Greetings Fr. Michael Gilmary
The attached file "untitled.ly" might be of help.
Regards
Bill
\header {
title = "Title"
piece = "score-system-spacing affects spacing between 'scores' - but not between Title and 1st score"
}
\paper {
%Uncomment either or both of the next two lines and adjust values to suit....
% system-system-spacing = #'((space . 20) (minimum-distance . 10) (padding . 1))
% score-system-spacing = #'((space . 34) (minimum-distance . 28) (padding . 1))
}
#(set-global-staff-size 16) %default is 20 (I think!)
\layout {
\context {
\Score
\remove "Bar_number_engraver"
}
\context {
\Staff
\remove "Time_signature_engraver"
}
}
TimeKey= {\key f \major}
MusicOne = \relative c' {
\set autoBeaming = ##f
\partial 8 f8 \bar"|" a4 f8 g \bar"|" a([ bes a]) g \bar"|" f2 \bar"|" a4 f8 g
a([ bes a]) g \bar"|" f2 \bar"|" \break
c'4^\markup { system-system-spacing affects this space } c \bar"|" bes8([ a bes]) d \bar"|" c([ bes a g] \bar"|" f2) \bar"|" f8 f g
a \bar"|" g([ f16 e d8]) e \bar"|" f2. r4 \bar"||"\break
}
MusicTwo = \relative c'' {
\set autoBeaming = ##f
a8 a16([ g]) f8 g \bar"|" a([ bes a]) g \bar"|" f2 \bar"|" a8 a16([ g]) f8 g
\bar"|" a([ bes a]) g \bar"|" f2 \break
c'4 c \bar"|" bes8([ a bes]) d \bar"|" c([ bes a g] \bar"|" f2) \bar"|" f8 f g
a \bar"|" g([ f16 e d8]) e \bar"|" f2. r4 \bar"||"\break
}
VerseOne = \lyricmode {
O Ma -- ry, we pray to you, bles -- sed and pur -- est One,
help us in __ our need; __ You are al -- ways there __ for us.
}
VerseTwo = \lyricmode {
We, poor sin -- ners, turn __ to you, now and at the hour __ of death.
You are free from sin; __ Ho -- ly Ma -- ry, full __ of grace.
}
VerseThree = \lyricmode {
In -- ter -- cede and pray __ for us; Vir -- gin Mo -- ther show __ us love.
May your Son, our Lord, __ grant us mer -- cy, through your prayers.
}
\score {
\new Staff <<
\new Voice = "MonksOne" { \TimeKey \MusicOne }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "MonksOne" { \VerseOne }
>>
}
%% I'd like to have extra vertical space here
\score {
\new Staff <<
\new Voice = "MonksTwo" { \TimeKey \MusicTwo }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "MonksTwo" { \VerseTwo }
>>
}
\score {
\new Staff <<
\new Voice = "MonksTwo" { \TimeKey \MusicTwo }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "MonksTwo" { \VerseThree }
>>
}
\version "2.13.36"
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