Kieren
I'm not sure I understand the need for this.
Maybe I'm missing something (it wouldn't be
unusual :)
I would not normally use a lyric extender
unless the syllable had an extended duration
over several notes or was sung to a long note.
This occurs far less frequently than a 2-note
melisma. And this seems to be the standard
practice in the vocal scores I'm familiar with.
Do you attach lyric extenders unconditionally
to every syllable sung to a melisma?
I'm afraid I don't know the answer to your
question though.
Trevor
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kieren MacMillan" <kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca>
To: "LilyPond Development" <lilypond-de...@gnu.org>; "Lilypond-user
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Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 6:34 PM
Subject: conditionally eliminating lyric extender
Hello all,
I want to [automagically] conditionally eliminate lyric extenders
when
(1) the end of the syllable which has the extender is after
[i.e., to the right of] the melisma's last note; and,
(2) the distance to the following syllable is less than the
minimum extender length [plus some reasonable padding value?].
[Yes, I'm aware of Ross etc. and traditional rules of engraving — I
also know that there are exceptions to every rule, and I think the
one I'm suggesting is reasonable.]
For an example of the current default (v 2.13.3), I've attached a
screenshot of my setting of Shakespeare's "Pardon, goddess of the
night". It should be immediately obvious why I think the default is
not optimal: in the case of "songs" and "Round", I would
*definitely*
want to eliminate the extender, and I might even want to eliminate
it
after "-bout".
My question is, what would be required to fix this?
Can it be done in the .scm files, or does it require a C++
modification?
Thanks,
Kieren.
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