On 3/21/11 6:58 PM, "Christopher R. Maden" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Finally had an excuse to learn this excellent tool. I set a simple > four-verse English folk song, with a concertina arrangement. It looks > pretty darn good... but it could look better, and I couldn¹t figure out > how to bring in those last bits. > > This seems to be related to many FAQs, but I couldn¹t find clear answers > that applied to this case. This is with LilyPond 2.12.3, installed from > the package manager on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. > > Files [*]: > <URL: http://crism.maden.org/ambletown.ly > > <URL: http://crism.maden.org/ambletown.pdf > > > 1) Verse pick-ups. I¹d like verses 24 to start in the first > alternative ending on the pickups there, rather than before the start of > the repeat. I tried a few things that resulted in text below the > concertina line or duplication of the alternatives, but the only > solution I could contemplate was to \skip the entire chorus for every > verse. If that¹s the only way, I¹ll do it, but surely there is a better > way to get the lyrics to follow the actual flow of the notes. > \repeat unfold 50 {\skip 1} is your friend. I'm not sure why that's not an acceptable way to do it. Here's simple code that I tried to get your desired behavior. It's generally preferable on the -user list to make a short version of your problem, rather than posting a link to the full file. I think it should work with 2.12, but I haven't tested it. \version "2.13.46" verseOneWords = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"1. " This is the verse one This is the cho -- rus \set stanza = #"2. " This rus. } verseTwoWords = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"2. " \skip 4 is the verse two. \repeat unfold 5 {\skip 4} \set stanza = #"3. " This } verseThreeWords = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"3. " \skip 4 is the verse three. \repeat unfold 5 {\skip 4} \set stanza = #"4. " This } verseFourWords = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"4. " \skip 4 is the verse four. } verse = \relative c'' { \partial 4 c4 | \repeat volta 4 { a4 a4 a4 a4 | b4 b b b | } \alternative { {b2 r4 c4} {b1} } } \score { << \new Staff { \new Voice = "mel" { \verse } } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "mel" {\verseOneWords} \new Lyrics \lyricsto "mel" {\verseTwoWords} \new Lyrics \lyricsto "mel" {\verseThreeWords} \new Lyrics \lyricsto "mel" {\verseFourWords} >> } Here's an alternative way that uses a little more logical breakdown of the elements. It still needs to use the skips, but they're put into a variable. \version "2.13.46" verseOneWords = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"1. " This is the verse one } chorusWords = \lyricmode { This is the cho -- rus } chorusSkip = \lyricmode { \repeat unfold 5 {\skip 1} } verseTwoPickup = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"2. " This } verseTwoWords = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"2. " \skip 4 is the verse two. } verseThreePickup = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"3. " This } verseThreeWords = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"3. " \skip 4 is the verse three. } verseFourPickup = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"4. " This } verseFourWords = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"4. " \skip 4 is the verse four. } chorusEnding = \lyricmode { -rus. } structure = { \partial 4 s4 \repeat volta 4 { s1 | s1 | } \alternative { {s1} {s1} } } verse = \relative c'' { c4 | a4 a4 a4 a4 | } chorus = \relative c'' { b4 b b b | b2 r4 c4 | b1 } \score { << \new Staff { << \structure \new Voice = "mel" { \verse \chorus } >> } \new Lyrics { \lyricsto "mel" { \verseOneWords \chorusWords \verseTwoPickup \chorusEnding } } \new Lyrics { \lyricsto "mel" { \verseTwoWords \chorusSkip \verseThreePickup } } \new Lyrics { \lyricsto "mel" { \verseThreeWords \chorusSkip \verseFourPickup } } \new Lyrics { \lyricsto "mel" { \verseFourWords \chorusSkip } } >> } > 2) Alternate rhythms. There are a lot of small differences in the > rhythms of the verses. You can see this implicit in the current score, > where there are same-pitch melisata and skipped notes. > > I would like instead to have the first verse¹s rhythm in full-size > notation, with variations for subsequent verses in small notes or rests. > Small notes can be produced with a CueVoice. See Formatting cue notes in the Notation Reference, section 1.6.3 Writing Parts. > For cases where one pitch is re-used, or where two notes are slurred for > one syllable, I could use a dotted tie or slur. The problem is that > then the lyrics engine treats them as real ties or slurs, and > mis-assigns the shorter syllables; I can then quote them to force them > on to the same note, but then the alignment is off. You can use phrasing slurs instead of slurs. These will represent both a slur and a tie. > A way to easily > draw the dotted ties or slurs without changing the rhythm for lyrics > would be acceptable; a way to indicate varying rhythm on the different > verses would be even better. I'm not sure what this means. What do you mean by "a way to indicate varying rhythm on the different verses"? HTH, Carl _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
