Hey Kevin,
I found that the command to disable all logic for finding melismas
(manual beams when \autoBeamOff, slurs, etc.) is *melismaBusyProperties
= #'()* . Refer to the attached example which sets it in a \context
block. In the *words* macro I entered the lyrics in a few different
ways, depending on which way you would most prefer.
I found it on this page:
https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.21/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-vocal-music
(ctrl-f melismaBusyProperties)
Let me know if this is what you intended or if I am missing something.
-William
On 7/21/22 13:37, Kevin Cole wrote:
Hi,
I'm transcribing a score from a printed copy and the score has a lot
of beamed 8th, dotted 8th, and 16th notes in it. But the lyrics
resist being lined up regardless of how I use a single underscore
without spaces, with spaces, double dashes, etc.
I looked
athttps://lilypond.org/doc/v2.22/Documentation/learning/aligning-lyrics-to-a-melody
but I'm still missing something.
A small example below. The "Ohhh" should extend over the dotted half
note and the 8th note that follows, and "The" should appear under the
16th note. It behaves correctly if I remove the beaming, but, as
mentioned above, there's a lot of it and I'm trying (once again) to
stay true to the stuff I'm transcribing. (Actually, the original score
has "Ohhh - hhh, The" with the Ohhh" under the dotted half note and
the "hhh" under the dotted 8th note, which, I guess would be even
better -- and truer to the source material.)
%%%%%%%%%%%
\version "2.22.1"
\language "english"
global = {
\time 4/4
\key c \major
}
melody = \relative c' {
\global
<g~ c~>2. <g c>8.[ e'16] | % 1
}
words = \lyricmode {
Ohhh, The | % 1
}
\score {
<<
\new Voice = "mel" { \melody }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto mel \words
>>
\layout { \autoBeamOff }
}
%%%%%%%%%%%
--
William Rehwinkel
will...@williamrehwinkel.net
https://williamrehwinkel.net
\version "2.22.1"
\language "english"
global = {
\time 4/4
\key c \major
}
melody = \relative c' {
\global
<g~ c~>2. <g c>8.[ e'16] | % 1
}
words = \lyricmode {
Ohhh, __ _ The | % 1
%Ohhh, _ The | % 1
%Ohhh -- hhh, The | % 1
}
\score {
<<
\new Voice = "mel" { \melody }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto mel \words
>>
\layout {
\context {
\Voice
\autoBeamOff
melismaBusyProperties = #'()
}
}
}
