>
> --------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Marco Baumgartner <vonbaumgart...@gmail.com>
> To: lilypond-user@gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 14:27:27 +0200
> Subject: Jazz Chord Symbols (as new font - NOT notation font)
> Hi,
>
> I wonder how I had to build a "normal" font (otf, ttf, whatever) to work
> as chord-symbols-font only.
> Spacing and style is very important to make chord symbols readable. I
> haven't seen one yet for lilypond.
> Goal is to have a font rendering chord symbols like in the real books
> (handwritten or not), thus: including tons of ligatures and special
> thingies per symbol/cluster of symbols.
>
> If Ab7sus4(b9) isn't typeset "right", you simply can't read it. You don't
> buy it. You don't even want to play it... :-) That's a little harsh, I
> know. But hence my question. I'm happy to spend some time on a
> Jazz-chord-font - but I have no clue on how to make it, so it can be used
> by lilypond. Could also be as "comments" or "music expression", if "chords"
> doesn't work.
>
> The lilyjazz-font doesn't come with this kind of chord-symbol-font.
>
> So, is it possible to build one? How do I set up the font? I work with
> fontforge. I'm not a font-specialist, but I had built and drawn fonts from
> scratch. Just need someone to point me into the right direction.
>
> I need to know:
>
> - is it possible and how? (how to "embed"/use the font in lilypond)
> - what font-format
> - what encoding (unicode doesn't allow ligatures as far as I know. So
> latin1?)
>
> Thanks a lot for some hints and tips!
>
> Have a good time,
> Marco
>
> ***
> www.marcobaumgartner.com
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Kieren MacMillan <kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca>
> To: Marco Baumgartner <vonbaumgart...@gmail.com>
> Cc: Lilypond-User Mailing List <lilypond-user@gnu.org>
> Bcc:
> Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 09:05:18 -0400
> Subject: Re: Jazz Chord Symbols (as new font - NOT notation font)
> Hi Marco,
>
> > Spacing and style is very important to make chord symbols readable. I
> haven't seen one yet for lilypond.
>
> How does <
> http://leighverlag.blogspot.com/2015/12/mimicking-real-book-look.html>
> not do what you want?
>
> Thanks,
> Kieren.
> ________________________________
>
> Kieren MacMillan, composer
> ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info
> ‣ email: i...@kierenmacmillan.info
>
>
>
To be fair, Lee's post does not delve into manipulating the chord symbol
layout. It focuses on the quirks of the real book style, including an
In-staff title bar and Only one clef and time signature. (Which are both
not what the OP asked about, and are arguably things that should be
abandoned practices of a previous century.)
Lee does show how to get a "handwritten" font for chords:
\paper {
#(define fonts
(set-global-fonts
#:music "lilyjazz"
#:roman "Pea Missy with a Marker"
#:sans "Pea Missy with a Marker"
#:factor (/ staff-height pt 20)))
}
But in order to get things liked stacked alterations, or the "proper"
vertical placement and relative sizing of symbols, this is not addressed.
The example in that post ("All of Me") only uses basic chords symbols that
don't really need tweaking, so it is not obvious what the OP is taking
about from looking at that example.
There are references in the example code to files that may be doing
something more:
\include "jazzchords.ily"
\include "lilyjazz.ily"
But since there is no use of chordNameExceptions in the example, it is
unlikely that these files address the typography of the chord symbols.
The reality is that any kind of typography related to chord symbols
requires a complete customization of all or most of the chord symbols you
use.
I'm happy to share what I use. This style employs the graphical symbol
approach: triangle for major, dash for minor, plus for augmented, circle
for diminished and null symbol for half diminished. If you use something
else, like M/m/aug/dim/m7b5, you'd have to construct your own, but
hopefully this pattern will be helpful as a basis. It contains definitions
for every chord I've had to notate, but is by no means complete. There are
a few exceptions to "standard" chord symbol notation, in particular for sus
chords, (e.g. Csus7 instead of C7sus4).
To use this, first save the chord definitions below in a file.
Then include that file from your ly file.
Then when creating chords, use these chord exceptions:
myChords = \chordmode {
\set chordNameExceptions = #flamingChordExceptions
e1:m
% etc.
