Hi Joe, Attached you find an example of a Gregorian Chant that I typeset with Denemo a couple of years ago. There was a thread about the topic in this mailing list back then in 2016/2017.
Best wishes Andreas
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</directive> </directives> <notes> <note id="id55"> <middle-c-offset>-2</middle-c-offset> </note> </notes> </chord> <lily-directive> <tag>LigatureEnd</tag> <postfix>\] </postfix> <display>Ligature End</display> <graphic_name> ] Denemo 40</graphic_name> <minpixels>30</minpixels> <gy>10</gy> </lily-directive> <lily-directive> <tag>DivisioMinima</tag> <postfix>\divisioMinima</postfix> <display>\divisioMinima</display> <minpixels>30</minpixels> <override>4</override> </lily-directive> </measure> <measure> <chord show="true" id="id56"> <duration base="quarter"></duration> <notes> <note id="id57"> <middle-c-offset>-2</middle-c-offset> </note> </notes> </chord> <chord show="true" id="id58"> <duration base="quarter"></duration> <notes> <note id="id59"> <middle-c-offset>-2</middle-c-offset> </note> </notes> </chord> <chord show="true" id="id60"> <duration base="quarter"></duration> <notes> <note id="id61"> <middle-c-offset>-3</middle-c-offset> </note> </notes> </chord> <chord show="true" id="id62"> <duration base="quarter"></duration> <notes> <note id="id63"> <middle-c-offset>-4</middle-c-offset> </note> </notes> </chord> <lily-directive> <tag>LigatureStart</tag> <postfix>\[ </postfix> <display>Ligature Start</display> <graphic_name> [ Denemo 40</graphic_name> <minpixels>30</minpixels> <gy>10</gy> </lily-directive> <chord show="true" id="id64"> <duration base="quarter"></duration> <directives> <directive> <tag>ToggleMelisma</tag> <postfix>\melisma </postfix> <display>(mel</display> <override>16</override> </directive> <directive> <tag>TogglePes</tag> <postfix>\pes </postfix> <display>pes</display> <override>16</override> </directive> </directives> <notes> <note id="id65"> <middle-c-offset>-4</middle-c-offset> </note> </notes> </chord> <chord show="true" id="id66"> <duration base="quarter"></duration> <directives> <directive> <tag>ToggleMelismaEnd</tag> <postfix>\melismaEnd </postfix> <display>mel)</display> <override>16</override> </directive> </directives> <notes> 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base="quarter"></duration> <notes> <note id="id73"> <middle-c-offset>-4</middle-c-offset> </note> </notes> </chord> <lily-directive> <tag>LigatureStart</tag> <postfix>\[ </postfix> <display>Ligature Start</display> <graphic_name> [ Denemo 40</graphic_name> <minpixels>30</minpixels> <gy>10</gy> </lily-directive> <chord show="true" id="id74"> <duration base="quarter"></duration> <directives> <directive> <tag>ToggleEpisemInitium</tag> <postfix>\episemInitium </postfix> <display>[episem</display> <override>16</override> </directive> <directive> <tag>ToggleMelisma</tag> <postfix>\melisma </postfix> <display>(mel</display> <override>16</override> </directive> <directive> <tag>TogglePes</tag> <postfix>\pes </postfix> <display>pes</display> <override>16</override> </directive> </directives> <notes> <note id="id75"> <middle-c-offset>-5</middle-c-offset> </note> </notes> </chord> <chord show="true" id="id76"> <duration base="quarter"></duration> <directives> <directive> <tag>ToggleEpisemFinis</tag> <postfix>\episemFinis </postfix> <display>episem]</display> <override>16</override> </directive> <directive> <tag>ToggleMelismaEnd</tag> <postfix>\melismaEnd </postfix> <display>mel)</display> <override>16</override> </directive> </directives> <notes> <note id="id77"> <middle-c-offset>-4</middle-c-offset> </note> </notes> </chord> <lily-directive> <tag>LigatureEnd</tag> <postfix>\] </postfix> <display>Ligature End</display> <graphic_name> ] Denemo 40</graphic_name> <minpixels>30</minpixels> <gy>10</gy> </lily-directive> <chord show="true" id="id78"> <duration base="quarter"></duration> <notes> <note id="id79"> <middle-c-offset>-3</middle-c-offset> </note> </notes> </chord> <lily-directive> <tag>LigatureStart</tag> <postfix>\[ </postfix> <display>Ligature Start</display> <graphic_name> [ Denemo 40</graphic_name> <minpixels>30</minpixels> <gy>10</gy> </lily-directive> <chord show="true" id="id80"> <duration base="quarter"></duration> <directives> <directive> 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<display>.</display> <override>16</override> </directive> </directives> <notes> <note id="id85"> <middle-c-offset>-6</middle-c-offset> </note> </notes> </chord> <chord show="true" id="id86"> <duration base="quarter"></duration> <directives> <directive> <tag>ToggleAugmentum</tag> <prefix>\augmentum </prefix> <display>.</display> <override>16</override> </directive> </directives> <notes> <note id="id87"> <middle-c-offset>-6</middle-c-offset> </note> </notes> </chord> <lily-directive> <tag>Finalis</tag> <postfix>\finalis</postfix> <display>\finalis</display> <minpixels>30</minpixels> <override>4</override> </lily-directive> </measure> </measures> </voice> </voices> </movement> </score>
