Dear Lilyponders,
Suppose I have a ChoirStaff with four voices,
and stanzas are sung by everybody, but distributed between the voices (less
cluttered).
<<
\new Voice = "one" { \sopranoMusic }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "one" \stanzaOne
\new Voice = "two" { \altoMusic }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "two" \stanzaTwo
<<
>>
\new Voice = "three" { \tenorMusic }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "two" \stanzaThree
\new Voice = "four" { \bassMusic }
>>
However, soprano & tenor have 8 measures rest; ideally those lyrics (14
syllables) can be set with reference to the alto voice.
When compiling, the order matters:
"two" (alto) has been read when "three" (tenor) is compiled, so stanza three
lyrics appear below tenor rests.
But "one" cannot reference "two", so no lyrics will appear if
\new Voice = "one" { \sopranoMusic }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "two" \stanzaOne
Warning: cannot find Voice `two'
Alternatively: alignAboveContext
(what is the "context"?)
{ alignAboveContext = "two" }
{ alignAboveContext = "Voice" }
{ alignAboveContext = "altoMusic" }
\new Voice = "two" { \altoMusic }
\new Lyrics
\with { alignAboveContext = "two" } {\lyricsto "two" \stanzaFirst }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "two" \stanzaTwo
This just prints the "stanzaFirst" section below alto.
Assistance will be greatly appreciated,
David Olson
Los Angeles, California
\version "2.18.2-1"
\header {
title = "The Marcellas. 7s."
subtitle = ""
piece = "Eâ Major. John Cenick (1742)"
composer = "Edmund Dumas (1859); alto 1911 S.M. Denson"
tagline = ""
}
#(set-default-paper-size "legal" 'landscape)
stanzaOne = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = "1."
Child -- ren of the heavân -- ly King,
As we jour -- ney, sweet -- ly sing;
Sing your Sav -- iorâs wor -- thy praise,
Glor -- ious in His works and ways;
Sing your Sav -- iorâs wor -- thy praise,
Glor -- ious in His works and ways.
}
stanzaTwo = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = "2."
Fear not, breth -- ren; joy -- ful stand
On the bor -- ders of your land;
Je -- sus Christ, your Fath -- erâs Son,
Bids you un -- dis -- mayed go on;
Je -- sus Christ, your Fath -- erâs Son,
Bids you un -- dis -- mayed go on.
}
stanzaThree = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = "3."
Lord, sub -- mis -- sive make us go,
Glad -- ly leav -- ing all be -- low;
On -- ly Thou our lead -- er be,
And we still will fol -- low Thee;
On -- ly Thou our lead -- er be,
And we still will fol -- low Thee.
}
stanzaFirst = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = ""
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Sing your Sav -- iorâs wor -- thy praise.
Glor -- ious in His works and ways.
}
sopranoMusic = {
\sacredHarpHeads
\set shapeNoteStyles = ##(fa #f la fa #f la mi)
\clef treble
\key ees \major
\autoBeamOff
\numericTimeSignature
\time 2/4
\relative c'' {
\override Voice.Stem.thickness = #2.5
g4 g | ees' ees | ees c | bes2 |
c4 ees | bes ees | g ees | f2 |
R2*4 |
R2*4 |
ees4 c | ees g | g ees | ees2 |
ees4 ees | bes c | bes ees | ees2 |
}
}
altoMusic = {
\sacredHarpHeads
\set shapeNoteStyles = ##(fa #f la fa #f la mi)
\clef treble
\key ees \major
\autoBeamOff
\numericTimeSignature
\time 2/4
\relative f' {
\override Voice.Stem.thickness = #2.5
g4 bes | g ees | g f | g2 |
g4 ees | ees g | g bes | f2 |
ees4 g | g g | ees8[ f] g[ f] | g2 |
g4 ees | g f | g ees | g2 |
g4 g | g ees | ees g | g2 |
g4 ees | ees ees | ees f | g2
}
}
tenorMusic = {
\sacredHarpHeads
\set shapeNoteStyles = ##(fa #f la fa #f la mi)
\clef treble
\key ees \major
\autoBeamOff
\numericTimeSignature
\time 2/4
\relative g' {
\override Voice.Stem.thickness = #2.5
bes4 ees, | bes' c | bes aes | g2 |
ees4 bes' | g c | bes aes | bes2 |
\repeat volta 2 {
R2*4 | bes4 ees | bes g | bes ees | bes2 |
bes4 ees | bes g | g c | bes2 |
bes4 aes | g aes | bes c | bes2
}
}
}
bassMusic = {
\sacredHarpHeads
\set shapeNoteStyles = ##(fa #f la fa #f la mi)
\clef bass
\key ees \major
\autoBeamOff
\numericTimeSignature
\time 2/4
\relative f {
\override Voice.Stem.thickness = #2.5
ees4 g | ees4 g | ees c | ees2 |
ees4 bes | c c | ees f | bes,2 |
bes4 ees | ees ees | g8[ f] ees[ c] | ees2 |
ees4 c | ees c | bes c | ees2 |
ees4 ees | ees c | c c | ees2 |
ees4 ees | c ees | bes c | ees2
}
}
\score
{
\new ChoirStaff\with {
\override StaffSymbol.thickness = #0.5
}
<<
\new Voice = "one" { \sopranoMusic }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "one" \stanzaOne
\new Voice = "two" { \altoMusic }
\new Lyrics
\with { alignAboveContext = "altoMusic" } {\lyricsto "two" \stanzaFirst }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "two" \stanzaTwo
<<
>>
\new Voice = "three" { \tenorMusic }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "two" \stanzaThree
\new Voice = "four" { \bassMusic }
>>
\layout {
indent = 0 \cm
firstpagenumber = no
papersize = legal
}
}
