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. \addlyrics is too limiting for what I wish to do (part > homophonic, part polyphonic). > > Thanks for your help. Please CC off list. > > Ben
Ugh. Found what I was looking for right in front of my nose. What I really should have asked: In the attached file, the different sections of lyrics appear on different lines. How do I get them all on one line? How do I convince one (or more) chunk of text to appear above the staff?
\include "paper16.ly" nt = \notes \transpose c'' \context Voice = nt { \property Voice.automaticMelismata = ##t c8 () cis d8. e16 f2 } x = \lyrics { a b c d } y = \lyrics { do4 re mi fa } \score { < { \context Staff = ooo { \notes { < \context Lyrics = aq { } \context Voice = aw { } \addlyrics \context Voice = aw {\relative c'' a b c d} \context Lyrics = aq {\x} > < \context Lyrics = lb { } \context Voice = vb { } \addlyrics \context Voice = vb {\nt} \context Lyrics = lb {\y} > < \context Lyrics = xx { ddoaf4 asdfv fadf dads } {a a a a} > } } } > \paper { } }