Re: Lyrics both above and below the staff with splits?
Avi Drissman:
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.. }
...
Avoid that one when working with vocals.
Try something like attached file.
Note:
you have to name your \context Lyrics else
they tend to be on the same line
you have to make sure you don't create new voices, things like
\new Voice { }
{ } { }
{ } \\ { }
create new voices, so you have to tell lilypond every voice it's name
Regards,
/Karl Hammar
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\version 2.16.1
mA = \context Voice = vA \relative c' {
c4 d e f |
{ \voiceTwo c d e f | } \oneVoice
c d e f |
{ \voiceTwo c d e f | } \oneVoice
c d e f |
}
ma = \context Voice = va \relative a' { \voiceOne s1 | a4 g f e | s1 | a4 g f e
| s1 | }
lA = \lyricmode { A B C D E F G H I J K A B C D E F G H I }
la = \lyricmode { a b c d e f g h }
\score {
\new ChoirStaff
\context Lyrics = la
\new Staff \mA \ma
\lyricsto va \context Lyrics = la \la
\lyricsto vA \context Lyrics = lA \lA
\layout {}
}
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Re: Lyrics both above and below the staff with splits?
2013/4/14 Avi Drissman a...@drissman.com:
So that's how you re-use a Lyrics. That works, but is a bit ugly in that you
have to create new voices over and over. So I tried re-using a voice using
that \context trick
How about using separate voices:
\version 2.16.1
altonotesUp =
\relative c' {
s1*3 s2
\voiceOne
fis8( a) b4~ | b a( fis d) | fis1
\oneVoice
s1*3
\voiceOne d8[^\markup { \italic cresc. poco a poco } e] fis2.~( | fis2 e4.)
\oneVoice
s4
}
altonotesDown =
\relative c' {
fis2\p e |
d cis |
d cis |
b \voiceTwo fis'2~ |
fis4 e( cis8 b a4) |
a1 |
\oneVoice
r4 d\f d4. fis8 |
fis1 |
r1 |
\voiceTwo r1 |
r2 cis8 d e \oneVoice e8~ |
e4
}
altowordsUp =
\lyricmode {
doo __ doo __ doo __ on
Car -- ry on, __
}
altowordsDown = \lyricmode {
cooled my head and warmed my heart
doo __ doo __ on
this road to -- night.
Nev -- er run,
}
\score {
\new ChoirStaff
\new Staff = alto \with { instrumentName = A }
\new Voice = altoUp
\altonotesUp
\new Voice = altoDown
\altonotesDown
\new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = alto }
\lyricsto altoUp \altowordsUp
\new Lyrics
\lyricsto altoDown \altowordsDown
\layout {}
}
Cheers,
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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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Re: Lyrics both above and below the staff with splits?
2013/4/14 Avi Drissman a...@drissman.com:
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
Hi Avi,
_please_ post a _compilable_ example!!
I tend to ignore posts without compilable code. Or I have to make a guess:
\version 2.16.2
mI = \relative c' { \repeat unfold 8 c'4 }
mII = \relative c' { \repeat unfold 4 d2 }
altowords = \lyricmode { \repeat unfold 10 foo }
altoonewords = \lyricmode { \repeat unfold 8 bar }
altonotes = \relative c' {
\context Voice = altoonex { \voiceOne \mI }
{ \voiceTwo \mII }
\oneVoice
e1
\context Voice = altoone { \voiceOne \mI }
{ \voiceTwo \mII }
\oneVoice
e1
}
\new Staff = alto
\new Voice = alto
%\global
\altonotes
\lyricsto alto \new Lyrics \altowords
\new Lyrics = lyr \with { alignAboveContext = alto } \lyricsto
altoonex \altoonewords
\context Lyrics = lyr \with { alignAboveContext = alto }
\lyricsto altoone \altoonewords
\set Staff.instrumentName = A
-Harm
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Re: Lyrics both above and below the staff with splits?
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
}
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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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Re: Lyrics both above and below the staff with splits?
I'm sorry; I was banging my head against this for so long that I just
emailed out of frustration.
So that's how you re-use a Lyrics. That works, but is a bit ugly in that
you have to create new voices over and over. So I tried re-using a voice
using that \context trick:
\version 2.16.1
altonotes = \relative c' {
fis2\p e | d cis | d cis | b
\new Voice = altoone { \voiceOne fis'8( a) b4~ | b a( fis d) | fis1 }
{ \voiceTwo fis2~ | fis4 e( cis8 b a4) | a1 } \oneVoice
r4 d\f d4. fis8 | fis1 | r1 |
\context Voice = altoone { \voiceOne d8[^\markup { \italic cresc.
poco a poco } e] fis2.~( | fis2 e4.) }
{ \voiceTwo r1 | r2 cis8 d e } \oneVoice
e8~ | e4
}
altowords = \lyricmode {
cooled my head and warmed my heart
doo __ doo __ on
this road to -- night.
Nev -- er run,
}
altoonewords = \lyricmode {
doo __ doo __ doo __ on
Car -- ry on, __
}
\score {
\new ChoirStaff
\new Staff = alto
\new Voice = alto
\altonotes
\lyricsto alto \new Lyrics \altowords
\lyricsto altoone \new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = alto }
\altoonewords
\set Staff.instrumentName = A
\layout {}
}
But the words don't show up the second time. Must I create a new voice each
time and put in a new new \lyricsto for each split?
Thanks,
Avi
On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 6:11 AM, Thomas Morley
thomasmorle...@googlemail.com wrote:
2013/4/14 Avi Drissman a...@drissman.com:
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
Hi Avi,
_please_ post a _compilable_ example!!
I tend to ignore posts without compilable code. Or I have to make a guess:
\version 2.16.2
mI = \relative c' { \repeat unfold 8 c'4 }
mII = \relative c' { \repeat unfold 4 d2 }
altowords = \lyricmode { \repeat unfold 10 foo }
altoonewords = \lyricmode { \repeat unfold 8 bar }
altonotes = \relative c' {
\context Voice = altoonex { \voiceOne \mI }
{ \voiceTwo \mII }
\oneVoice
e1
\context Voice = altoone { \voiceOne \mI }
{ \voiceTwo \mII }
\oneVoice
e1
}
\new Staff = alto
\new Voice = alto
%\global
\altonotes
\lyricsto alto \new Lyrics \altowords
\new Lyrics = lyr \with { alignAboveContext = alto } \lyricsto
altoonex \altoonewords
\context Lyrics = lyr
