Re: Instrument transposition and score transposition confusion

2006-10-05 Thread Markus Schneider
Hello OROD, I do it like this: fluteNotes = \relative c''' { \transposition c % this indicates the correct pitch for cues and midi \key c \major ... the music in c ... } clarinetNotes = \relative c'' { \transposition bes % this indicates the correct pitch for cues and midi \key d \majo

Re: how to do (de)crescendos between monophonic and polyphonic parts?

2006-10-04 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Michael, you could do your dynamics in a sperate voice altogether: voiceI= { c << {d} \\ {f} >> } voiceIdyn = { s\cr s\!} \score { \new Staff << \context Voice = "A" \voiceI \context Voice = "A" \voiceIdyn >> } Cheers, Markus "Michael Kiermaier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im

Re: how to create a dynamic mark "pp sempre"?

2006-10-04 Thread Markus Schneider
You may play around with \transparent, \combine and \fontsize get your alignment right. untested: ppsempre = #(make-dynamic-script (markup #:combine #:transparent "f" "pp" #:combine #:transparent "f" #:normal-text #:italic "sempre" ) ) Cheers, Markus "Michael Kiermaier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: "Alla breve" music function

2006-10-04 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Arvid, thanks a lot! This is exactly what I was looking for! Cheers, Markus ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: Preferred way to set tempo marks?

2006-09-25 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Michael, I use TextScript for tempo marks (or any expression for that matter). eg. rit = \markup { \italic "ritardando" } and later on { c16 c c c c_\rit c c c } HTH Markus ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu

Re: How to show 4x repeats?

2006-09-25 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Arjan, AFAIK you have to either use a text markup to indicate "4x" or use manual repeats if you want a bracket. See http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/Documentation/user/lilypond/Manual-repeat-commands.html#Manual-repeat-commands Text spanners might also work, but they start/end on notes (not on bar

Re: Syntax questions

2006-09-25 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Benjamin, > Lilypond and I are disagreeing about some syntax in 2.8, > hopefully someone can help... > hn = { \markup{Hn.} } use: hn = \markup{Hn.} > Also, I'm having difficulty understanding the syntax of the > \column command. cText = \markup { \column { "1st" "2nd" "3rd" } } HTH Markus

"Alla breve" music function

2006-09-20 Thread Markus Schneider
Hello list, I'm looking for a function that doubles every duration. Here's a short example: Turn { c1 c2 c4 c16 c16 c16 c16 } into { c1 ~ c1 c1 c2 c8 c8 c8 c8 } I digged around, but I think this is still beyond my limited scheme understanding. If someone did somthing like this already

Re: Independent left- and right-control of bound-padding?

2006-09-20 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Trevor, your request was immune to most approaches I used so far, but I found a solution. You can now alter your paddings independently (look for the "i"s). For regular use, I recommend to turn this into a function. Beware, this is "deep-hack" mode! Cheers, Markus %%% BEGIN BOUND PADDING SNI

Re: Rather involved TextSpanner edge-text Scheme markup question

2006-09-18 Thread Markus Schneider
I forgot: more importantly, use \combine to print the markups on top of each other. That may take care of your horizontal space problem. Markus "Markus Schneider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi Trevor, > > you may try to use the &q

Re: Rather involved TextSpanner edge-text Scheme markup question

2006-09-18 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Trevor, you may try to use the "fake" letter f. It has all the necessary ascenders and descenders to fake the basline. I use this with dynamics. pX = #(make-dynamic-script (markup #:combine #:transparent #:dynamic "f" #:line(#:hspace 0 #:dynamic "p" #:hspace 0))) HTH Markus _

Re: Moving Dot on Dotted Note - Lilypond 2.9.17 Windows.

2006-09-14 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Trent, DotColumn resides in the Staff context. You can find this from the DotColumn layout object in the program reference (lilypond-internals), click on the engraver link (here: Dot_column_engraver). There you can read: "Dot_column_engraver is part of contexts: ... Staff ..." HTH Markus

Re: advanced \tag -ing

2006-09-14 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Jan, you could use \partcombine to merge the heads. But I'm not quite sure, what you are trying to accomplish. If you want have diffenent voices at the same time in your input file, you also should look at \parallelMusic. http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.8/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html Cheers, Ma

Re: Minimum padding after barlines for notes with accidentals?

