On Sat 18 Jan 2025 at 12:25:54 (+0100), Arne Ploese wrote:
> I would expect that all three examples yield the sme output, but the
> middle with s1 seems to disturb the add lyrics algorithm.
>
> Did I something wrong?
Yes and no. Firstly, as Knute said, format the code
to make the structure clearer:
\score {
<<
\new Staff {
<<
\melody
{ s1 }
>>
}
\addlyrics { \words }
>>
\layout { }
}
(BTW, it's unimportant here, but always put white space
around { and } characters, because there are occasions
when it matters.)
Now observe that you've added the lyrics to the Staff context,
which contains multiple voices. AFAICT this isn't well documented,
but it does work. However, there's a new rule to observe:
Every note-start in every part in the Staff needs a syllable.
(Excuse my terminology.)
So you need to add _ to the lyrics to satisfy that rule:
\addlyrics { A -- _ B C }
I find the structure useful for setting hymns that have a lot
of passing notes, avoiding having to write an alignment part
with a NullVoice.
Cheers,
David.