}
Also, I use the following syntax for specifying the font used for chords
symbols; it is the second font in this list. I don't use a "handwritten"
font for chord symbols, my preference happens to be "Highlander ITC TT",
but you would put whatever font name you want in that position.
\paper {
#(define fonts
(make-pango-font-tree "Marker Felt"
"Highlander ITC TT"
"LilyJAZZText"
(/ myStaffSize 20)))
}
Here is the code to save in a .ily file:
\version "2.19.81"
\include "english.ly"
flamingChordNames = {
% Major
<c e g b>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \magnify #0.5 { " " \triangle ##f }
\normalsize 7 } }
<c e g b d'>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \magnify #0.5 { " " \triangle ##f
} \normalsize 9 } }
<c e g b a'>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \magnify #0.5 { " " \triangle ##f
} \teeny " " \normalsize 13 } }
<c e g b d' a'>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \magnify #0.5 { " " \triangle
##f } \normalsize 13 } }
<c e g a d'>1-\markup { \raise #3 { \tiny \center-column { \lower #1.25
{ " 6" } " 9" } } }
<c e g b d-sharp' f-sharp' a-flat'>1-\markup {
\raise #0.7 { \magnify #0.5 { " " \triangle ##f } \normalsize 9 }
\raise #3.8 { \tiny \center-column { \lower #1.25 { " #9" } "#11"
\raise #1.25 { "b13" } } }
}
% Minor
<c e-flat g>1-\markup { \raise #0.6 { \magnify #0.2 { " " } \tiny {
\char ##x2013 } } }
<c e-flat g a>1-\markup { \raise #0.6 { \magnify #0.2 { " " } \tiny {
\char ##x2013 } \magnify #0.2 { " " }} \raise #0.7 \normalsize 6 }
<c e-flat g b-flat>1-\markup { \raise #0.6 { \magnify #0.2 { " " }
\tiny { \char ##x2013 } \magnify #0.1 { " " }} \raise #0.7 \normalsize 7 }
<c e-flat g b>1-\markup { \raise #0.6 { \magnify #0.2 { " " } \tiny {
\char ##x2013 } \magnify #0.1 { " " }} \raise #0.7 { \magnify #0.5 { " "
\triangle ##f } \small 7 } }
<c e-flat g b d' a'>1-\markup { \raise #0.6 { \magnify #0.2 { " " }
\tiny { \char ##x2013 } \magnify #0.1 { " " }} \raise #0.7 { \magnify
#0.5 { " " \triangle ##f } \small 7 } }
<c e-flat g b-flat d'>1-\markup { \raise #0.6 { \magnify #0.2 { " " }
\tiny { \char ##x2013 } \magnify #0.1 { " " }} \raise #0.7 \normalsize 9 }
<c e-flat g b-flat d' f>1-\markup { \raise #0.6 { \magnify #0.2 { " "
} \tiny { \char ##x2013 } \magnify #0.1 { " " }} \raise #0.7 \normalsize
11 }
<c e-flat g b-flat d' a'>1-\markup { \raise #0.6 { \magnify #0.2 { " "
} \tiny { \char ##x2013 } \magnify #0.1 { " " }} \raise #0.7 \normalsize
13 }
<c e-flat g b-flat d' a'>1-\markup { \raise #0.6 { \magnify #0.2 { " "
} \tiny { \char ##x2013 } \magnify #0.1 { " " }} \raise #0.7 \normalsize
13 }
% minor7 b13 as "-7 b13"
% <c e-flat g b-flat a-flat'>1-\markup { \raise #0.6 { \magnify #0.2 {
" " } \tiny { \char ##x2013 } \magnify #0.1 { " " }} \raise #0.7 {
\normalsize 7 } \raise #0.9 { \small b13 } }
% minor7 b13 as "- b13"
<c e-flat g a-flat'>1-\markup { \raise #0.6 { \magnify #0.2 { " " }
\tiny { \char ##x2013 } \magnify #0.1 { " " }} \teeny " " \raise #1.2 {
\tiny \flat } \teeny " " \raise #0.9 { \tiny "13" } }
<c e-flat g b-flat a-flat'>1-\markup { \raise #0.6 { \magnify #0.2 { "
