Han-Wen Nienhuys writes:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Just a view ideas:
> >
> > Perhaps an additional reference may be useful for convenience:
> >
> > MyMelody = \notes { c c c c8 c }
> > Lyrics = text \lyrics(MyMelody) { bla bla bla bla bla }
> >
> > or, if we do not want to change lilypond's general syntax:
> >
> > Lyrics = text \lyrics \take_rhythm_from MyMelody = { bla bla bla bla bla }
> >
> >
> > Of course, this only works if there is exactly one note per syllable
> > (no melisma). To allow melismas, the following syntax may perhaps be
> > appropriate:
>
> It also doesn't work if there are bar-checks, beam starts/ends
> \property assignments, since those are all distinct musical elements
> with zero duration.
It seems logical for a \rhythm filter to add only non-zero-duration elements.
Jan.
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