My approach to handling parts for hymn settings is to define the music for the verses and chorus independently and then apply nested simultaneous and sequential voices. So, for instance,
\score { << \new Staff = "top" { << \new Voice = "sopRef" { \sopRefrainNotes } \new Voice = "altRef" { \altRefrainNotes } >> << \new Voice = "sopVrs" { \sopVerseNotes } \new Voice = "altVrs" { \altVerseNotes } >> } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopRef" { \refrainLyrics } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopVrs" { \verseLyrics } \new Staff = "bottom" { << \new Voice = "tenRef" { \tenRefrainNotes } \new Voice = "basRef" { \basRefrainNotes } >> << \new Voice = "tenVrs" { \tenVerseNotes } \new Voice = "basVrs" { \basVerseNotes } >> } >> } What this does is define the music in the score block according to the hymn structure. This is a simplified version of the score block I actually use for my hymn settings. I have an extra layer of complexity because I define bars, breaks, rehearsal marks ("CHORUS," "D.C. al Fine," etc.) in a separate voice and I use the part combiner functions with these individual voices hidden so that I can still hook lyrics on them. Cheers, Carl On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 7:48 PM, Joshua Nichols <josh.d.nich...@gmail.com>wrote: > Here's the problem: > > I would like to format for a refrain at the beginning of a hymn. > > I'm unsure of the manuals (both snippet and notation) when it comes to > this, because it doesn't show 4 part harmony (independent voices) in the > examples. I'm not sure what to do. > > Here's the parsing error message: > 126:50 <http://0>: error: unknown escaped string: `\verse' > > \new Voice = "soprano" { \voiceOne \refrain > > \verse } > > C:/Documents and Settings/josh/Desktop/Men Rest U Souls.ly:126:50<http://1>: > error: syntax error, unexpected STRING > > \new Voice = "soprano" { \voiceOne \refrain > > \verse } > > C:/Documents and Settings/josh/Desktop/Men Rest U Souls.ly:124:2<http://2>: > error: errors found, ignoring music expression > > \new ChoirStaff << > > fatal error: failed files: "C:/Documents and Settings/josh/Desktop/Men > Rest U Souls.ly" > > Exited with return code 1. > > and attached is the full file. > > How would I setup a hymn to include a refrain in the beginning? > > Sincerely, > > Josh > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > >
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