Hi.. Just saw your post. I've been using Lily for my band. Eastern European stuff, similar enough to Celtic as far as charts go. I'm also a recently retired teacher, and use Linux. Go for it, you'll be happy once you get used to it. Ubuntu is very good. Frescobaldi and Lilypond.
I set up a chart template. I can send you that if you want. The tune below is just a filled out version of the template. http://old.nabble.com/file/p30133234/Mori%2BShej.pdf Mori+Shej.pdf \version "2.12.2" \paper{ print-all-headers = ##t } date = #(strftime "%d-%m-%Y" (localtime (current-time))) \markup{ \date } %#################################### Melody ######################## %melody = \transpose c d \relative c' { %transpose for clarinet melody = \relative c'' { \clef treble \key a \minor \time 2/4 %\partial 16*3 a16 d f %lead in notes a16 ^\markup{ \italic {Slowly}} ^\markup { \box A}a8. a8 b a16 g8. a8 g| e8 e e8. d16| e16 (f) e (d) e4| a16 a8. a8 b a16 g8. a8 g| e8 e e8. d16| e16 (f) e (d) e4| %\alternative { { }{ } } \repeat volta 2{ d2 ^\markup { \box B} e16 fis8. g4| a16 b8. a8 g| e16 d8. c4| d16 c d c d c d c| e8 d16 c d8 c16 b a8 a4 a8 ~ a2 } % \alternative { { }{ } } } %################################# Lyrics ##################### \addlyrics{ Bu -- ter káj egy ber -- ses -- zki szán Mó -- ri drá -- go pi -- ko séj \skip2 Vor -- bisz mán -- ge ká -- ki-ko -- ki Mó -- ri drá -- go pi -- ko séj %chorus Áj mo -- ri séj, mo -- ri dra -- go pik -- ony -- éj Ál -- ál-- ál -- á..... } \addlyrics{ Kin -- áu tu -- ke sz -- om -- ná -- káj Mó -- ri drá -- go pi -- ko séj Lá lu -- má -- ko sz -- om -- ná -- káj Mó -- ri drá -- go pi -- ko séj } \addlyrics{ Ál -- din dév -- lá mu -- rá sá \skip2 Mó -- ri drá -- go pi -- kon -- ya Mó -- ri drá -- go pi -- kon -- ya \skip2 Mu -- rá su -- kár szá -- bi -- ná } %################################# Chords ####################### harmonies = \chordmode { a2:m r2 c2 r2 %repeated a2:m r2 c2 r2 %b g2 r2 a2:m r2 g2 e2:7 a2:m r2 } \score { << \new ChordNames { \set chordChanges = ##t \harmonies } \new Staff \with { instrumentName = "Violin"} \melody >> \header{ title= "Mori Shej" subtitle="" composer= "" instrument ="" arranger= "" } \layout{ } \midi { } } Philip Whittaker wrote: > > Thanks to everyone who replied. > > I shall be replying to each in person. In the meantime; > > I do have some experience of note dragging software. Sibelius 6 on > Acorn computers - so I would be interested in an interface along those > lines, but had assumed that Lily pond was driven by scripts in text > format. > > I also have some experience of setting some tunes in ABC format. There > are a few of my transcriptions to ABC in the large collection, The > Fiddler's Companion, now on the internet. I would be interested in > ABC2ly and shall try that out. > > I should have mentioned that both my computers are running Windows XP. > That OS was essential to my post in education and now I have retired. > I am sympathetic to the principles of open source software but have > not looked too deeply. I have mostly used Linux as an alternative to > Windows to get out of problems that Windows XP has thrown at me, in > paricular not showing me files. However ,I am prepared to use Linux, > if there is a need for this. > > I have received a file of a sample tune, from James, which answers > many of the questions I had. I now need to try to recreate the .pdf > using his file. > > If anyone wants to send me an additional files, of traditional music, > in a single melody - typically jigs or reels, please do. > I shall be adding chord symbols and would like to compare the way that > James uses them to the more official method. > > I am interested by the mention, by Ralph, of a 'book' facility for > setting a whole book using Lilypond ( perhaps including an idex > generator?). However I feel that, first, I need to set myself a > realistic target of setting a set of three tunes - perhaps from > originals in ABC format. > > Thanks for all your help. If you want to send me further examples of > traditional music that you have set, please do. I'd appreciate > examples which are mostly single melody lines with chord symbols. > Please send both the .ly file and the resulting .pdf > I'd particularly appreciate an example of say, three tunes in set, > with the name of the set at the top and the name of each tune at the > start of tune; and where appropriate the composer. eg; > > The Gay Gordons set > > The Headlands - Ronnie Cooper > Stichill Linn - Martin Marroni > Linda Macfarlane > > (If anyone is interested, an mp3 file of this set can be found here; > http://www.clartycloot.co.uk/audio.htm) > > I realise that two of these tunes can be found in ABC collection on the > net. > > I'll let you know how I get on. > > Philip > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > http://szelrozsa.org/charts Example Charts -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Prospective-Lilypond-user-looking-for-others-who-are-setting-traditional-music---Thanks-for-all-the-replies-tp30057083p30133234.html Sent from the Gnu - Lilypond - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