" } \tiny { \char ##x2013 } \magnify #0.1 { " " }} \raise #0.9 { \small "
b13" } }
<c e-flat g b-flat d' a-flat'>1-\markup { \raise #0.6 { \magnify #0.2 {
" " } \tiny { \char ##x2013 } \magnify #0.1 { " " }} \raise #0.7
\normalsize "9 b13" }
<c e-flat g b a-flat'>1-\markup { \raise #0.6 { \magnify #0.2 { " " }
\tiny { \char ##x2013 } \magnify #0.1 { " " }} \raise #0.7 { \magnify
#0.5 { " " \triangle ##f } \small 7 \teeny " " \raise #0.5 { \tiny \flat }
\magnify #0.1 { " " } \raise #0.3 { \tiny "13" } } }
% Dominant
<c e g a>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \normalsize 6 } }
<c e g b-flat>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \normalsize 7 } }
<c e g b-flat d'>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \normalsize 9 } }
<c e g b-flat d-flat'>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \normalsize 7 } \raise
#1.2 { \teeny " " \tiny \flat \tiny "9" } }
<c e g b-flat d-sharp'>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \normalsize 7 } \raise
#0.9 { \small " #9" } }
<c e g b-flat c-sharp' d-sharp'>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \normalsize 7
} \raise #3.9 { \tiny \center-column { \lower #1.25 { " b9" } " #9" } } }
<c e g b-flat d-sharp' f-sharp'>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \normalsize 7
} \raise #3.9 { \tiny \center-column { \lower #1.25 { " #9" } " #11" } } }
<c e g b-flat d' a'>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \normalsize 13 } }
<c e g b-flat d-flat' a'>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \normalsize 13 }
\raise #0.9 { \small " b9" } }
<c e g b-flat a-flat'>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \normalsize 7 } \raise
#0.9 { \small " b13" } }
<c e g b-flat d' a-flat'>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \normalsize 9 }
\raise #0.9 { \small " b13" } }
% Dominant b5
<c e g-flat b-flat>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \normalsize 7 } \raise
#1.0 { \small " b5" } }
<c e g-flat b-flat d-flat'>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \normalsize 7 }
\raise #1.0 { \small " b5" } \raise #1.0 { \small " b9" } }
% Half-diminished
<c e-flat g-flat b-flat>1-\markup { \raise #0.5 { \magnify #0.85 \char
##x2205 } }
<c e-flat g-flat b-flat c-sharp'>1-\markup { \raise #0.5 { \magnify
#0.85 \char ##x2205 } }
<c e-flat g-flat b-flat f'>1-\markup { \raise #0.5 { \magnify #0.85
\char ##x2205 } \raise #0.5 { \normalsize 11 } }
<c e-flat g-flat b-flat a'>1-\markup { \raise #0.5 { \magnify #0.85
\char ##x2205 } \raise #0.5 { \normalsize 13 } }
% Diminished
%<c e-flat g-flat b-flatflat f'>1-\markup { \raise #1.5 { \magnify #2
\circle "" } \raise #0.5 { \normalsize 11 } }
% Augmented
<c e g-sharp>1-\markup { \raise #0.4 { \magnify #1.3 { + } } }
<c e g-sharp b-flat>1-\markup { \raise #0.4 { \magnify #1.3 { + } }
\raise #0.5 { \normalsize 7 } }
<c e g-sharp b-flat d'>1-\markup { \raise #0.4 { \magnify #1.3 { + } }
\raise #0.5 { \normalsize 9 } }
<c e g-sharp b-flat c-sharp' d-sharp'>1-\markup { \raise #0.4 {
\magnify #1.3 { + } } \raise #0.5 { \normalsize 7 } \raise #3.9 { \tiny
