On 18 November 2011 21:05, Sebastian Canagaratna <s-canagara...@onu.edu> wrote:
> Hi:
> I have seen some comments about this in Google, but they do not solve my
> problem.
> I was trying to see whether I could code SATB hymns which sometime have only
> one voice, say tenor
> with accompaniment, then SATB, then only bass and accompanimebt, etc.
Is there a reason why you do not use a ‘Frenched Score’?
Your PDF file is really not pleasant; a frenched score seems more
"natural" (logical) and would also give a better (and more correct) PDF
output, as well as what you want: a single (and correct) MIDI file,
without programming error.
\layout {
\context {
\Staff
\RemoveEmptyStaves
\override VerticalAxisGroup #'remove-first = ##t
}
}
as explained in NR 1.6.2 Modifying single staves > Hiding staves
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.15/Documentation/notation/modifying-single-staves.html#hiding-staves
Of course in that case you would need to add a multimeasure rest of the
duration corresponding to the duration of the tenor solo part at the
beginning of every voice. You can use
$(mmrest-of-length tenorIMusic)
explained in NR 1.2.6 Special rhythmic concerns > Aligning to cadenzas
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.15/Documentation/notation/special-rhythmic-concerns.html#aligning-to-cadenzas
> I can write these part in different scores, but the midi comes in
> different files. I give below an simple example
> of my attemps to do this in one score; all attempts come up with the above
> error, and the SATB part is not written
> at all.
But if it is just a matter of MIDI in one file, I'd suggest you to use
a software permitting to edit and merge different MIDI files into one
single MIDI file. LilyPond's priority is PDF, not MIDI file generation
and customization.
I'm not a MIDI specialist but such software should exist (maybe as
free software). Use a search engine or other users could help.
Cheers,
Xavier
--
Xavier Scheuer <x.sche...@gmail.com>
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