I'm trying to do two things I've never tried before. One is to
produce a "downtext" line - using @v as described in section 4.2 of
the M-Tx guide. I commented it out below after discovering that it
wasn't producing any output.
The second thing is to use the PMX "l" key to add text below the
staff, as described under "text" in section 2.3 of the PMX guide.
Now, actually, I don't have any realistic expectation that this
construct can get through M-Tx, considering that the text line has to
be on the _following_ line, which probably looks to M-Tx like I'm trying
to code an extra line of music there.
Other suggestions? Maybe using U: with a large negative vertical @
adjustment? Or should I just run prepmx once and then add my text
lines in the PMX?
Also, the + sign (footnote mark) at the end of the "lyrics" doesn't look
right. Suggestions on TeX coding to make it look like a footnote
mark? I've been looking at the TeXbook for info on footnotes, but
everything is behind "dangerous bend" signs which suggests folks like
me shouldn't try to mess in there.
The label on my first volta doesn't quite look right either. Any
ideas? Do you think I should insert a thinspace somewhere or adjust
the font? My second volta has a box ending even though I put a Vx
after it. Why?
Anyway, here's the input.
Meter: 4/4
Flats: 1
Style: SINGER
Bars/Line: 2
Space: 7
% Pages: 1
% Systems: 5
%% h9.8i
%% w7i
%% Ar
%% \\input bdgmusic\
%% \\pageno=6\
%% \\headline{\twelverm XenoFilkia \#62\hfill page XX}\
%% \\twolines\
%% \\line{\twelverm ~\hfill}\
%% \\line{\twelverm FERROEQUINOLOGY\hfill}\
%% \\line{\twelverm Words and Music \copyright~1997 by David T. Okamura\hfill}\
%% \\nobarnumbers\
% U: @v mf
U:@+1 Quick~and~lively* |
@+3 r2 r4 r8 c8 | a+ a a a f o> f g of a |
L: If you com-posed a mas-ter list of
U: |
b b b b d o> c b of g | a a a a a a g f |
L: ev'-ry type of sci-en-tist with ev'-ry ma-jor field and spe-cial-
U: |
g4 r4 r4 r8 c-8 | a+ a a a f o> f g of a |
L: ty the sub-ject you will ne-ver see is
U: |
b b b b d o> c b of g | a a f f g g f e |
L: fer-ro-e-qui-nol-o-gy, but that's the line of scho-lar-ship for
U:
V1-7 f2d r8 c8 |]
L: me. (There's)
% %% l
% * The "railroad rhythm" should grow more pronounced as the song progresses.
% %% l
% + You can use a toy train whistle, otherwise optional
U: |
Vb8 ( f0 | f2 ) Vx r8 f8 o> f4 of
L: me (Whoo-whoo!)+
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