And you can/should of course put most of such a template in an include file. So you A) don't duplicate code unnecessarily B) can change the setting and have this be reflected through all your scores and C) have nice small files for the actual piece.
Best Urs -- Diese Nachricht wurde von meinem Android-Mobiltelefon mit K-9 Mail gesendet. Colin Campbell <c...@shaw.ca> schrieb: On 12-05-08 08:29 PM, Colin Campbell wrote: <snippage> Here is a template I modified, and I apologise to the author of the rehearsalMidi function, as I cannot remember where I found it. Discussion of the template is *so* much easier when it is actually present in the reply! \version "2.15.34" \language "english" \header { title = "Generic Gospel Song" instrument = "Male Quartet" composer = "Traditional" arranger = "The Loan" copyright =\markup { \char ##x00A9 2012 The Composer } tagline = "Engraved with Lilypond" } \paper { #(set-paper-size "letter") } global = { \key af \major \time 2/2 \tempo 2=96 } tenor = \relative c' { \global % Music follows here. c } lead = \relative c' { \global % Music follows here. c } bari = \relative c { \global % Music follows here. c } bass = \relative c { \global % Music follows here. c } verse = \lyricmode { % Lyrics follow here. } rehearsalMidi = # (define-music-function (parser location name midiInstrument lyrics) (string? string? ly:music?) #{ \unfoldRepeats << \new Staff = "tenor" \new Voice = "tenor" { s1*0\f \tenor } \new Staff = "lead" \new Voice = "lead" { s1*0\f \lead } \new Staff = "bari" \new Voice = "bari" { s1*0\f \bari } \new Staff = "bass" \new Voice = "bass" { s1*0\f \bass } \context Staff = $name { \set Score.midiMinimumVolume = #0.5 \set Score.midiMaximumVolume = #0.5 \set Score.tempoWholesPerMinute = #(ly:make-moment 96 2) \set Staff.midiMinimumVolume = #0.8 \set Staff.midiMaximumVolume = #1.0 \set Staff.midiInstrument = $midiInstrument } \new Lyrics \with { alignBelowContext = $name } \lyricsto $name $lyrics >> #}) \score { \new ChoirStaff << \new Staff \with { midiInstrument = "choir aahs" instrumentName = \markup \center-column { "Tenor" "Lead" } shortInstrumentName = \markup \center-column { "Tenor" "Lead" } } << \clef "treble_8" \new Voice = "tenor" { \voiceOne \tenor } \new Voice = "lead" { \voiceTwo \lead } >> \new Lyrics \with { \override VerticalAxisGroup #'staff-affinity = #CENTER } \lyricsto "tenor" \verse \new Staff \with { midiInstrument = "choir aahs" instrumentName = \markup \center-column { "Bari" "Bass" } shortInstrumentName = \markup \center-column { "Bari" "Bass" } } << \clef bass \new Voice = "bari" { \voiceOne \bari } \new Voice = "bass" { \voiceTwo \bass } >> >> \layout { } \midi { } } % Rehearsal MIDI files: \book { \bookOutputSuffix "tenor" \score { \rehearsalMidi "tenor" "tenor sax" \verse \midi { } } } \book { \bookOutputSuffix "lead" \score { \rehearsalMidi "lead" "tenor sax" \verse \midi { } } } \book { \bookOutputSuffix "bari" \score { \rehearsalMidi "bari" "tenor sax" \verse \midi { } } } \book { \bookOutputSuffix "bass" \score { \rehearsalMidi "bass" "tenor sax" \verse \midi { } } } -- I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back. -Maya Angelou, poet (1928- )
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