Two options I can see:
\once \override NoteColumn #'ignore-collision = ##t
or use lyricmode:
{
\new Staff
<<
\override Score.LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
\new Voice = "Upper" { \voiceOne
a'4 b'2 a'4 g'4
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "Upper" { to you, my love }
\new Voice = "Lower" { \voiceOne
s4 \voiceTwo b'16 b' d'' b' b' b'8. \voiceOne s4 s
}
\new Lyrics \lyricmode { the4 e16 -- go -- tis -- ti -- cal twerp8. I4 love
}
>> % Staff end
}
The second seems to me to be "purer" but may not match your input needs.
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-vocal-music#manual-syllable-durations
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Phil Holmes
----- Original Message -----
From: Frederick Bartlett
To: Phil Holmes
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: Aligning multiple verses to alternative notes in the melody
Phil,
I guess I'm not being clear. And it can confuse the unwary singer!
Imagine that there are substantial variations in the number of syllables in
the lyrics between verses. So one verse might have "you" against a half note,
while the next would have "egotistical twerp" against a run of five sixteenths
and a dotted eighth.
I want to set both sets of notes in a single staff for the voice and the
lyrics of the two verses to align correctly to each set, thus:
{
\new Staff
<<
\override Score.LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT
\new Voice = "Upper" { \voiceOne
a'4 b'2 a'4 g'4
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "Upper" { to you, my love }
\new Voice = "Lower" { \voiceOne
a'4 \voiceTwo b'16 b' d'' b' b' b'8. \voiceOne a'4 g'4
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "Lower" { the e -- go -- tis -- ti -- cal twerp I
love }
>> % Staff end
}
But I'd like to do it without generating warnings and without repeating
identical notes between voices, as above, while keeping the precise alignment
of notes and syllables.
Does that make it any clearer?
Thanks again,
Fred
On 18 December 2012 10:52, Phil Holmes <[email protected]> wrote:
So the singers have different lyrics but the same note? If I was trying to
sing that, I would find it very confusing.
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Phil Holmes
----- Original Message -----
From: Frederick Bartlett
To: Phil Holmes
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: Aligning multiple verses to alternative notes in the melody
Phil,
Thanks -- I guess I could, but that's a bit kludgey* as well. Since I
don't want stems in both directions for those notes which don't change, I'd
have to use
\new Voice = "Lower" {
s4 s4 \voiceTwo a'8 a'8 \voiceOne a'4
a'4 \voiceTwo a'8 a'8 \voiceOne a'4 a'4
}
which works, but emits warnings for every note with identical stems in
each voice: "warning: ignoring too many clashing note columns".
It does look OK, though ... and I can ignore the warnings. I hope.
Thanks again,
Fred
*kludgey, thy name is lilypond
On 18 December 2012 10:18, Phil Holmes <[email protected]> wrote:
Why not just use 2 voices and skips?
{
\new Staff
<<
\new Voice = "Upper" {
a'4 a'4 \voiceOne a'4 a'4
a'4 a'4 a'4 a'4
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "Upper" { a b c d e f g h }
\new Voice = "Lower" {
s4 s4 \voiceTwo a'8 a'8 a'4
a'4 a'8 a'8 a'4 a'4
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "Lower" { a b c d e f g h }
>> % Staff end
}
--
Phil Holmes
----- Original Message -----
From: Frederick Bartlett
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 2:44 PM
Subject: Aligning multiple verses to alternative notes in the melody
Hi!
I have a song with irregular verses; I want to show the alternative
notes in the melody and align some verses to one alternative and some to the
other.
I can come close by using '_' and the "divisi lyrics" instructions,
but the alignment is not perfect.
What I want is something like this:
4 4 4/8 8 4 | 4 4/8 8 4 4
a b c d e f g h
a b c d e f g h
where '4's are quarter notes, '8's are eighth notes, and '4/8's are
both.
Here's a snippet:
firstVerse = \lyricmode { a b c d e f g h }
skippy = #(define-music-function (parser location syllables) (number?)
#{ \repeat unfold $syllables { \skip 1 } #})
LL = { \once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT }
secondVerse = \lyricmode { \skippy 2 \LL a_b c d \LL e_f g h }
melodyMusic = \relative c'' { c4 c4 << { \voiceOne c4 } \new Voice =
"split" { \voiceTwo c8 [ c8 ] } >> c4 | c4 << { \voiceOne c4 } \new Voice =
"split" { \voiceTwo c8 [ c8 ] } >> c4 c4 \bar "|." }
\new Staff = "voice" <<
\new Voice = "melody" << \voiceOne \global \melodyMusic>>
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" \firstVerse
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" \secondVerse
>>
Thanks!
Fred
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