On Wed 25 Nov 2015 at 13:57:40 (+0100), Michael Hartl wrote: > Dear Lilypond Experts,
Not me, then. > this is my first time posting to this list. I am trying my hand at > engraving a song with a perhaps unusual, but very simple repeat > pattern > and I couldn't find out how to come to the correct result from the manuel. > > The melody goes like this: > > <common part verse> <verse ending first time> <chorus> > <common part verse> <verse ending second-third time> <chorus> > <common part verse> <verse ending second-third time> <chorus> > > It should be set like: > > <common part verse> [1. <verse ending first time> ] [2.-3. <verse > ending second-third-time>] <chorus> > > Right now, I do: > \repeat volta 3 {<common part verse>} \alternative {{<verse ending > first time>} {<verse ending second-third time>}} <chorus> > > But, this gives me "1.-2." and "3." instead of "1." and "2.-3." for > the alternative endings. This looks like it ought to be easy to > correct, but I can't figure it out. > > How can it be done? You could look at http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2015-10/msg00404.html for hints. You can probably ignore the lines that are concerned with placing the volta brackets mid-bar which is ill-advised (but was part of that challenge). > Also, \repeat itself is actually wrong, because the verse is not > repeated before the chorus. Is there any way to use \alternative > without \repeat? A \repeat over the entire song would be acceptable, > but then again I can't use \alternative in the middle of > \repeat, but only at the end. Because it doesn't fit the normal repeat structure, you lose the ability to unfold the repeat automatically; eg in an associated midi file, the alternatives will just be played consecutively. Cheers, David. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user