Re: Pasting file into book results in changed music spacing

Thanks again! dirck From: Knute Snortum Sent: Saturday, August 2, 2025 11:29 AM To: Dirck Nagy Cc: Lilypond-User Mailing List Subject: Re: Pasting file into book results in changed music spacing It looks like the topmost voice (the one that starts with a d-sharp) is missing a duration.

Re: Pasting file into book results in changed music spacing

troubleshooting. Thanks so much! dirck From: Timothy Lanfear Sent: Saturday, August 2, 2025 11:33 AM To: Dirck Nagy ; Lilypond-User Mailing List Subject: Re: Pasting file into book results in changed music spacing On 02/08/2025 17:15, Dirck Nagy wrote: Hi Lilypon

Re: Importing / inserting files into a single book using \bookpart

Thank you, Magnus! This works. It is a bit messy though, so I will try to figure out how to use \include. I didnt even know of this option! peace! dirck

Importing / inserting files into a single book using \bookpart

Dear Lilypond, I am trying to engrave a "book" of pieces by a single composer. I was hoping that using \bookpart would make controlling print layout easier. I have already engraved each individual piece, each in their own separate file. I am unable to combine these files using \bookpart. I do

Re: Acciaccatura stem / tie direction

gn such as "^" or "_" in front of \acciaccatura would be easiest for the user. It would need to change slur and stem direction, and then reset these to match the following non-grace notes. Could something be written into Lilypond? I have no idea how to begin. thanks dirck

Acciaccatura stem / tie direction

Dear Lilypond How can I (globally) manipulate the tie / stem direction of acciaccature, grace notes, appoggiaturae? Here are two simplified examples: The first example (acciaccatura example) is correct [cid:ad347971-5194-4cd0-a45a-8bb2fbadb7a3] The second example uses my simplified piano temp

Augmentation dots in polyphonic music

Hi all The position of the augmentation dot does not change when \stemDown is used in single-staff polyphony. Is there a way to "once override" the vertical position of the augmentation dot? Lilypond's recommended practice is to use separate voices to determine stem direction (and thus dot positi

Re: default rest position, multiple voices vs. single voice

oiceFour \\ \SpacingVoice >> } \layout { } } From: Mats Bengtsson Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 6:38 AM To: Dirck Nagy ; Lilypond-User Mailing List Subject: Re: default rest position, multiple voices vs. single voice On 2025-06-10 08:10, Jean Bréfort

default rest position, multiple voices vs. single voice

Hi again all: Complicated question: Is there a way to return rests to their default (single voice) positions after music in a second voice has been added? Here are 3 examples: Example 1 : music in a single voice. Stems, slurs, and rests in expected positions. Example 2 : added a 2nd voice.

Re: "note equals note" or durational equivalent

Aha! Now I know. Thank you! From: Timothy Lanfear Sent: Monday, June 9, 2025 4:20 AM To: Dirck Nagy Cc: Lilypond-User Mailing List Subject: Re: "note equals note" or durational equivalent On 08/06/2025 22:27, Dirck Nagy wrote: I'm on 2.24.1,

Re: "note equals note" or durational equivalent

Thanks Yoshi! Perfect! I'll try drawing these myself. cheers! dirck From: Yoshiaki Onishi Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2025 5:10 PM To: dirckn...@hotmail.com Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: Re: "note equals note" or durational equivalent > I'm on 2.24.1, BTW > >

Re: "note equals note" or durational equivalent

"<-- note -->" and positioned directly over the barline. It would be nice to be able to do this if needed. Or would i have to draw my own arrow? Thanks again! dirck From: Kieren MacMillan Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2025 2:40 PM To: Hans Aikema Cc: Dir

Re: "note equals note" or durational equivalent

Thanks Paul! From: Paul Scott Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2025 2:43 PM To: Hans Aikema ; Dirck Nagy Cc: Lilypond-User Mailing List Subject: Re: "note equals note" or durational equivalent Here is my version which I keep in an include file of common def

Re: "note equals note" or durational equivalent

__ From: Hans Aikema Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2025 2:26 PM To: Dirck Nagy Cc: Lilypond-User Mailing List Subject: Re: "note equals note" or durational equivalent On 8 Jun 2025, at 20:45, Dirck Nagy wrote: Dear Lilypond I am trying to add a "note value equals note value

"note equals note" or durational equivalent

Dear Lilypond I am trying to add a "note value equals note value" in the middle of a piece. I would call this a "durational equivalent" or a "beat unit equivalent". Lilypond must have a different name for it, however, because I can not find this by searching. The closest I can find is Lilypond

Re: crowded glissandos

Never mind! Immediately after posting, I found the "Gliding Fingers" feature. Sorry, all! dirck From: lilypond-user-bounces+dnagy=uwlax@gnu.org on behalf of Dirck Nagy Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2025 8:55 PM To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: R

Re: crowded glissandos

I frequently have this problem too, especially between two scalewise notes It is especially problematic when the second note has an accidental. Often, the minimum length has to be set so wide that the score just looks weird...it doesnt flow. My workaround is to tweak the vertical position of th

Re: How to transpose my entire score?

