Hello Fr Samuel, It sounds like we are solving almost the same issue with note entry, and Aaron Hill created a function which basically scales note values so that they group together nicely. And the clutter from manual scaling is removed entirely.
However, I am using fixed time (1/4). And to 'force' the spacing, I also set \override SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1/4. This does mean that tweaking lyric spacing becomes necessary, i.e. \override LyricSpace.minimum-distance = #1, or pushing the final bar out further programmatically with a suggestion Kieren provided: \once\override Staff.BarLine.extra-spacing-width = #'(-1 . 0) The solution Aaron provided me is located in this thread: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2020-10/msg00083.html And if you want to retain rhythmic signs (such as a dot in the final note of a phrase) https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2020-10/msg00120.html Here's a sample of note entry with multi-note neumes (I've aliased the function to mnn, or multinote neume) chantNotes.mode-II_cd-d-de-c-def-fe-de-e = \relative c' { % 1 \mnn { c4( d) } \mnn { d4( e) } c \mnn { d( d e) } f \mnn { f( e) } \mnn { d( e) } e \divisioMinima % 2 g \mnn { g( f) } e \mnn { f( e) } d \mnn { e( d) } \mnn { c( d) } d \divisioMinor % 3 c \mnn { d( g) } f \mnn { f( e) } d \mnn { d( e) } \mnn { d( c) } c \divisioMinima % 4 c d e \mnn { f( e) } d \mnn { e( d) } \mnn { c( d) } d } Sample output is attached. Many thanks, mattfong On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 12:21 PM Kieren MacMillan < kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > Hi there, > > > It tightens the spacing between notes which are inside a slur so that > the musical sense is clear without the usual bow (though, it’s a separate > setting to actually omit the bow). Attached are two versions of the same > antiphon: the first uses the usual bow for slurs, the second uses the > Slur_spacing_engraver instead. Both are compiled from the same source > (except for consisting the Slur_spacing_engraver and "\omit”ing the bow). > > > > I’m deliberately avoiding the suggestion in the manual on using a fixed > time and tuplets because I feel that construction makes the source for the > notes really difficult to enter and read because of all the interspersed > durations (and the calculations necessary to figure them out). By using > the Slur_spacing_engraver I eliminate the need to worry about the durations > at all and simply slur notes that belong to the same syllable (which is > normal practice anyway). > > I think an engraver like that is the right approach. The last piece of the > solution, as I see it, is to take the syllable attached to the [first note > of the] slur/melisma, add the "*" with some padding to the left, then reset > the X-offset or self-alignment-X so that the syllable stays in the correct > position relative to the note. > > Making this happen is currently above my Scheme pay grade, and I don’t > have the time right now to put into it… but maybe Aaron can add that on to > his solution without much trouble? > > Apologies! > Kieren. > ________________________________ > > Kieren MacMillan, composer (he/him/his) > ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info > ‣ email: kie...@kierenmacmillan.info > > >
