Hey, list,
I have a question about fitting lyrics. In the file I've pasted below this
message is the hymn I am arranging for Barbershop chorus. The final stanza
has all the four parts singing separately, as you can see. But there are
occasional spots, as in stanza 1 where some parts will repeat a lyric. If
you compile this file, you will see on the PDF that the \markup words I put
in there follow the notes, rather than being in a nice line. Can someone
suggest how to do this most conveniently? Each of the *other* three parts
(tenor, baritone, bass) might have bits of this in certain spots.
Windoze XP Pro, LilyPond 2.11.14, jEdit 4.4pre9 with LilyPondTool
Blessings,
Father Gordon Gilbert+
--
Fr. Gordon Gilbert
Penetanguishene, ON
\header {
filename = "AmazingGrace-Sweet-Ads.ly"
enteredby = "Gordon Gilbert"
composer = "Traditional American Melody"
poet = "words: Rev'd John Newton, 1779"
arranger = "arr. Gordon Gilbert 2007"
date=""
title = "Amazing Grace"
subtitle = "Arr. for Barbershop Chorus"
metre = ""
meter = \metre
copyright = "Public Domain - Permission granted to perform this
arrangement in a not-for-profit setting"
style = "Hymn"
mutopiacomposer = \composer
mutopiapoet=\poet
maintainer = ""
maintainerEmail = ""
lastupdated = "2007/02/04"
}
\version "2.11.14"
\paper{
#(set-paper-size "letter")
}
global= {
\time 3/4
\key g \major
}
tenor = \context Voice = "tenor" \relative c' {
\voiceOne
%\override NoteHead #'color = #grey
%\override Stem #'color = #grey
%\override Beam #'color = #grey {
\partial 4 d4
b'2 d8 b d2 dis4 e2 c4 b2
a4 b2 d4 e2 e4 fis2 e4 ^\markup {"like"} d4( ^\markup {"me"} c)
b4 b2 d4 d2 b4 c4.( e8 e c) b2
a4 b2 d4 d cis c b4( d) c4 ^ \markup {"I"} b2 ^ \markup {"see"}
d,4
b'2 \times 2/3 {d8( c b)} d2 dis4 e2 c4 b2
a4 b2 \times 2/3 {d8( c b)} e2 e4 fis2 e4 d2
d4 b2 d4 d2 b4 c2 a4 b2
a4 b2 d4 d cis c b2 c4 b2
d,4
b'2 d4 d2 dis4 e2 c4 b2
a4 b2 d4 e2 e4 fis2 e4 d2
d4 b2 d4 d2 b4 c4.( e8 e c) b2
a4 b2 d4 d cis c b2.
r2. r r r
\new Voice = tenorDivisi { \voiceOne
\transpose g b' {
r4 r b4 b r4 r d'4 d'4 dis' e'2. c'4 b2. r4
% }
}}
}
lead=\context Voice = "lead" \relative c' {
\voiceTwo
\override NoteHead #'color = #red
\override Stem #'color = #red
\override Beam #'color = #red {
\partial 4 d4
g2 b8( g) b2 a4 g2 e4 d2
d4 g2 b8( g) b2 a4 d2. ~ d2
b4 d4.^ "x"( b8) d( b) g2 d4 e4.( g8) g( e) d2
d4 g2 b8( g) b2 a4 g2 ( fis4 g2)
%verse 2
d4
g2 \times 2/3 {b8( a g)} b2 a4 g2 e4 d2
d4 g2 \times 2/3 {b8( a g)} b2 a8.( b16) d2. ~ d2
b4 d2 \times 2/3 {b8( a g)} b2 b8.( a16) g2 e8.( d16) d2
d4 g2 \times 2/3 {b8( a g)} b2 a4 g2. ~ g2
%verse 3
d4
g2 b8( g) b2 a4 g2 e4 d2
d4 g2 b8( g) b2 a4 d2. ~ d2
b4 d4.^ "x"( b8) d( b) g2 d4 e4.( g8) g( e) d2
d4 g2 b8( g) b2 a4 g2.
