Re: Alternate, parenthesised chord names

2023-11-27 Thread Laurie Savage 
Thank you Ernie, that looks like just the thing.

Laurie Savage
https://www.queensofthewest.com/

On Tue, 28 Nov 2023 at 16:26, Ernie Braganza 
wrote:

> Here's how I've handled it by creating a new Chordnames staff.
>
> \version "2.24.3"
>
> Harmonies = \chordmode {
>   a1:maj
>   a1:maj
>   a1:maj
> }
> AltHarmonies = \chordmode {
> \override ChordName.font-size = #-1
> s1
> b2:m7 e:7
> s1
> }
>
> \score {
>   <<
> \new ChordNames \AltHarmonies
> \new ChordNames \Harmonies
> \new Staff {
>   R1
>   R1
>   R1
> }
>   >>
> }
>
> For parentheses around Chords, I use this code
> %% Parentheses for Chords %%
>
> #(define (left-parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass
> inversion context)
>(markup #:line ("( " (ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass inversion
>   context
>
> #(define (right-parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass
>  inversion context)
>(markup #:line ((ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass inversion
>  context) " )")))
>
> #(define (parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass inversion
> context)
>(markup #:line ("( " (ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass inversion
> context) " )")))
>
> %aliases
> LParen = { \set chordNameFunction = #left-parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names
> }
> RParen = { \set chordNameFunction =
> #right-parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names }
> NoParen = { \unset chordNameFunction }
> OneParen = { \set chordNameFunction = #parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names }
> %Parentheses around a single chord
>
> and call the function like this:
>
> AltHarmonies = \chordmode {
> s1
> \LParen b2:m7
> \RParen e:7
> \NoParen
> s1
> }
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 7:41 PM Laurie Savage 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> In jazz lead sheets one often comes across alternate chord names in
>> parentheses written above the standard chord to signify an alternative
>> harmony that can be played. I have tried doing that using this as a simple
>> example of an alternative IIm7-V7 back to Imaj:
>>
>> \version "2.25.4"
>>
>> Harmonies = \chordmode {
>>   a1:maj
>>   <<
>> { \voiceOne \parenthesize b2:m7 e2:7 }{ \voiceTwo a1:maj }
>>   >>
>>   \oneVoice
>>   a1:maj
>> }
>>
>> \score {
>>   <<
>> \new ChordNames \Harmonies
>> \new Staff {
>>   R1
>>   <<
>> {\voiceOne R1}{\voiceTwo R1}
>>   >>
>>   \oneVoice R1
>> }
>>   >>
>> }
>>
>> but it only produces this (I've also tried the << {..}//{..}>> notation)
>>
>> [image: image.png]
>>
>> Laurie Savage
>> https://www.queensofthewest.com/
>>
>

Re: Alternate, parenthesised chord names

2023-11-27 Thread Ernie Braganza 
Here's how I've handled it by creating a new Chordnames staff.

\version "2.24.3"

Harmonies = \chordmode {
  a1:maj
  a1:maj
  a1:maj
}
AltHarmonies = \chordmode {
\override ChordName.font-size = #-1
s1
b2:m7 e:7
s1
}

\score {
  <<
\new ChordNames \AltHarmonies
\new ChordNames \Harmonies
\new Staff {
  R1
  R1
  R1
}
  >>
}

For parentheses around Chords, I use this code
%% Parentheses for Chords %%

#(define (left-parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass
inversion context)
   (markup #:line ("( " (ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass inversion
  context

#(define (right-parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass
 inversion context)
   (markup #:line ((ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass inversion
 context) " )")))

#(define (parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass inversion
context)
   (markup #:line ("( " (ignatzek-chord-names in-pitches bass inversion
context) " )")))

%aliases
LParen = { \set chordNameFunction = #left-parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names }
RParen = { \set chordNameFunction = #right-parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names
}
NoParen = { \unset chordNameFunction }
OneParen = { \set chordNameFunction = #parenthesis-ignatzek-chord-names }
%Parentheses around a single chord

and call the function like this:

AltHarmonies = \chordmode {
s1
\LParen b2:m7
\RParen e:7
\NoParen
s1
}



On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 7:41 PM Laurie Savage 
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> In jazz lead sheets one often comes across alternate chord names in
> parentheses written above the standard chord to signify an alternative
> harmony that can be played. I have tried doing that using this as a simple
> example of an alternative IIm7-V7 back to Imaj:
>
> \version "2.25.4"
>
> Harmonies = \chordmode {
>   a1:maj
>   <<
> { \voiceOne \parenthesize b2:m7 e2:7 }{ \voiceTwo a1:maj }
>   >>
>   \oneVoice
>   a1:maj
> }
>
> \score {
>   <<
> \new ChordNames \Harmonies
> \new Staff {
>   R1
>   <<
> {\voiceOne R1}{\voiceTwo R1}
>   >>
>   \oneVoice R1
> }
>   >>
> }
>
> but it only produces this (I've also tried the << {..}//{..}>> notation)
>
> [image: image.png]
>
> Laurie Savage
> https://www.queensofthewest.com/
>

Alternate, parenthesised chord names

2023-11-27 Thread Laurie Savage 
Hi,

In jazz lead sheets one often comes across alternate chord names in
parentheses written above the standard chord to signify an alternative
harmony that can be played. I have tried doing that using this as a simple
example of an alternative IIm7-V7 back to Imaj:

\version "2.25.4"

Harmonies = \chordmode {
  a1:maj
  <<
{ \voiceOne \parenthesize b2:m7 e2:7 }{ \voiceTwo a1:maj }
  >>
  \oneVoice
  a1:maj
}

\score {
  <<
\new ChordNames \Harmonies
\new Staff {
  R1
  <<
{\voiceOne R1}{\voiceTwo R1}
  >>
  \oneVoice R1
}
  >>
}

but it only produces this (I've also tried the << {..}//{..}>> notation)

[image: image.png]

Laurie Savage
https://www.queensofthewest.com/