Also, I am having difficulty preventing hyphens in the lyrics when using \hide NoteHead to hide the noteheads after the breves. Is there a way to force these lyrics to not use hyphens?
Thanks, *Benjamin Bloomfield* On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 7:44 PM, Benjamin Bloomfield <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear forum, I am trying to figure out the best way to typeset something > similar to the attached image (if the image doesn't work, it is of the > fourth and fifth systems in this PDF > <http://www.icelweb.org/musicfolder/openpdf.php?file=74ChurchBrideTempleD.pdf>). > Basically, the breves indicate a reciting tone, and may be paired with a > rather long text, which may not all fit on the rest of the line, in which > case whatever *will* fit on the line should be placed on that line, and > then a second breve will need to begin the next system, with the rest of > the lyrics. > [image: Inline image 1] > > What is the best way to achieve this in Lilypond? From this page in the > documentation > <http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/working-with-ancient-music_002d_002dscenarios-and-solutions#transcribing-gregorian-chant>, > I am using \hide NoteHead to hide the noteheads that should not display, > but is there a way to determine if one of these syllables gets placed as > the first on a new system, and in that case to unhide its notehead? > > Thanks so much for any suggestions, > > *Benjamin Bloomfield* > >
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