%bridge
a ^ \markup \italic {"Bridge"} g g f2
%verse 4
\key b \major
\transpose g b' {
d4 \time 4/4
g2. b8( g) b2. a4 g2. e4 d2.
d4 g2. b8( g) b2. a4 d'1 ~ d'2.
b4 d'2 ~ d'8( b8) d'( b) g2. d4 e2 ~ e8 ( g8) g( e) d2.
d4 g2. b8( g) b2. a4 g1 ~ g2.
g4 ^ \markup \italic {"Tag"}
a ^ \fermata b ^ \fermata c' ^ \fermata
r8 ^ \fermata d'8 d'1 ~ d' ^ \fermata
}
\bar "||"
}
}
bari = \context Voice = "bari" \relative c' {
\voiceOne
\partial 4 d,4
g2 g4 g2 fis4 g2 a4 g2
a4 b2 b4 cis2 a4 d2 a4 ^ \markup {"like"} a2 ^ \markup {"me"}
g4 g2 g4 d2 g4 c2 a4 g2
a4 b2 g4 fis4. g8 fis4 g4( b) a ^ \markup {"I"} g2 ^ \markup {"see"}
d4
g2 g4 d'2 b4 c2 a4 g2
a4 b2 b4 a2 a4 d2 a4 a2
g4 b2 b4 d2 b4 c2 a4 g2
a4 b2 g4 fis4. e8 fis4 g2. ~ g2
d4
f2 ^ \markup \italic {"Bluesy - Baris, go for the 7ths!"} f4 c'2 b4 bes2
bes4 g2
a4 b2 b4 g2 g4 d2 a'4 a2
g4 g2 g4 d2 b'4 c2 a4 g2
a4 b2 g4 fis4. e8 fis4 g2.
r2. r r r
\new Voice = bariDivisi { \voiceOne
\transpose g b' {
r4 r d d r r g, g,
}
}}
bass = \context Voice = "bass" \relative c {
\voiceTwo
\partial 4 d4
g,2 b4 d2 b4 c2 e4 g2
fis4 e2 e4 a2 cis,4 d2 e4 fis( e) d
b2 d4 g,2 d'4 c2 e4 g2
fis4 e2 e4 d e fis g2 d4 _ \markup {"I"} g,2 _ \markup {"see"}
d'4
b2 d4 g2 d4 c2 e4 g2
fis4 e2 e4 a,2 c4 b2.( a2) d4
g2 g4 b2 b4 c2 a4 g4( g)
fis4 e2 e4 d e fis g2 d4 g2
d4
g,2 b4 d2 b4 c2 e4 f2
fis4 e2 e4 a,2 cis4 d2( e4 fis d) d
b2 d4 g,2 b4 c2 e4 g2
fis4 e2 e4 d e fis g2.
g2. c, b' fis2
\key b \major
\new Voice = bassDivisi { \voiceTwo
\transpose g b {
d4
g2. b4 d2. b,4 c2. e4 g2.
fis4 e2. e4 a,2. cis4 d2.( e4 fis2 d4) d
b,2. d4 g,2. b,4 c2. e4 g2.
fis4 e2. e4 d2( e4) fis g2.( c4 g,2.)
g4 c b, a, r8 g, g,1 ~ g,
}
}}
accomp=\chordmode {
r4 g2 g4:/b g2:/d b4:7 c2 c4:6/e g2
d4:/fis e2.:m a2:9 a4:/cis d2. d2.:7
}
stanzaa = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = "1."
A -- ma -- zing Grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me;__
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind but now I see.
\set stanza = "2."
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears re -- lieved;
How pre -- cious did that grace ap -- pear
The hour I first be -- lieved.
\set stanza = "3."
Thro' ma -- ny dan -- gers, toils and snares
I have al -- rea -- dy come;
'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
%bridge
Lead us home, Lord!
\set stanza = "4."
When we've been there ten thou -- sand years
Bright shin -- ing as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we first be -- gun!
%tag
We've on -- ly just be -- gun!!
}
tenorwords = \lyricmode {
When we've been there ten thou -- sand years
}
bariwords = \lyricmode {
When we've been there ten thou -- sand years
Bright shi -- ning as the sun
}
basswords = \lyricmode {
When we've been there ten thou -- sand years
Bright shin -- ing as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we first be -- gun!
}
\score {
% \transpose g ees
\context ChoirStaff <<
\context ChordNames \accomp
\unset ChoirStaff.melismaBusyProperties
\context Staff ="upper" { \clef "G" <<
\global
\tenor
\lead
>>}
\new Lyrics \with{ alignAboveContext = "upper" } \lyricsto
"tenorDivisi" \tenorwords
\lyricsto "lead" \context Lyrics = "stanza-1" {
%\set stanza = "1."
\stanzaa }
\context Staff = "lower" { \clef "F"<<
\global
\bari
\bass
>>}
\new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = "lower" } \lyricsto
"bariDivisi" \bariwords
\new Lyrics \with { alignBelowContext = "lower" } \lyricsto
"bassDivisi" \basswords
>>
\layout{
indent = 0.0\pt
\context {
\ChordNames
\override ChordName #'style = #'american
chordChanges = ##t
}
}
\midi {
\context {
\Score
tempoWholesPerMinute = #(ly:make-moment 60 2)
}
}}
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