Thank you so much, Graham! It works, and thank you also for your explanation! It is much clearer to me now! Thanks again! dirck From: Graham King Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 3:52 AM To: Dirck Nagy ; Lilypond-User Mailing List Subject: Re: How to transpose

How to transpose my entire score?

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Re: spacing staff...can it be done?

thank you, Kieren! I'm trying it out. dirck From: Kieren MacMillan Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2024 3:11 PM To: Dirck Nagy Cc: Lilypond-User Mailing List ; dirckn...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: spacing staff...can it be done? Caution: *External Email

Re: spacing staff...can it be done?

ilypond-user-bounces+dnagy=uwlax@gnu.org on behalf of David Kastrup Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2024 5:09 AM To: Dirck Nagy Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org ; dirckn...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: spacing staff...can it be done? Caution: *External Email: Use caution responding, opening atta

spacing staff...can it be done?

Hi all In the past, i have used a separate voice as a "spacing voice" to control measures per line, horizontal space, etc. For example, if i wanted 4 measures in a line, i would write : "s1*4 \break. etc..." in the new voice. However if i do this to a monophonic staff, the default stem directi

Re: spacing staff...can it be done?

From: Dirck Nagy Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2024 3:06 AM To: lilypond-user@gnu.org ; dirckn...@hotmail.com Cc: Dirck Nagy Subject: spacing staff...can it be done? Hi all In the past, i have used a separate voice as a "spacing voice" to control measures per line,

Re: Engraving a close harmony

How about using; \once \override NoteColumn.force-hshift = #1.0 Here is the code: \version "2.24.1" global = { \key c \major \time 6/8 } rightOne = \relative c'' { \global % Music follows here. e16 f f dis dis! e } rightTwo = \relative c'' { \global % Music follows here. d1

Re: Advice or tutorials for book publishing?

Thank you, everyone! I am somewhat familiar with Scribus, never used LaTex before though, so perhaps I'll give that a try first, with something simple. THanks! dirck From: lilypond-user-bounces+dnagy=uwlax@gnu.org on behalf of Silvain Dupertuis Sent: Mon

Advice or tutorials for book publishing?

Hello all I’m looking for tips, advice, or even tutorials on publishing complete printed books (extensive text and musical examples) using Lilypond. Examples of some projects I would like to re-edit and print: • a collection of individual pieces • a book of etudes (i.e. several different

spacing between staves, globally

Hi all Is there a way to set the default spacing between staves in the \paper block? Or is there a way to do it in a different block? You know, the way you can set attributes like: \paper { #(set-paper-size "letter") system-system-spacing.basic-distance = 20 markup-markup-spacing.basic-dist

Re: Accidental placement with dense chord

I think "C" is correct. Arent accidentals in chords supposed to be placed as follows? * starting from the highest note * Next note a 7th or greater distance below gets an accidental in the same column] * Then, go to the 2nd highest note. This accidental gets placed in a column farther lef

Re: vertical spacing between systems for only part of a score

From: Werner LEMBERG Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 1:34 PM To: Dirck Nagy ; lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: Re: vertical spacing between systems for only part of a score Caution: *External Email: Use caution responding, opening attachments, or clicking on links.* [Pl

vertical spacing between systems for only part of a score

dear Lilypond I would like to increase the vertical distance between systems for a specific area in a score. I know how to change vertical distance by using the \paper {system-system etc... route, but that governs the entire score. Here, I want to make 7 lines spread out to fill the entire l

Re: Problems hiding clef using \omit

To: kie...@kierenmacmillan.info Cc: Dirck Nagy ; lilypond-user@gnu.org ; dirckn...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: Problems hiding clef using \omit Caution: *External Email: Use caution responding, opening attachments, or clicking on links.* On 2024-05-17 10:15 am, kie...@kierenmacmillan.info wrote

Problems hiding clef using \omit

Dear Lilypond I'm having a problem hiding a clef to create "white space" before a system: When i use the \omit Staff.Clef command, the clef disappears, but the ottava "8" remains. BTW, I don't know what the term is for this "8", so i was not successful searching the manuals and snippets. how

Re: Unison notes, one stem

Thank you! I knew there was an easy way... i should have thought of that one ! peace! dirck From: William Rehwinkel Sent: Monday, May 6, 2024 9:56 PM To: Dirck Nagy; lilypond-user@gnu.org Cc: dirckn...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: Unison notes, one stem Dear

Re: Rehearsal mark on right side of measure?

peace! dirck From: Aaron Hill Sent: Monday, May 6, 2024 12:09 AM To: Dirck Nagy Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org ; dirckn...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: Rehearsal mark on right side of measure? Caution: *External Email: Use caution responding, opening attachments, or cl

Rehearsal mark on right side of measure?

