if you create more staves inside << >>, they run in parallel for the length of the piece, rather than starting after one another. Maybe you need something like this? (you still have to fix the alignment properly)
\score { << \new Staff { \oneTwo \three \four } \addlyrics { \verseOne \verseThree \verseFour} \addlyrics { \verseTwo } >> \layout { indent = 0.0 \context { \Score \remove "Bar_number_engraver" } } } Jakob 2010/12/6 Br. Athanasius Pelletier <athp...@gmail.com>: > Apologies! I need help I think, straightening out the \score block because > it's not coming out how I want it to. First off, I want the staff with > verse one and two to be separate from three and four which each have their > own music. I am not understanding how to to that from the documentation. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: James Bailey <derhindem...@googlemail.com> > Date: Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 2:13 PM > Subject: Re: Adding Staves > To: "Br. Athanasius Pelletier" <athp...@gmail.com> > Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org > > > > On Dec 6, 2010, at 7:31 PM, Br. Athanasius Pelletier wrote: > >> I fixed up the input, there were alot of errors before. I am not sure >> about the use of << >> and < > in the \score section. >> Verses one and two have the same music but three and four each have >> different music. > > What exactly is your question? > > > > > > I fixed up the input, there were alot of errors before. I am not sure > about the use of << >> and < > in the \score section. > Verses one and two have the same music but three and four each have > different music. > > > \version "2.13.35" > > \include "english.ly" > > \header { > subtitle = "Peace Prayer of St. Francis" > composer = "Sebastian Temple" > % Remove default LilyPond tagline > tagline = ##f > } > > \paper { > #(set-paper-size "letter") > } > > global = { > \key c \major > \time 2/2 > } > > oneTwo = \relative c'' { > \global > \dynamicUp > \repeat volta 2 { > r4 e,4 e e e e f g e1 ( e2) > r4 g,4 e' e e e e e f g d1 ( d2) > r4 g,4 f' f f f f f g a f1 ( f2) > r4 g,4 f' f f f e2 d } > %\repeat volta 2 > \alternative { {e1 ( e)} { e1 ( e2) } } > } > > three = \relative c'' { > \global > \dynamicUp > r4 c,4 a a a a a a f b c f1 ( f2) > r4 g4 f f f f f f g a e2 ( f g) > r4 c4 c a a a r4 a a b c g1 ( g2) > r4 e4 e d2 d4 fs4 a a g fs g2 ( a b1) > } > > four = \relative c'' { > \global > \dynamicUp > r4 e,4 e e e e f g e1 ( e2) > r4 g,4 e' e e e e e f g d4 d2.( d2) > r4 g,4 f' f f f f f g a f1 ( f2) > r4 g4 g f f f f f f8 f e4 d c1 > } > > verseOne = \lyricmode { > \set stanza = "1." > Make me a chan -- nel of your peace. __ > Where there is hat -- red, let me bring your love. __ > Where there is in -- ju -- ry, your par -- don, Lord. __ > And where there's doubt, true faith in you. __ > } > > verseTwo = \lyricmode { > \set stanza = "2." > Make me a chan -- nel of your peace. __ > Where there's de -- spair in life, let me bring hope __ > Where there is darkness \skip 4 \skip 4 \skip 4 on -- ly light, __ > And where there's sad -- ness, ev -- er \skip 1 joy. __ > } > > verseThree = \lyricmode { > \set stanza = "3." > O Mas -- ter, grant that I may nev -- er seek __ > So much to be con -- soled as to con -- sole. __ > To be un -- der -- stood as to un -- der -- stand. __ > To be loved, as to love, with all my soul. __ > } > > verseFour = \lyricmode { > \set stanza = "4." > Make me a chan -- nel of your peace. __ > It is in par -- don -- ing that we are par -- doned. __ > In giv -- ing to all men that we re -- ceive, -- > And in dy -- ing that we're bor to e -- ter -- nal life. > } > > \score { > << > \new Staff { \oneTwo } > \addlyrics { \verseOne } > \addlyrics { \verseTwo } > > \new Staff { \three } > \addlyrics { \verseThree } > > \new Staff { \four } > \addlyrics { \verseFour } > >> > > \layout { > indent = 0.0 > \context { > \Score > \remove "Bar_number_engraver" > } > } > } > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user