i've done a fair amount of meterless music for my Church. Over time, i've developed a little template, that i've attached. Any formatting is in the first variable, called, "global." Since the key is not necessary, just pay attention to the three override commands. Another thing to notice is that i avoid \cadenzaOn. i remember trying it early on, but then discarding it. i can't remember exactly why, now.
Anyway, i've also attached an actual hymn made from the template, as well as the pdf output. The only thing i ever have to fix is an error about the lyrics not having something to attach to, if i remember correctly. i fix that by making measures of different lengths. Since i only see barlines at the end of a staff, it doesn't matter where they are inside of it.
Just a quick question: Are you using repeated notes on a single syllable to avoid ties across barlines?
i do hope this helps.
bill
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:52:23 -0400
From: Michael Collins <mxcoll...@gmail.com>
To: lilypond-user@gnu.org
Subject: formatting meterless music
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Hello,
I'm working on a piece without barlines or a time signature. The file is
attached below. I have tried using the \cadenzaOn command, but this seems
to produce nice output only when I use a simple time signature (4/4) and
manually bar (|) the input. Unfortunately, the rhythmic values I'm using
do not lend themselves to this approach. The introduction of a couple 16th
notes shifts everything over and makes it impossible to divide things into
neat 4/4 bars.
My current solution modifies the layout's context block to completely
suppress barlines and time signatures. However, since lilypond still
thinks I'm in 4/4, I'm getting ties across invisible barlines. Also, since
all barlines are suppressed, I can't get a double bar line at the end. Is
there any way around these problems? Is there an elegant way to produce
meterless music without ties that still includes a double barline at the
end?
?
Oremus.ly
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f12TvUgRL96Nq-VVLo_cBZ0drmhkJh1hmhMyF989lUg/edit?usp=drive_web>
?
-Michael
\version "2.18.2"
\header {
title = \markup \center-column {
" "
}
}
global = {
\override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #'#(#f #f #f)
\override Staff.BarLine #'break-visibility = #'#(#t #f #f)
\override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f
\key
}
melody = \relative {
\once \override Score.MetronomeMark #'padding = #4 \tempo 4 = 132
\revert Staff.BarLine #'break-visibility \bar "|." % final phrase
}
ison = \relative {
\clef bass
}
text = \lyricmode {
}
\score {
\new ChoirStaff <<
\new Staff = human
% \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"acoustic grand"
{ \global \melody }
\addlyrics { \text }
\new Staff = divine
% \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"acoustic grand"
{ \global \ison }
>>
% \midi { }
}
\version "2.18.2"
\header {
title = \markup \center-column {
" "
"Christ Is Risen!"
}
}
global = {
\override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #'#(#f #f #f)
\override Staff.BarLine #'break-visibility = #'#(#t #f #f)
\override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f
\key d \minor
}
melody = \relative a' {
\once \override Score.MetronomeMark #'padding = #4 \tempo 4 = 132
\repeat volta 2 {
g4( a) a2 c4( bes) a( g) g( f) g( a) a4.( bes8 a2) bes4( a) g2 bes4( a g f)
e2( f2) g4( a bes c) a4.( g8 a4 bes) c2 bes4( a) g( a bes c) a2 g4( a) f2
g4( a) bes( a g) fis g( a2.) \break
}
g4( a) a2 d a g4( f) g( a) c( bes8 a8 ~ a2) bes4( a) g2 bes4( a g f) e2( f2)
g4( a bes c) a4.( g8 a4 bes) c2 bes4( a) g4.( f8 g a bes c) a8( bes g a) f( g
e f16 e) d2 g4( a) bes4( a g) fis g( a bes c a g f! e d e g f e d c d ees2 d1)
\revert Staff.BarLine #'break-visibility \bar "|."
}
ison = \relative d {
\clef bass
\repeat volta 2 {
d2 d d d d d d1 d2 d d1 d d d d2 d d1 d2 d d d d2. d4 d1
}
d2 d d d d d d1 d2 d d1 d d d d2 d2 d1 d2 d d d d2. d4 d\breve ~ d1. c1 d1
}
text = \lyricmode {
Christ __ is ris -- en __ from __ the __ dead, __ tram -- pling down __ death __ by __ death __ and on __ those __ in the __ tombs be -- stow -- ing life! __
Christ __ is ris -- en __ from __ the __ dead, __ tram -- pling down __ death __ by __ death __ and on __ those __ in __ the __ tombs be -- stow -- ing life! __
}
\score {
\new ChoirStaff <<
\new Staff = human
% \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"acoustic grand"
{ \global \melody }
\addlyrics { \text }
\new Staff = divine
% \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"acoustic grand"
{ \global \ison }
>>
% \midi { }
}
christ-is-risen.pdf
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