Modal notation
I’m trying to notate 1200-ish School of Notre Dame modal notation, and the
Gregorian notation works out reasonably well.
1. I’m not finding a symbol for a “plica”: single note with ascending or
descending tail on both sides. Does that exist?
2. More seriously: if I don’t include a Lyrics line, all notes get smushed
together.
3. Also: sometimes I want to set a small snippet where the exact pitch is
irrelevant, but removing the Clef_engraver doesn’t work:
Advise? Thanks,
Victor.
Here’s a snippet:
\include "gregorian.ly"
%% #(ly:set-option 'crop #t)
voiceglobal = { \omit Dots \omit Tie \time 3/4 }
\score{
<<
\new VaticanaVoice = "voice"
\with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
\relative c'
{
\voiceglobal
\key c \major
\clef "vaticana-do2"
\[ a2 \pes b4 \flexa a2 \]
\[ a4 \pes b2 \]
\[ b4 \flexa g2 \]
}
%%\new Lyrics \lyricsto "voice" { Vi}
>>
\layout { #(layout-set-staff-size 36) }
}
\version "2.24.1"
whole measure, unusual time signature
I'm writing a piece in 14/16, and that's not 7/8: it's counted 4+3+3+4
sixteenths.
1. Is there a way to make beaming automatically to 4-3-3-4?
2. If I have a whole measure rest, I find that \times 14/16 {R1} gives a nice
simple notation. Now I want a note that is held for a whole measure look like
\times 14/16 { c1 }, but that has a little 16 under it. Can I get rid of that?
(I suspect someone will have to dictate me a snipped of Scheme).
3. I have a part (labeled mastertrack) that is completely empty except for a
bunch of \mark\default and \bar .|. thingies, and that I overlay on each
part. This has worked fine in the past. However, using \times 14/16 {s1} to get
a whole empty measure gives a strange message:
programming error: stopped tuplet bracket has neither left nor right bound
continuing, cross fingers
Help?
Victor.
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connect staff groups @ end of system?
I have a score with a bunch of staff groups. I like that bar lines are only connecting staffs in a group, but I would like a big bar line over the whole system at the end of every system. Is there a way to do that? Victor. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Is pagination quadratic?
The other day I had the brilliant idea of writing some python code to generate
the lilypond input for exercises. After all, generating the lilypond code for
all triads, all scales, whatnot, is pretty simple.
So now I have this exercise study that generates close to 2000 scales like
\relative c { a b c d e f g a g f e d c b a}. And finding the ideal number
of pages takes an ungodly amount of time. Minutes. Probably over 10.
Which makes me wonder if pagination is quadratic (I really hope it's not
exponential!) and if so, if it should be.
Any thoughts?
Victor.
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Re: status of mutopia project
(sorry for breaking the thread. is there an easy way to follow up to a message in the digest?) Is this project dead? Sadly yes it is, in practice. I hope everyone knows about the Werner Icking Music Archive? http://icking-music-archive.org/index.php Public domain, pdf files, and the maintainer encourages contributors to include source (and sound or at least midi) files. Most of my music http://icking-music-archive.org/ByComposer/Eijkhout.php has lilypond (or occasionally sibelius) source files. This site is very much alive, with several contributions per day. The maintainer of this archive is getting on in age and has health concerns, so there is a discussion going on about the future of the site. Maybe disapointed mutopia enthousiasts can play a role here? Victor ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
lilypond-book too many open files
Running lilypond-book generates over 2000 pdf files. And then something says too many open files. Is there a way around that? Victor. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: lilypond-book too many open files
On Apr 2, 2011, at 4:41 AM, Matthias Kilian wrote: In which version does this happen, 2.12 or 2.13? Using 2.12.3. Thanks, Victor. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
rehearsal letter other indication
I have a rehearsal letter (\mark\default) and at the same place I want to have a tempo indication (slightly faster). How can I combine them? I'd rather not put that text on a note, since it has to occur in every part of a score. Victor. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Re: rehearsal letter other indication
On Jul 7, 2010, at 8:29 AM, Alexander Kobel wrote: try: \tempo your text. After upgrading from 2.11.30 to 2.12 this worked. Thanks. However, the layout is not great if I do \mark\default \tempo lively R1*8 \mark\default \tempo slightly faster R1*8 \mark\default \tempo slower The subsequent rehearsal letters wind up on top of the tempo indications. Victor. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
bad spacing
This looks really bad:
harpchords = \relative c' { \time 15/8
s2^C s2^G/B s2^Am s4. | s2^Cmaj7/B s2^Em/G s2^F s4. |
s2^G s2^F/A s2^G/B s4. | s2^Dm/A s2^Dm/F s2 s4. |
\repeat volta 2 {
s2^C s2^G/B s2^Am s4.^Am/G# | s2^Cmaj7/G s2^Em s2^F
s4.^Bb/F |
s2^G s2^F/A s2^G/B s4.^Fdim/G# | s2^Am s2^F s2 s4. |
} s2^C
}
\score {
\new Staff { \set Staff.instrumentName = Harp \harpchords }
}
Should it look better, or am I using the wrong mechanism?
