Here's what I've got for one of our choir songs. I'm no Lilypond expert,
but it's got multiple lyrics between the treble and bass clefs, adjusted
spacing (at least that's what I think the minimumVerticalExtent bit does).
Don't know what a "centered refrain" is - I'm pretty new to choir music.
Some things here are clearly bad style (the multiple \skip lines can't be
the right way to do this, but it works).
From what I gather on this list, the way I'm combining rests is in fact the
way to get a single rest on a line (instead of two rests, one for each
voice). I'd love to hear that I'm wrong on this.
- James
#(set-default-paper-size "letter")
\paper {
linewidth = 550\pt
}
\version "2.2.5"
\header {
title = "Go, Tell It!"
tagline = "OK Chorale / Version 1.7"
}
sopWords = \lyrics {
| Go __ tell it!
| Shout it from - the moun- tain- top
Go tell - it eve- ry- where that -
| Jes- us Christ - is born
\set stanza = "1. "
While
| shep- herds kept their watching on
| si- lent flocks by night Be-
| hold thru- out the hea- vens there shone a ho- ly light
% 10
| ho- ly light
Go __ tell it tell it on the moun- tain tell it! tell it on the moun-
tain
o- ver the hills the hills and ev- ry where -
Go __ tell it! Tell it on the moun- tain Je- sus Christ is born The
Go tell - it ev- ry- where that Je- sus Christ is born. That Je- sus
Christ - is born
}
altoWords = \lyrics {
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\set stanza = "(2. "
The) shep- herds feared and trembled while lo a- bove the earth
Rang out the an- gels chor- us that hailed the ho- ly birth
ho- ly birth
}
% Go - - tell it tell it on the moun-
tain tell it! tell it on the moun- tain
% o- ver the hills the hills and ev- ry
where -
% Go - - tell it! Tell it on the moun-
tain Je- sus Christ is born The
% Go tell - it ev- ry- where that Je-
sus Christ is born. That Je- sus Christ - is born
% }
tenorWords = \lyrics {
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
\skip 1
Go tell it tell it on the moun- tain tell it! tell it on the moun- tain
o- ver the hills - ev- er- y where oh
Go tell it! Tell it on the moun- tain that Je- sus Christ is born
Go tell - it ev- ry- where that Je- sus Christ is born. That Je- sus
Christ __ is born
}
bassWords = \tenorWords
sopMusic = \notes \relative c' {
\repeat volta 2 {
\time 4/4
\once \override TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(-4.5 . 2)
s1*0^"slow gospel"
\key c \major
e4~ \melisma e16-> f g8 \melismaEnd g16 g8. s4
% Shout it from the mountaintop
a16 a~ a a~ a b c c~ c c~ c c~ c4
% Go tell it everywhere
s8 c16 c~ c d e e~ e d~ d d s8 c16 d
%J C is born
| << e8 c >> << e16 c >> << e16~ c~ >> << e16 c >> << d b >> c c~ c4
\once \override TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(2 . 0)
s4^"last X to coda"
}
% While shep kept watch
