Re: Feature request: Melisma

[Mats Bengtsson]

One possible solution is to skip the \addlyrics and instead specify
the duration of each syllable explicitly:
\lyrics {This4 is8 a line4 of ly2 -- rics}

But, as Erik already answered, the support for lyrics has improved
in the recent development versions.

   /Mats

TS Sunhede Fulk wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I'm using 2.01 (Mac OS X) and really like the program. However, one 
> thing bugs me to death: melismata.
>
> Before my ancient Powerbook died, I used Opcode's Fermata to typeset 
> music. It handled a melisma by having you attach an underscore after the 
> lyric syllable for every note that the melisma spanned.
>
> Example: Hel_ lo_____ ("Hel" spans one extra note. "Lo" spans 5 extra 
> notes.)
>
> This made note and lyric line up a breeze.
>
> If you could PLEASE add a scheme as simple as this to Lilypond, I would 
> be very grateful. Ninety-nine percent of the music I typeset has 
> multiple verses, and the verses have melismata on different notes (which 
> makes all of your schemes a pain in the butt).
>
> Maybe you have an easier way to do them, but I have not seen anything in 
> the docs.
>
> TS Sunhede Fulk
>
>
>
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