I had a similar question a while back [1], which Harm kindly solved. Try something like this (it should work in older versions of lilypond):
%~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \version "2.23.10" \header { title = "Odhekaton" composer = "Obrecht" piece = "Alto" } \paper { ragged-right = ##t } \score { \new MensuralVoice = "alto" { \clef "petrucci-c2" \time 2/2 %\set Score.timing = ##f \override NoteHead.style = #'petrucci % \override SpacingSpanner.base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1/4) % \override Score.SpacingSpanner.strict-note-spacing = ##t \override Score.SpacingSpanner.spacing-increment = 1 \override Score.SpacingSpanner.base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment -3) \override Score.SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 8) %% play around with below, probably useful are settings between 2 and ~10 \override Score.SpacingSpanner.shortest-duration-space = #3 \hide Score.BarNumber { \cadenzaOn d'\breve c'\breve \[ d'1\melisma f'1. \melismaEnd \] e'2 d'1 c'1. d'2 e'1 f'2. e'4 f'4 g'4 a'1 g'4 f'4 e'2 d'1 c'2 d'1. c'4 b4 c'\longa } } } \layout { } %~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To my eye, the COP ligature is still taking too much space, but I hope this is a good start. -- Graham [1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2019-10/msg00454.html On Tue, 2024-05-07 at 09:18 +0000, Giles Boardman wrote: > Hello, > I am new to Lilypond, cutting my teeth on a couple of pretty simple > layouts - this exercise is to reproduce a page of a Petrucci > score..... > > > I'm thrilled with this .... > > > > > .... but I would like to remove the space from around the notes and > bunch them up like in the original. I tried a couple of things I > found that looked relevant - they're commented out in my snippet - > and "\compressEmptyMeasures" but to no avail ..... > > \version "2.18.2" > > > \header { > title = "Odhekaton" > composer = "Obrecht" > piece = "Alto" > > } > > \score { > > << > \new MensuralVoice = "alto" { > \clef "petrucci-c2" > \time 2/2 > > \override NoteHead.style = #'petrucci > % \override SpacingSpanner.base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment > 1/4) > % \override Score.SpacingSpanner.strict-note-spacing = ##t > \hide Score.BarNumber { > > d'\breve > c'\breve > \[ d'1\melisma f'1. \melismaEnd \] > > e'2 d'1 c'1. d'2 e'1 f'2. e'4 f'4 g'4 a'1 g'4 f'4 e'2 d'1 c'2 d'1. > c'4 b4 c'\longa > > } > } > > >> > } > > \layout { } > \midi { } > > > Any help, gratefully received. > > By the way, I know it's not a Lilypond question, but if anyone can > tell me how to interpret "Verte"(?) that would be a help too. > > Many thanks > > Giles > > PS I have a brand new installation on Windows 11 too if there is a > more recent feature required to make this work. All my other related > software is on this Windows 8.1 machine, so I use it for preference. > > > > > >