How about something like:
\version "2.16.0"
{
<<
\new Staff = "Song"
<<
\new Voice = "Soprano" { s1 | \voiceOne a'4 b'4 c''4 d''4 | \oneVoice
s1 }
\new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = Song } \lyricsto "Soprano" { A
-- bove the stave }
\new Voice = "Alto" { a'4 b'4 c''4 d''4 | \voiceTwo c'4 d'4 e'4 f'4 |
\oneVoice a'4 b'4 c''4 d''4 }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "Alto" { U -- ni -- son words Be -- low the stave U
-- ni -- son words }
>> % Staff end
>> % Group end
}
--
Phil Holmes
----- Original Message -----
From: Avi Drissman
To: lilypond-user@gnu.org
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 9:46 AM
Subject: Lyrics both above and below the staff with splits?
I'm trying to type up a vocal piece. At several places, the part splits (with
completely different notes, rhythms, and lyrics), and returns to unison. During
the splits, I'd like the lyrics to go above the staff for the high part, and
below the staff for the low part.
At first, I split using:
<< { ..notes.. } \\ { ..notes.. } >>
When you do that, though, you get no lyrics. Bummer. So I started explicitly
specifying the second voice:
..notes.. << { \voiceOne ..high notes.. }
\new Voice { \voiceTwo ..low notes.. } >> \oneVoice ..notes..
Better, as you get your lyrics, but not ideal: the lyrics are attached to
high notes and are printed below the staff.
Next attempt: explicitly name the voice. I went a little unorthodox here,
making the upper voice the new voice and making the lower voice continue the
original:
<< \new Voice = "altoone" { \voiceOne ..notes.. }
{ \voiceTwo ..notes.. } >> \oneVoice
and added on the lyrics to that part:
\new Staff = "alto" <<
\new Voice = "alto" <<
\global
\altonotes
>>
\lyricsto "alto" \new Lyrics \altowords
\lyricsto "altoone" \new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = alto }
\altoonewords
\set Staff.instrumentName = A
>>
which worked well. Awesome! But doing it a second time didn't get me lyrics
on the second split:
..notes..
<< \new Voice = "altoone" { \voiceOne ..notes.. }
{ \voiceTwo ..notes.. } >> \oneVoice
..notes..
<< \new Voice = "altoone" { \voiceOne ..notes.. }
{ \voiceTwo ..notes.. } >> \oneVoice
..notes..
The first instance of "altoone" was decorated with lyrics, but the second
instance didn't get any. So I thought that perhaps I needed to name the voices
differently:
..notes..
<< \new Voice = "altoonei" { \voiceOne ..notes.. }
{ \voiceTwo ..notes.. } >> \oneVoice
..notes..
<< \new Voice = "altooneii" { \voiceOne ..notes.. }
{ \voiceTwo ..notes.. } >> \oneVoice
..notes..
\new Staff = "alto" <<
\new Voice = "alto" <<
\global
\altonotes
>>
\lyricsto "alto" \new Lyrics \altowords
\lyricsto "altoonei" \new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = alto }
\altooneiwords
\lyricsto "altooneii" \new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = alto }
\altooneiiwords
\set Staff.instrumentName = A
>>
But that doesn't work, as "altoonei" and "altooneii" are positioned at
different heights. I want one consistent position for all of the lyrics above
the staff.
I'm stuck at this point, and am out of ideas. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Avi
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