Function for /score block

2019-04-24 Thread foxfanfare
Hi all, I have a piano book to write with several individual pieces. I'm currently setting my environments and I have decided to devide in several files all the configuration (one for the meters of all pieces, one for the dynamics, etc.). I am working on a file which will set the layout of the sco

Template location

2019-04-24 Thread markjulie.com
I am a new user to LilyPond 2.18.2 and Frescobaldi 2.20.0 having previously used Finale on MacOS. I would like to save some of the templates from the LilyPond documentation. I would like them to be available in the cloud (Google, Dropbox, or iCloud) for access on several of my devices (includin

Template management for LilyPond

2019-04-24 Thread markjulie.com
I am a new user to LilyPond 2.18.2 and Frescobaldi 2.20.0 having previously used Finale on MacOS. I would like to save some of the templates from the LilyPond documentation. I would like them to be available in the cloud (Google, Dropbox, or iCloud) for access on several of my devices. Is the

Re: Orchestra Tempo Staff?

2019-04-24 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hi Marc, > in the score I would like tempo markings to > appear at the top as well as above the strings, and that I'd also like > to keep all the marks at the same vertical level. I'm wondering if maybe > the marks need to in some way occupy their own "staff", similar to a > separate dynamics staf

Re: Orchestra Tempo Staff?

2019-04-24 Thread Rick Kimpel
Marc, You could definitely use a \new Dynamics for accel/rit, etc. I do that all the time. It will all be italicized unless you specifically \override #'(font-shape . upright) For the other question, have you tried \consists Metronome_mark_engraver in the StaffGroup? There's definitely a trick,

Orchestra Tempo Staff?

2019-04-24 Thread Marc Evanstein (formerly Evans)
Hi everyone, I'm currently trying to engrave an orchestra piece, and am unclear about the best way to work with metronome marks, accelerandi, ritardandi and other tempo markings. The basic issue is that in the score I would like tempo markings to appear at the top as well as above the strings, an

Re: Turn lead sheet into a blank staff

2019-04-24 Thread Sandro Santilli
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 11:45:11AM +1000, pe...@chubb.wattle.id.au wrote: > > > Sandro> I'm producing lead sheets with lyrics, melody and chords > Sandro> and would like to extract from them som blank sheets with > Sandro> just lyrics and chords so that players can take their notes > Sandro> (fo