s2 s4 s8 c,16( d)
\repeat volta 2 {
e( f) g8 g g16( a) g8 \melisma e \melismaEnd s8 c8
% On silent flocks
d8 d c d16( c) e4 s8 c16( d)
e16( g) c8 b b16( a) g8 e s8 c'
% shone a holy
d d c a g4( a4)
\time 2/4
g8 a b16( a g8)
\time 4/4
% 11
| g4( \melisma g16) a bes8 \melismaEnd a16 a s8 a16 a a a
| e8 g c16 c s8 e16 e d c a8 c
| s4 b16 b( b) b c8 s16 a16 << a8 c >> << d b >>
% everywhere
| << e8 c8 >> << d16( a16 >> << c) g >> << d' a >> << c8. g8.>> s2
| g4( \melisma g16) a bes8 \melismaEnd a16 a s8 a16 a a a c4( b) a
s4
% Jesus C is born
s4 << e'8 c >> << e c >> << d( a >> c) << d4 b >> << c2 g >> s4
\once \override TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(-3 . 0)
s8^"D.C. al Coda" c,16( d)
}
% coda
\once \override TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(-2.5 . 0)
s8^"Coda" c'16 c( c) d e e( e) d( d) d s8 c16( d) << e4 c >> << e c >>
<< e8( c >> d) c4 c2 s4 s8 c16( d) << e8 c >> << e16 c >> << e( c >> << e) c
<< d b >> c c( c4) s4
}
trebleRests = \notes \relative c' {
\repeat volta 2 {
\time 4/4
\key c \major
s4~ \melisma s16 s s8 \melismaEnd s16 s8. r4
% Shout it from the mountaintop
s16 s~ s s~ s s s s~ s s~ s s~ s4
% Go tell it everywhere
r8 s16 s~ s s s s~ s s~ s s r8 s16 s
%J C is born
<< s8 s >> << s16 s >> << s16~ s~ >> << s16 s >> << s s >> s s~ s4
r4
}
% While shep kept watch
r2 r4 r8 s16 s
\repeat volta 2 {
s s s8 s s16 s s8 \melisma s \melismaEnd r8 s8
% On silent flocks
s8 s s s16 s s4 r8 s16 s
s16 s s8 s s16 s s8 s r8 s
% shone a holy
s s s s s4 s4
\time 2/4
s8 s s16 s s8
\time 4/4
% 11
| s4 s16 s s8 s16 s r8 s16 s s s
| s8 s s16 s r8 s16 s s s s8 s
| r4 s16 s s s s8 r16 s16 << s8 s >> << s s >>
% everywhere
| << s8 s8 >> << s16 s16 >> << s s >> << s s >> << s8. s8.>> r2
s4 s16 s s8 s16 s r8 s16 s s s s4 s s r4
% Jesus C is born
r4 << s8 s >> << s s >> << s s >> s << s4 s >> << s2 s >> r4 r8 s16
s
}
% coda
r8 s16 s s s s s s s s s r8 s16 s << s4 s >> << s s >> << s8 s >> s s4
s2 r4 r8 s16 s << s8 s >> << s16 s >> << s s >> << s s >> << s s >> s s s4
r4
}
bassRests = \notes {
\key c \major
\time 4/4
s4~ \melisma s16 s s8 \melismaEnd s16 s8. r4
% Shout it from the mountaintop
s16 s~ s s~ s s s s~ s s~ s s~ s4
% Go tell it everywhere
r8 s16 s~ s s s s~ s s~ s s r8 s16 s
%J C is born
s8 s16 s~ s s s s~ s4 r4
% rang out
r1 r1 r2 r4 r8 s16 s s s s8 s s s16 s s8 r8 s s s s s s4 s
\time 2/4
| s8 s s16 s s8
% go tell it
| s4 r s16 s r8 s16 s s s
| s8 s s16 s r8 s16 s s s s8 s
s8 s s8. s16 s8 s r4
r2 s16 s s8 s16 s s s s4 r s16 s r8 s16 s s s s4 s s r8 s16 s
s8 s s4 s s s2 r4 r4
% coda
r8 s16 s s s s s s s s s r8 s16 s s4 s s s4 s2 r4 r8 s16 s s8 s16 s s s
s s s4 r4
}
altoMusic = \notes \relative c' {
\key c \major
c4~ \melisma c16 d e8 \melismaEnd e16 d8. s4
% Shout it from the mountaintop