2006-09-14 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi all, string numbers are too close to the preceding grob all the time in natural spacing anyway (not only at a bar line), so \layout { \context { \Voice \override StringNumber #'minimum-X-extent = #'(-1.3 . 0.2) } } will do the trick. Also, I changed the function from the previous

Re: Minimum padding after barlines for notes with accidentals?

2006-09-13 Thread Markus Schneider
Here a fully automated function called "accidentalSpacer" which taks two parameters: 1. the time signature (to obtain barlines) 2. a music variable to calculate the total amount of bars The example shows the behaviour in 4/4, 2/4 and 1/4 time signatures. If someone knows how to derive the time-s

Re: Minimum padding after barlines for notes with accidentals?

2006-09-13 Thread Markus Schneider
Hello Rick, hello Kieren, have a look - this might actually work with acceptable editing effort. It's _almost_ fully automated. You only have to know your total amount of bars. Of course, if the time-signature changes, this must be adjusted in the accidentalSpacer variable also. Cheers, Markus %

Re: advanced \tag -ing

2006-09-13 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Jan, I do this like this: << \new Staff << \context Voice ="A" \keepWithTag #'one \music \context Voice ="A" \keepWithTag #'two \music >> \new Staff << \context Voice ="B" \keepWithTag #'one \music \context Voice ="B" \keepWithTag #'four \music >> >> etc.. HTH Markus

Re: Key Signatures on Lilypond

2006-09-13 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Karen, > appears without an accidental sign before it. That's OK for notes needing > accidentals, but in keys with 2 or more sharps or flats it's a lot more typing!! if you want to save typing, you can always use your text editor's search and replace after you put in all your notes. Maybe eve

Re: Use of a global and contexts

2006-09-12 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Andrew, you forgot some << >> braces to indicate the parallel nature of your staves. See example. Cheers, Markus \version "2.8.5" \include "english.ly" globalpar = { s1 * 2 | \mark \default } continuoLeftMusic = { a1 b c d e f } continuoRightMusic = { a1 b c d e f } \score { <<

Re: Potential valid values from quotedEventTypes

2006-09-07 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Ian, in theory all of these events are quotable: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/Documentation/user/lilypond-internals/Music-classes.html#Music-classes ... but at least the "layout-instruction-event" doesn't work as expected (i.e. the effects of \override don't make it into the quoted part). You

Re: Markups w/ articulations

2006-09-06 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Kamal, see Chapter "Articulations" in the fine doc -> Commonly tweaked properties. HTH Markus P.S. Link to 2.9. doc: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/Documentation/user/lilypond/Articulations.html#Articulations ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypo

Re: TextScript implements self-alignment interface

2006-09-06 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Trevor, I derived this from the hint given regarding the OctavateEight in define-grobs.scm: \override TextScript #'X-offset = #(ly:make-simple-closure `(,+ ,(ly:make-simple-closure (list ly:self-alignment-interface::x-aligned-on-self)) ,(ly:make-simple-closure (list ly:self

Re: Swing Eighths Marking

2006-09-05 Thread Markus Schneider
> Have you ever considered that your question has > probably been already discussed, and that showing you the right > keyword for searching is the quickest solution. ... indeed it has and an almost "ready-to-use" example can be found here: http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=204 Markus __

Re: Printing tempo marks on every part

2006-09-05 Thread Markus Schneider
% Dynamics tie-event slur-event phrasing-slur-event % ties, slurs text-span-event fingering-event breathing-event bend-after-event HTH Markus "David A. Greene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Markus Schneider wrote: > > You c

Re: \transpose weird staffs

2006-09-01 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi, AFAICS, the easiest way is to split your horn part into two seperate ones: hornpartG = \relative c' { \transposition g ... many notes ... } hornpartEES = \relative c' { \transposition ees ... many notes ... } Then use \transpose as usual on each of them. Markus ___

Re: How to shorten up a one measure markup score?

