On Thu, Jan 10, 2002 at 09:29:19AM -0700, Ben McGunigle wrote:
> Where do I find the docs on using lyrics without \addlyrics? I need to
> insert a sizeable rest/space in the lyrics line. r and s obviously won't
> work.
Have your tried "\skip 4"? That's what I use in such cases.
> \addlyrics is too limiting for what I wish to do (part
> homophonic, part polyphonic).
I don't know, how complex your song is. Perhaps the following example
helps you. (It's copyrighted, so use it only as an example.)
\addlyrics is only used in the second part.
Sopran = \notes \relative c' \context Voice = Sopran {
\property Staff.midiInstrument = "bright acoustic"
\time 4/4 \property Voice.Stem \override #'direction = #1
e2. e4 | e4( d8 c8~)c2 | g'4 g4 g4 a4 | e4( )d8 c8~c2 |\break
f2 g4 a4 | g4 f4 e2 | f4 e4 d4 c4 b1 |\break
e2 e4 e4 | e4 d8 c8~c2 | g'4 g4 g4 a4 | e4( )d8 c8~c2 |\break
f2 g4 a4 | g4 f8 e8~e2 | f4 f4 e4 d4 | c2. \skip4 | \break
}
Alt = \notes \relative c' \context Voice = Alt {
\property Staff.midiInstrument = "bright acoustic"
\time 4/4 \property Voice.Stem \override #'direction = #-1
c2. d4 | c4( c8 a8~)a2 | b4 b4 e4 e4 | e4( )d8 c8~c2 |\break
c2 c4 c4 | c4 c4 c2 | a4 a4 a4 a4 g1 |\break
c2 d4 d4 | c4 b8 a8~a2 | b4 b4 e4 e4 | c4( )d8 c8~c2 |\break
c2 c4 f4 | c4 c8 c8~c2 | c4 c4 c4 b4 | g2. r4 | \break
}
StropheSopran = \notes \relative c' \context Voice = Sopran {
\property Voice.Stem \override #'direction = #1
\property Staff.automaticMelismata = ##t
e2 e2 | a2 a4 a4 | g4 d4 e8 f4. | e1 |\break
f4 f4 f4 f4 | g4 g4 g8 d4. | e1~ | e4 r2. |\break
e2 e2 | a2 a2 | b4 b4 a8 b4. | c1 | c4 c c c | b4 b4 a8 a4. | g1~ | g2. r4
\bar "|."
}
StropheAlt = \notes \relative c' \context Voice = Alt {
\property Voice.Stem \override #'direction = #-1
c2 c2 | f2 f4 f4 | d4 d4 b8 b4. | c1 |\break
a4 a4 c4 c4 | b4 c4 d8 d4. | c1~ | c4 \skip2. |\break
c2 c2 | f2 f2 | e4 e4 fis8 fis4. | a1 | fis4 fis fis fis | g4 g4 fis8 fis4. |
d2( e | )fis2. \skip4 \bar "|."
}
Text = \lyrics {Mein2. -- ne4 Zeit1 steht4 in dein -- nen Hän4. -- den.2 \skip8
Nun2 kann4 ich ru -- hig sein,2 ru4 -- hig sein in dir.1
Du2 gibst4 Ge -- bor -- gen8 -- heit,2 \skip8 du4 kannst al -- les wen4. -- den.2
\skip8
Gib2 mir4 ein fes -- tes8 Herz,2 \skip8 mach4 es fest in dir.2. \skip4
}
TextA = \lyrics {Sor4 -- gen quä -- len und wer -- den mir zu groß.
Mut -- los frag ich: Was wird mor -- gen sein?
Doch du liebst mich, du lässt mich nicht los.
Va2 -- ter du4 wirst bei mir sein.
}
TextB = \lyrics {Hast4 und Ei -- le, \skip4 Zeit -- not und Be -- trieb
neh -- men mich ge -- fan -- gen, ja -- gen mich.
Herr, ich ru -- fe: Komm und mach mich frei!
Füh2 -- re du4 mich Schritt für Schritt.
}
TextC = \lyrics {Es4 gibt Ta -- ge, die blei -- ben oh -- ne Sinn.
Hilf -- los seh ich, wie die Zeit ver -- rinnt.
Stun -- den, Ta -- ge, Jah -- re geh -- en hin,
und ich frag, wo sie ge -- blie -- ben sind.
}
\score {
\notes {
\simultaneous {
\context Staff <\Sopran \Alt>
\context Lyrics \Text
}
\simultaneous {
\addlyrics
\context Staff <\StropheAlt \StropheSopran>
\context Lyrics <\TextA \TextB \TextC>
}
}
\midi { \tempo 4 = 180 }
\paper { linewidth = 6.375 \in indent = 0.0 }
}
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