I'm setting a verse anthem, in which certain voices are instrument-only until the chorus, at which point they are doubled by singers.
How can I include a skip of defined duration in the lyrics? \skip counts notes or syllables, but I'd like to count breves and minims, to avoid the lyrics-alignment containing a magic number that is sensitive to subsequent editing of the preceding music. I've seen a reference somewhere to #skip-of-length but can't find any documentation. % ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \version "2.25.7" notes = { \repeat unfold 12 c'4 } words = \lyricmode { \repeat unfold 2 { \skip 1 } % Lyrics to start at bar 3. one two three four } { << \new Voice = "cantor" \notes \new Lyrics \lyricsto cantor { \words } >> } % ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grateful, as ever, for your insights. -- Graham