2006-08-29 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Rick, altering 1*1/64 might do the trick (mind the *1/64 part)! HTH Markus "Rick Hansen (aka RickH)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I'd like to use the capability of embedding a score into markup, to indicate > to the player how certain things are nota

Re: Printing tempo marks on every part

2006-08-25 Thread Markus Schneider
You can also use \addquote and filter only desired events using Staff.quotedEventTypes. (http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/Documentation/user/lilypond/Quoting-other-voic es.html#Quoting-other-voices) In pseudo code this would look like this: somevoice = { } partWithAllMarksAndStuff = {} \addquote fr

Re: Accidentals tied over a line break

2006-08-23 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Marcus, see this: %%% Begin ly snippet \version "2.9.15" noAcc = \once \override Staff.Accidental #'transparent = ##t \score { { cis''1 ~ \noAcc \break cis''1 cis''1 ~ \break cis''1 } \layout { ragged-right = ##t } } %%% End ly snippet This involves a certain amount

Re: Arpeggio under a note

2006-08-23 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Kamal, use this to suppress the tuplet number: ... \hideNotes \arpeggioUp \arpFix \once \override TupletNumber #'transparent = ##t % This is NEW \times 2/3 { 8\arpeggio \arpeggioDown ... Cheers, Markus ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-us

Re: key change with repeat bar

2006-08-22 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Nigel, use: \once \override Staff.KeyCancellation #'X-offset = #-1 \key c\major \bar ":|" HTH Markus "Nigel Holmes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hello, > > I only recently started using Lilypond and apologize if this is a > question answered in the docu

Re: Problem with organ notes

2006-08-15 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Roman, see example below. It should resolve all issues you mentioned. I tested it in 2.8.6 stable. HTH Markus %%% BEGIN snippet \version "2.8.2" \header { title= "Tune for Organ and Trumpet" composer = "Tomm" opus = "" } \include "deutsch.ly" global = { \key f \major \tim

Re: Improper markup placement in 2.8.0?

2006-08-13 Thread Markus Schneider
> you have to add: > > \once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-visibility = > #end-of-line-visible Err, better use: #begin-of-line-invisible Markus ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilyp

Re: Improper markup placement in 2.8.0?

2006-08-13 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Shamus, you have to add: \once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-visibility = #end-of-line-visible See http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/Documentation/user/lilypond/Text-marks.html#Text-marks and http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/Documentation/user/lilypond-internals/item_002dinterface.html#item

Re: Missing volta bracket in 2.8.0

2006-08-12 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Shamus, > I don't know if this has been pointed out already but it seems that > \stopStaff followed by a \startStaff causes volta brackets to disappear. this is fixed since 2.9.10. Markus ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http

Re: More on colliding tuplet brackets.

2006-08-11 Thread Markus Schneider
I browsed the news section of 2.9.x and it struck me like lightning! This is _so_ easy now! See example. Markus %%% Begin Snippet \version "2.9.14" \score { << \new Staff { \relative c'' { \voiceOne << { \tweak #'padding #2.5 \times

Re: More on colliding tuplet brackets.

2006-08-11 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Henrik, the problem is to move apart the two consecutive "\time n/m {}" statements, so that the overrides only affect one set of tuplets. See two examples below. The first one reports a "warning: ignoring too many clashing note columns" - but typesetting is optimal IMO, second one compiles wit

Re: Getting rid of redundant tuplet brackets in combined voices

2006-08-11 Thread Markus Schneider
Hello Henrik, > > this is odd indeed, I can only assume that 2.9.14 typesets tuplet brackets > > differently (ie. both at the same spot in this case). > Are you running 2.9.14 and did it look OK then? Yes, I do and it looks OK, but I'm almost shure it didn't as I posted the example first. Anyway,

Re: Getting rid of redundant tuplet brackets in combined voices

2006-08-10 Thread Markus Schneider
Hm, this is odd indeed, I can only assume that 2.9.14 typesets tuplet brackets differently (ie. both at the same spot in this case). But the problem isn't gone, I paste a section of tuplets from a piece where I encountered this problem at first, where it still remains. Markus %%% Begin snippet

