this is a piece of music i was trying to engrave with lilypond: http://img54.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled7et2.jpg
i got the following: \version "2.6.0" global = { \key bes \major \time 4/4 } sopMusic = \relative c'' { b2 b2 \bar "||" \time 9/4 b4\( c2 d2\) d4 d4 c2\( b2\) a2\( b4 c4\) } altoMusic = \relative c'' { } tenorMusic = \relative c' { %MUSIC d2 d2 \bar "||" \time 9/4 d4\( f4( f2)\) f4 f4 f2\( d2\) d2.\( f4\) } bassMusic = \relative c { %MUSIC } sopWords = \lyricmode { } altoWords =\lyricmode { } tenorWords = \lyricmode { } bassWords = \lyricmode { } \score { \context ChoirStaff << \context Lyrics = sopranos { s1 } \context Staff = women << \context Voice = sopranos { \voiceOne << \global \sopMusic >> } \context Voice = altos { \voiceTwo << \global \altoMusic >> } >> \context Lyrics = altos { s1 } \context Lyrics = tenors { s1 } \context Staff = men << \clef bass \context Voice = tenors { \voiceOne <<\global \tenorMusic >> } \context Voice = basses { \voiceTwo <<\global \bassMusic >> } >> \context Lyrics = basses { s1 } \context Lyrics = sopranos \lyricsto sopranos \sopWords \context Lyrics = altos \lyricsto altos \altoWords \context Lyrics = tenors \lyricsto tenors \tenorWords \context Lyrics = basses \lyricsto basses \bassWords >> \layout { \context { % a little smaller so lyrics % can be closer to the staff \Staff minimumVerticalExtent = #'(-3 . 3) } } } though i still don't know how to start alto and bass part =( i just don't get the right notes =( can anybody say which note should be the first there? thanks a lot! -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/stuck-with-alto%5Cbass-notes-t1275339.html#a3386786 Sent from the Gnu - Lilypond - User forum at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user