4 a a4. b8
> a4 fis d4. e8
> fis4 fis e d
> e2. d8 e
> fis4 a a4. b8
> a4 fis d4. e8
> fis4 fis e e
> }
> \alternative {
> { d2. d8e }
> { \new Voice = "alternative" d1 \bar "||"}
> }
> }
> \addlyrics {
> I __ _ come from A -- la -- ba -- ma with my ban -- jo on my knee.
> and I'm goin' to Lou -- si -- an -- a my __ _ true love for to see. It
> _
> }
> \addlyrics {
> _ _ rained so hard the day I left the wea -- ther it was dry.
> The _ sun so hot, I froze to death, Su -- san -- na don't you }
> \new Lyrics \lyricsto alternative \lyricmode { cry. }
> >>
> }
>
>
> Refrain = {
> << \relative g' {
> \repeat volta 2 {
> g2
> g2
> b4 b2 b4
> a4 a fis d
> e2. d8 e
> fis4 a a4. b8
> a4 fis d4. e8
> fis4 fis e e
> d1
> }}
> \addlyrics {
> Oh, Su -- san -- na, oh don't you cry for me.
> For I come from A -- la -- ba -- ma my __ _ true love for to see.
> }
> >>
> }
>
>
> \header {
> title = "Oh, Susanna"
> composer = "Stephen Foster, 1848"
> }
>
>
> \new Staff {\Verses \break }
>
> \new Staff \Refrain
>
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