Victor.
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Re: how do I control the size of the musical fonts?
On Jun 11, 2008, at 5:33 PM, James E. Bailey wrote:
or more likely, \new staff \with {fontSize = #-2}
Does that rely on 2.11? I'm still on 2.10.
Parsing...
queen-score-separate.ly:29:30: error: GUILE signaled an error for the
expression beginning here
\new Staff \with {fontSize = #
-2} = Alto {
Unbound variable: -2}
Victor.
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Re: how do I control the size of the musical fonts?
I misspoke. I only had a \version of 2.10 in the input. I actually
ahve 2.11
Victors-G5:Queen VicDiesel$ lilypond queen-score.ly
GNU LilyPond 2.11.39
Processing `queen-score.ly'
Parsing...
queen-score-separate.ly:29:30: error: GUILE signaled an error for the
expression beginning here
\new Staff \with {fontSize = #
-2} = Alto {
Unbound variable: -2}
On Jun 11, 2008, at 5:33 PM, James E. Bailey wrote:
or more likely, \new staff \with {fontSize = #-2}
Does that rely on 2.11? I'm still on 2.10.
Parsing...
queen-score-separate.ly:29:30: error: GUILE signaled an error for the
expression beginning here
\new Staff \with {fontSize = #
-2} = Alto {
Unbound variable: -2}
Victor.
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how do I control the size of the musical fonts?
Meaning, not lyrics, but the notes. Suppose I want to shrink a whole score by a few percent so that it takes one page less? Or in piano + solo instrument, it's customary to print the solo slightly smaller in the score. How do I do that? Victor. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
OS X 10.5 Leopard
I've just started Lilypond for the first time since upgrading to 10.5 and I only get the Apple menu and Lilypond, clicking on the latter produces no menu. Java problems? I had 2.10.something, but downloading 2.11.something made no difference. Victor. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
accidentals in cadenzas
I'm writing a cadenza, and it seems that \bar does not have the effect of accidentals being reset as if there was a real bar line. For instance d16 [e fis g a b cis d e f e d] \bar e,16 [fis gis a b cis d e f g f e] In the second phrase, only a sharp will be printed for the gis, not for the fis. Is there any way to get the effect that at the invislble bar line all previous accidentals are forgotten/reset? Victor. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
chord notation annoyance
The notation g/b4 is apparently incorrect, it should be g4/b. Could the error message be improved somewhat? The following is rather unhelpful. Basically I had to take apart my chord sheet measure by measure to find the offending entry. Parsing.../Applications/Audio and Music/Lilypond/LilyPond.app/ Contents/Resources/bin/../share/lilypond/current/scm/chord-entry.scm: 39:11: In procedure construct-chord in expression (scm-error (quote chord-format) construct-chord ...): /Applications/Audio and Music/Lilypond/LilyPond.app/Contents/ Resources/bin/../share/lilypond/current/scm/chord-entry.scm:39:11: Spurious garbage following chord: #Pitch f' Or maybe Lily could be made slightly more accepting of variant notations? Victor. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
text in chord lines
I want to indicate a measure rest in a chord line. This doesn't work: a1 | s1^tacet | a1 What's the solution? Victor. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
partial measure in figured bass
When I write \partial 4 _4 I get: Parsing... fredo, figured.ly:2:13: error: syntax error, unexpected '_', expecting or DRUM_PITCH or MUSIC_FUNCTION or NOTENAME_PITCH \partial 4 _ 4 | but the music is otherwise typeset correctly. What's the legal solution? Victor. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
ossia example?
The ossia example that according to the manual should be in input/ test/ossia.ly is missing from the current distribution. Can anyone send it to from an old version, or show me a short example of how to do ossia? I can't figure it out. Victor. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
input files in OS X version
I've searched through the package contents of the OS X version, and the input/test directory which is refered to in the manual doesn't seem to be there. Ok, I'm a big boy, I can download a source tarball like the best of them, but shouldn't this stuff be somewhere in the distribution? Or is it? Victor. ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
Unexpected tuplet bracket location
Is this a bug or a feature?
quartertriplet = { \set tupletSpannerDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 4) }
\relative { \time 3/4 \clef treble \key g \minor
\relative c'' {
\quartertriplet
\times 2/3 { r8 a r a r4} r4 | r8 g r g r4 |
\times 2/3 { r8 a r a r4} r4 | r8 bes r bes r4 |
\times 2/3 { r8 c r c r4} r4 | r8 bes r bes r4 |
\times 2/3 { r8 a r a r a} r8 a | r4. g |
}
}
\version 2.9.27
Same output with 2.9.something and 2.10.