\center-column { \lower #1.25 { " b9" } " #9" } } }
<c e g-sharp b-flat d-sharp'>1-\markup { \raise #0.4 { \magnify #1.3 {
+ } } \raise #0.5 { \magnify #1.2 { \normalsize 7 } } \raise #1.0 \tiny "
#9" }
<c e g-sharp b-flat f-sharp'>1-\markup { \raise #0.4 { \magnify #1.3 {
+ } } \raise #0.5 { \magnify #1.2 { \normalsize 7 } } \raise #1.0 \tiny "
#11" }
<c e g-sharp d-flat'>1-\markup { \raise #0.4 { \magnify #1.3 { + } }
\raise #1.2 { \teeny " " \tiny \flat \tiny "9" } }
<c e g-sharp b-flat d-flat'>1-\markup { \raise #0.4 { \magnify #1.3 { +
} } \raise #0.5 { \normalsize 7 } \raise #1.2 { \teeny " " \tiny \flat
\tiny "9" } }
<c e g-sharp b-flat d' a'>1-\markup { \raise #0.4 { \magnify #1.3 { + }
} \raise #0.5 { \normalsize 13 } }
<c e g-sharp b-flat d-sharp' f-sharp'>1-\markup {
\raise #0.4 { \magnify #1.3 { + } }
\raise #0.7 { \magnify #0.5 { " " \triangle ##f } \normalsize 7 }
\raise #3.8 { \tiny \center-column { \lower #1.25 { " 9" } " #9"
\raise #1.25 "#11" } }
}
% Lydian
%<c e g b f-sharp'>1-\markup { \raise #1.0 \small " lyd" }
<c e g f-sharp'>1-\markup { \raise #1.0 \tiny " #11" }
%<c e g b f-sharp'>1-\markup {
% \raise #0.7 { \magnify #0.5 { " " \triangle ##f } \normalsize 7 }
% \raise #1.2 { \teeny " " \tiny "#11" }
%}
<c e g b f-sharp'>1-\markup {
\raise #0.7 { \magnify #0.5 { " " \triangle ##f } }
\raise #1.2 { \teeny " " \tiny "#11" }
}
<c e g b d' f-sharp'>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \magnify #0.5 { " "
\triangle ##f } } \raise #3.4 { \teeny \center-column { \lower #1.25 { " 9"
} " #11" } } }
<c e g b d' f-sharp' a'>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \magnify #0.5 { " "
\triangle ##f } } \raise #3.4 { \teeny \center-column { \lower #1.25 { "
13" } " #11" } } }
<c e g b-flat f-sharp'>1-\markup { \raise #0.5 { \magnify #1.2 {
\normalsize 7 } } \raise #1.0 \tiny " #11" }
% Suspended
<c f g>1-\markup { \raise #0.7 { \normalsize "sus" } }
<c f g b-flat>1-\markup { \raise #0.4 { \small "sus" } \raise #0.5 {
\normalsize 7 } }
<c f g b-flat d'>1-\markup { \raise #0.4 { \small "sus" } \raise #1.0
\small 9 }
<c f g d-flat'>1-\markup { \raise #0.4 { \small "sus" } \raise #1.2 {
\teeny " " \tiny \flat \tiny "9" } }
<c f g b-flat d-flat'>1-\markup { \raise #0.4 { \small " sus" } \raise
#0.5 { \normalsize 7 } \raise #1.0 \small " b9" }
<c f g-flat>1-\markup { \raise #0.4 { \small " sus" } \raise #1.2 {
\teeny " " \tiny \flat \small 5 } }
<c f g-flat b-flat d-flat'>1-\markup { \raise #0.4 { \small " sus" }
\raise #0.5 { \normalsize 7 } \raise #1.0 \small " b5" \raise #1.0 \small "
b9" }
<c e g-flat b-flat d-flat' f' a-flat'>1-\markup {
\raise #0.5 { \normalsize 11 }
\raise #6.5 {
\magnify #0.5 \teeny \center-column {
\lower #3.6 " b5"
\lower #1.5 " b9"
"b13"
}
}
}
}
flamingChordExceptions = #(append (sequential-music-to-chord-exceptions
flamingChordNames #t) ignatzekExceptions)
HTH,
Elaine Alt
415 . 341 .4954 "*Confusion is
highly underrated*"
ela...@flaminghakama.com
Producer ~ Composer ~ Instrumentalist ~ Educator
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