Hello Aaron,
I did find an issue with your syllable function. It seems to swallow up
dots, that is, if I take your sample code
\syllable { a'\( \melisma c'' b'\tenuto \melismaEnd }
and add a dot, it is ignored. I am playing around with an episema vs. dot.
\syllable { a'4.\( \melisma c'' b'\tenuto \melismaEnd }
Many thanks,
mattfong
On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 12:48 PM Matthew Fong <oxen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Holy smokes. This is a thing of beauty.
>
> Thank you Aaron! Not everything notation can be automated away, and I'm
> fine with the flexibility this offers.
>
> Many thanks,
> mattfong
>
> On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 11:32 AM Aaron Hill <lilyp...@hillvisions.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 2020-10-05 10:35 am, Matthew Fong wrote:
>> > Hello Aaron,
>> >
>> > Thank you for your help. That does make sense to me and works out quite
>> > well -- I don't yet have a grasp how various commands and settings are
>> > actually working in LilyPond. I found another example in the LilyPond
>> > documentation that shows the internal representation. Where do I find
>> > this
>> > for input I want to inspect further?
>> >
>> http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.20/Documentation/extending/doubling-a-note-with-slurs-_0028example_0029
>> >
>> > I tested your syllable function with tweaks (like changing a notehead
>> > to a
>> > quilisma), and expressive marks like a tenuto. It appears the current
>> > code
>> > doesn't handle them (this is getting into advanced territory much more
>> > quickly than I expected).
>>
>> Argh... I feared you might want to go in that direction. Simple runs of
>> pitches are rarely enough. :/
>>
>> Here's a more generalized approach that modifies durations, preserving
>> other events and properties:
>>
>> %%%%
>> \version "2.20.0"
>>
>> syllable =
>> #(define-music-function
>> (notes)
>> (ly:music?)
>> ;; Adjust this number to support longer runs of notes.
>> (define denominator 5)
>> (let ((dur (ly:make-duration 2 0 1 denominator))
>> (count 0)
>> (last '()))
>> (for-some-music
>> (lambda (m)
>> (if (music-is-of-type? m 'rhythmic-event)
>> (begin
>> (set! count (1+ count))
>> (set! last m)
>> (ly:music-set-property! m 'duration dur)
>> #t)
>> #f))
>> notes)
>> (if (ly:music? last)
>> (ly:music-set-property! last
>> 'duration
>> (ly:make-duration 2 0
>> (- denominator (1- count))
>> denominator)))
>> notes))
>>
>> redNotes = \override NoteHead.color = #red
>> { \time 1/4 \hide Staff.BarLine \omit Stem
>> \syllable { a'\( \melisma c'' b'\tenuto \melismaEnd }
>> \syllable { \redNotes a' b'\) \undo \redNotes }
>> \syllable { \breathe \[ a' c''\accent a'_( b') \] }
>> \syllable { b'\espressivo } }
>> \addlyrics {
>> lor -- em _ i -- _ _ psum
>> }
>> %%%%
>>
>> There is much more flexibility at the cost of no longer automatically
>> adding \melisma/\melisaEnd nor Slurs. In fact, the example shows a
>> PhrasingSlur starting in one "syllable" ending in the following.
>>
>> NOTE: This function does not handle chords properly.
>>
>>
>> -- Aaron Hill
>>
>