Re: Getting rid of redundant tuplet brackets in combined voices

2006-08-10 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Henrik, > However, I would imagine you could put a > > \override Voice.TupletBracket #'bracket-visibility = ##t > \override Voice.TupletNumber #'transparent = ##t if I pass this to the first voice, all brackets and numbers vanish; passed to the second voice, nothing happens at all (ie still d

Re: something strange with tuplets

2006-08-07 Thread Markus Schneider
H Adam, try \times 6/4 { b16 c d e } Your are referring to 16th, 3 beats have 6x 16th - but you want only 4. HTH Markus "Adam Good" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi, I'm getting strange results when trying to make a tuplet grouping... > the piece is in 12

Re: setting beams for "odd" time signatures

2006-08-07 Thread Markus Schneider
So, what you're saying is, the default rules are interferring because they are still valid! That means, if any unexpected beam behaviour occurs, you have to 1. look up the "autoBeamSettings" set in "Score" (http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/Documentation/user/lilypond-internals/Score.ht ml#Score

Re: setting beams for "odd" time signatures

2006-08-04 Thread Markus Schneider
Adam, I also expected Mats' solution to work - but it doesn't. If this is by design or random I can't say, but if you use #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * * *) 3 8) #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * * *) 7 8) #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end * * * *) 10 8) and \time 12/8 \set beatL

Re: a metronome mark question

2006-07-27 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi all, so I used Kieren's example as a starting point... I put my result in the LSR (Rhythm marks / play style indication): http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=204 Have fun! Markus ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists

Re: new user....

2006-07-24 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi confrey, > - how can I choose the width of a measure? Look here: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.8/Documentation/user/lilypond.html#Proportional-notation > - how can I choose the number of measure for staff? see below. Markus %%% Begin Snippet \version "2.8.4" global = { \hideNotes \repeat un

Re: Can you add blank pages in Lilypond?

2006-07-24 Thread Markus Schneider
Steven, you can use \cadenzaOn \cadenzaOff. Bar counting is suppressed during a cadenza. Cheers, Markus ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Re: notime

2006-07-23 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Jon, have a look at this, it might do the trick for you. Markus %%% Begin of snippet \score { { \stopStaff | 1 | 1 | 1 } \layout { ragged-right = ##t indent = 0\cm \context { \Staff \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } } } %%% End of snippe

Re: Need a link to answer how to set up percussion staves properly

2006-07-23 Thread Markus Schneider
Jay, maybe this points you in the right direction using DrumStaff and/or RhythmicStaff. Note the layout changes I added in the layout-block. Here you can find more details for modifications in that manner: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.8/Documentation/user/lilypond-internals.html#DrumStaff http://l

Re: Position of TextScript in \cueDuring

2006-07-20 Thread Markus Schneider
Finally I realized that this isn't "a bug" nor "not a feature", it's simple user stupidity... :( ... and it has nothing to do with CueVoices or \cueDuring for that matter either! I forgot the curly braces: << R1*1 \\ s2 s8 s8^\cueOboeC s4 >> doesn't work (i.e. puts all skips/notes on the first bea

Re: fingerings collide with beams

2006-07-19 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi again, Victor! Maybe the last part is the "solution"? \version "2.9.7" \score { { \new Staff { < a-1 c'''-1 >32 < a-2 c'''-2 >32 < a-1 c'''-1 >32 < a-2 c'''-2 >32 \set fingeringOrientations = #'(up left) < a-1 c'''

Re: fingerings collide with beams

2006-07-19 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Victor, this might be an acceptable workaround: \version "2.9.7" \score { { \new Staff { < a-1 c'''-1 >32 < a-2 c'''-2 >32 < a-1 c'''-1 >32 < a-2 c'''-2 >32 \set fingeringOrientations = #'(up left) < a-1 c'''-1 >32

Re: Moving rests vertically in drummode

2006-07-19 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Nicolas, this should get you started: %%% Begin of snippet \version "2.9.11" cymbals = \drummode { \times 2/3 { hh16 r hh } } % beware! drums is a keyword! dr = \drummode { bd8 } \score { { \new DrumStaff << \new DrumVoice { \voiceOne \cymbals } \new DrumVoice { \v

Re: End-of-piece trill?