Victor.
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Re: [Q] Rehearsal marks in parts
On Nov 6, 2006, at 12:38 PM, Graham Percival wrote:Please send future bug reports to the bug-lilypond mailist. Will do. I wasn't sure that this was a bug. There could have been good reasons for it, and I've now learned the trick of putting all marks in a silent part, which is a better way of avoiding mistakes in mark locations.Victor.___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
beam breaking in tuplets
Is this a bug or a feature? (2.9.27, PPC)
\relative c'' {
\time 3/4
\times 3/4 { r4 g8 a16 bes a8 bes16 c d8 c16 bes } |
#(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 16 * *) 2 4)
r4 g8 a16 bes a8 bes16 c |
}
I was expecting the beam in the tuplet to be broken the same way as
in the measure after.
If I was expecting wrong, I'd appreciate a hint as to how to force
this behaviour.
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Re: [Q] Rehearsal marks in parts
Version 2.9.27
Input:
parta = { r1 \mark\default r1 }
partb = { c1 \mark\default c1 }
\score {
\new Staff = x {\parta}
\new Staff = y {\partb}
}
(imagine that the two parts are in included files, because I also
want to include them in part files, so they both need the rehearsal
marks)
Output:
Interpreting music...
/Users/victor/Documents/Logic songs/Recorder/Follia score/
testscorep.ly:2:13: warning: Two simultaneous mark events, junking
this one
partb = { c1
\mark\default c1 }
/Users/victor/Documents/Logic songs/Recorder/Follia score/
testscorep.ly:1:13: warning: Previous mark event here
parta = { r1
\mark\default r1 }[2]
Preprocessing graphical objects...
I'd like for that warning to go away.
Victor.
On Nov 2, 2006, at 11:17 PM, Paul Scott wrote:
Victor Eijkhout wrote:
If I put \mark \default in each part, then I get an annoying
warnnig message about duplicate marks when I include the parts in
a score document. What's the easiest way around this?
Can you give the version number of LilyPond you are using and a
small example?
Paul Scott
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Re: beam breaking in tuplets
I don't think you want that. Just try this:
\relative c'' {
\time 3/4
#(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * * *) 3 16)
#(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * * *) 6 16)
#(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * * *) 9 16)
\times 3/4 { r4 g8 a16 bes a8 bes16 c d8 c16 bes } |
r4 g8 a16 bes a16 bes c8 |
}
\version 2.9.27
Bad side effects.
But I think this approach points to a design error. Beam breaking is
a visual operation, not a mathematical one. I want a sixteenth beam
broken at any beat boundary, no matter whether this is in 4/4 time or
in a 27 over 26 fragment.
Imho, of course.
Btw, that raises another question I''ve been meaning to ask: do
assignments have scope? Can I limit this beam setting overriding to
one fragment, without explicitly restoring the old rules? (Lilypond
looks so much like TeX that I would really expect such a mechanism to
exist.)
Victor.
On Nov 5, 2006, at 3:22 PM, Mats Bengtsson wrote:
If you divide a 3/4 measure into 4 equal beats, then each beat will
be 3/16 long. So, you can obtain what you want with #(override-auto-
beam-setting '(end * * * *) 3 16)
#(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * * *) 6 16)
#(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * * *) 9 16)
Since this is a fairly uncommon rhythm, LilyPond does not
specify any such default behaviour.
/Mats
Quoting Victor Eijkhout [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Is this a bug or a feature? (2.9.27, PPC)
\relative c'' {
\time 3/4
\times 3/4 { r4 g8 a16 bes a8 bes16 c d8 c16 bes } |
#(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 16 * *) 2 4)
r4 g8 a16 bes a8 bes16 c |
}
I was expecting the beam in the tuplet to be broken the same way
as in the measure after.
If I was expecting wrong, I'd appreciate a hint as to how to
force this behaviour.
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Re: [Q] Rehearsal marks in parts
On Nov 5, 2006, at 2:10 PM, Paul Scott wrote:global = { s1 \markdefault s1 } parta = { R1 R1 } partb = { c1 c1 } parta.ly contains: score { \new Staff = "x" { \global \parta } } Ah. I'd been wondering if there was a way to implement a "master track". Cool. Thanks.Victor.___
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[Q] Rehearsal marks in parts
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