Hi all I am using rehearsal marks (\mark \default, to mark off repeated sections as "A", "B", etc., instead of Dal Segno. One of these sections ends at the end of a line. Is there an easy way to move the rehearsal mark to the right side of the measure, instead of the left? I can't find a

Re: parenthesis around dot only (note value indication)

Beautiful! Thanks Pierre! BTW, How are you ? I'm not active on Delcamp any more. peace! dirck From: Pierre Perol-Schneider Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 12:32 AM To: Dirck Nagy Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org ; dirckn...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: parent

parenthesis around dot only (note value indication)

Hi all I know this is highly unusual, but is there a way to add parentheses around the DOT ONLY after the notehead? see following image: [cid:85851784-8a26-48b0-b2b4-b9a8e03b517c] FYI, I have a piece with sequences of octaves. Every instance has a note value of a dotted quarter-note. There i

Fw: Frescobaldi ... panic alternatives?

Hi all Reading that last thread about Frescobaldi and its possible disappearance from Mac is causing me to panic. Jean, I did not realize that you were the last person to seriously work on Frescobaldi / Mac. I use Mac exclusively, and Frescobaldi / Lilypond is very important to me. FYI, what

Re: indicate scordatura at beginning of piece

Thank you, Michael! "...Another part of just how configurable LilyPond can be. " I agree, and this is one of the big reasons why I use Lilypond! peace! dirck From: Michael Werner Sent: Friday, April 5, 2024 8:40 PM To: Dirck Nagy Cc: lilypond-us

Re: indicate scordatura at beginning of piece

mple you sent? This way, I could paste it into an empty document. Again, thank you all for your patience! peace! dirck From: Michael Werner Sent: Friday, April 5, 2024 8:48 AM To: Dirck Nagy Cc: lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: Re: indicate scordatura at beginnin

Re: Tie with slash (caesura) on the curve

ing is technically unplayable for pianists. Some of the technical ability of contemporary players leaves me breathless. ... Actually it's for guitarists ;) On 10/11/2022 12:02 pm, Dirck Nagy wrote: ... I am trying to notate ties with a double-slash (caesura) along the curve. ... How about

Re: Arpeggios across notes in different voices

t 30, 2021 4:00 PM To: Dirck Nagy Cc: Jacques Menu ; lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: Re: Arpeggios across notes in different voices Am Mo., 30. Aug. 2021 um 15:52 Uhr schrieb Dirck Nagy : > > Hi Jacques > > Your example works, but when i try the same syntax in my example, it still

Re: Arpeggios across notes in different voices

Hi again Jacques Thanks for your trouble. I still can't make it work, but I found another work-around to use: \once \override Arpeggio.positions = #'(-3 . 2) dirck ____ From: Dirck Nagy Sent: Monday, August 30, 2021 8:47 AM To: Jacques Menu Cc: Ma

Re: Arpeggios across notes in different voices

lef "treble_8" << \VoiceOne \\ \VoiceTwo \\ \VoiceThree \\ \VoiceFour >> } \layout { } } ________ From: Jacques Menu Sent: Monday, August 30, 2021 12:46 AM To: Dirck Nagy Cc: Jacques Menu ; Mark Stephen Mrotek ; lilypond-user@gnu.or

Re: Arpeggios across notes in different voices

} ____ From: Mark Stephen Mrotek Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2021 10:34 PM To: Dirck Nagy ; lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: RE: Arpeggios across notes in different voices Dirck I copied and pasted the code in the body of your e-mail. Was there a different MWE or at

Re: Arpeggios across notes in different voices

From: Mark Stephen Mrotek Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2021 10:34 PM To: Dirck Nagy ; lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: RE: Arpeggios across notes in different voices Dirck I copied and pasted the code in the body of your e-mail. Was there a different MWE or attached file? Mark From: Dirck Na

Re: Arpeggios across notes in different voices

: Dirck Nagy ; lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: RE: Arpeggios across notes in different voices Dirck, The two chords are of different duration. \consists "Span_arpeggio_engraver" is not needed. Mark From: lilypond-user [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr@gnu.org]

Arpeggios across notes in different voices

Hello all I am trying to extend an arpeggio line to cover the entire chord in the example below. I have tried using this: { \consists "Span_arpeggio_engraver" } and this: \set Staff.connectArpeggios = ##t << { 4\arpeggio 2 } \\ { 2\arpeggio 2 } >> as given in Reference 1.