2006-07-19 Thread Markus Schneider
And just for the record... Using: f'4*63/64 \startTrillSpan s4*1/64 \stopTrillSpan virtually eliminates the gap. This is relevant, if your line is ragged. Markus @Han: Not terminating will result in a warning: "warning: unterminated trill spanner" ... and in the pdf no trill at all will show.

Re: Volta + rehearsal mark?

2006-07-19 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi Stewart, you have to use the "\once \overide..." _right_ before your "\mark ..." - no other notes, rests etc. in between. This applies to "\once" in general. The "\once \override..." has to (wants to) change something right after, if there's nothing to apply to (e.g. Notehead, Stem, TextScript

Position of TextScript in \cueDuring

2006-07-17 Thread Markus Schneider
Hello list, I'm not quite shure if this is a "bug" or "not a feature", anyways can someone help me with this? The Position of "Oboe" is displayed at the beginning of the measure and not at the position it was intented to (1/8 after beat 3). Maybe there's a workaround I'm not seeing? Thanks in adv

Re: Dynamics above/below bar lines?

2006-07-17 Thread Markus Schneider
I'm not shure if I'm getting what you want exacty but you can put your dynamics on top of the staff with: \override DynamicLineSpanner #'direction = #UP If dynamic text(s) have to be on top or below a barline (as you said) I'd use a rehearsal mark for this... e.g. \mark \markup { \dynamic mf }

Re: segno, coda, etc. below rehearsal mark

2006-07-14 Thread Markus Schneider
I was inspired by this thread to research this topic a little further, regarding the remaining rehearsal mark styles (letters, numbers and alhpabet). The results are here: http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=202 Markus P.S. I put the musical symbols on top of the rehearsal marks, IMHO they can f

Re: One staff in ChoirStaff

2006-07-13 Thread Markus Schneider
Hi! > I can't get bracket of ChiorStaff when only one staff in ChoirStaff > as following. Try this, it works for me with 2.9.10 and 2.8.4: %%% CODE SNIPPET BEGIN \score { { \new ChoirStaff \override ChoirStaff.SystemStartBracket #'collapse-height = #2 << \new Staff { c'4 d' e' f' \break

Re: Text/dynamic mark collisions?

2006-07-13 Thread Markus Schneider
Hello Shamus, I had also some problems regarding the dynamics and came up with a solution. Maybe you can use some of it also. You find it in the LSR: http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=200 Markus ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.o

ragged line before \break - barnumer resume in next \score-block

2006-07-06 Thread Markus Schneider
Hello list, I did a bit of research and tried to create a template relating to "segno-coda" layout scenarios. Basically it boils down to the following questions (in order of relevance): 1. Can a line right before a manual line break be ragged individually inside a score block (something like \br

Re: Coloring of note heads of multiple voices in the same staff

2006-07-06 Thread Markus Schneider
Thanks Kieren, > If the merged staff is coded as > >\new Staff << \trpmusic \\ \tbmusic \\ \altomusic >> > > you'll get three separate (but correctly coloured!) Voices, rather > than the combined single-Voice output you desire. this works for now. Although it looks a bit messy when flags, res

Coloring of note heads of multiple voices in the same staff

2006-07-04 Thread Markus Schneider
Hello list, I tried an approach to have different colored note heads to keep track of a brass section. The score consists of three voices (trumpet in Bb, alto sax in Eb and trombone in C) and a merged staff (all voices in C). Is there a possibility to maintain the different colors also in the mer

Re: Volta brackets wont show after /stopStaff /startStaff

2006-07-04 Thread Markus Schneider
> fixed in cvs. Thanks a lot for your help! Markus ___ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

Volta brackets wont show after /stopStaff /startStaff

2006-06-15 Thread Markus Schneider
Hello all, this example has two identical repeats with an alternative ending. After issuing /stopStaff /startStaff the volta brackets are missing. Can anyone help me to avoid this please? Markus \version "2.8.4" \relative c'' { % Volta brackets displayed as expected \rep