f16 f~ f f~ f g f f~ f e~ e e~ e4
% Go tell it everywhere
s8 a16 a~ a b c c~ c b~ b b s8 a16 b
%J C is born
a8 a16 a~ a g a g~ g4 s4
% While shep kept watch
s2 s4 s8 c,16( d)
\repeat volta 2 {
e( f) g8 g g16( a) g8 \melisma e \melismaEnd s8 c8
% On silent flocks
d8 d c d16( c) e4 s8 c16( d)
e16( g) c8 b b16( a) g8 e s8 c
% shone a holy
d d c a g4( a4)
\time 2/4
d8 e g16( f d8)
\time 4/4
| e4( e16) f g8 f16 f s8 f16 f f f
| c8 e g16 g s8 c16 c a g f8 g
| s4 g16 g( g) g a8 s16 f16 f8 g
% everywhere
g8 f16( e) f e8. s2
e4( e16) f g8 f16 f s8 f16 f f f g4( gis) e s4
% Jesus C is born
s4 g8 g fis4 f e2
s4 s8 c16( d)
}
% coda
s8 a'16 a( a) b c c( c) b( b) b s8 a16( b) a4 a a a4 g2 s4 s8 a16( b) a8
a16 a( a) g a g( g4) s4
}
tenorMusic = \notes \relative c' {
\key c \major
\time 4/4
g4~ \melisma g16 a c8 \melismaEnd c16 b8. s4
% Shout it from the mountaintop
c16 c~ c c~ c b c c~ c c~ c c~ c4
% Go tell it everywhere
s8 c16 c~ c d e e~ e d~ d d s8 c16 d
%J C is born
e8 e16 e~ e d f e~ e4 s4
% rang out
s1 s1 s2 s4 s8 g,16( a) c( d) e8 d d e16( d) c8 s8 c d d c a g4( a)
\time 2/4
| b8 c d16( c b8)
% go tell it
| c4 s e16 d s8 e16 d c a
| g8 c e16 e s8 g16 g f e d8 e
d8 d( d8.) g16 a8 g s4
s2 e16 d c8 a16( g) a( c) c4 s e16 d s8 e16 d c a e'4( d) c s8 c16( d)
e8 e( e4) d d c2 s4 s4
% coda
s8 c16 c( c) d e e( e) d( d) d s8 c16( d) e4 e f f4 e2 s4 s8 c16( d) e8
e16 e( e) d f e( e4) s4
}
bassMusic = \notes \relative c' {
\key c \major
\once \override TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(-4.5 . -8)
s1*0^"2nd X thru repeat ad.lib."
\time 4/4
g4~ \melisma g16-> a c8 \melismaEnd c16 b8. s4
% Shout it from the mountaintop
c16 c~ c c~ c b a a~ a g~ g g~ g4
% Go tell it everywhere
s8 a16 a~ a b c c~ c b~ b b s8 a16 b
%J C is born
c8 c16 c~ c b d c~ c4 s4
% rang out
s1 s1 s2 s4 s8 g16( a) c( d) e8 d d e16( d) c8 s8 c d d c a g4( a)
\time 2/4
g8 a b16( c b8)
% go tell it
c4 s e16 d s8 e16 d c a g8 c c16 c s8 c16 c c c c8 c
d8 d( d8.) g,16 a8 g s4
s2 e'16 d c8 a16( g) a( c) c4 s e16 d s8 e16 d c a c4( e,) a s8 c16( d)
c8 c( c4) c g c,2 s4 s4
% coda
s8 a'16 a( a) b c c( c) b( b) b s8 a16( b) f4 f g g4 c2 s4 s8 a16( b)
| c8 c16 c( \melisma c) b \melismaEnd c c( c4) s4
}
#(set-global-staff-size 17.82)
% #(set-global-staff-size 22.45)
% #(set-global-staff-size 25.2)
\score { \notes
\context ChoirStaff <<
\context Staff = women <<
\transpose c c \trebleRests
\context Voice = sopranos { \voiceOne \transpose c c
\sopMusic }
\context Voice = altos { \voiceTwo \transpose c c
\altoMusic }
>>
\context Lyrics = sopranos { s1 }
\context Lyrics = altos { s1 }
\context Lyrics = tenors { s1 }
\context Staff = men <<
\clef bass
\transpose c c \bassRests
\context Voice = tenors { \voiceOne \transpose c c
\tenorMusic }
\context Voice = basses { \voiceTwo \transpose c c
\bassMusic }
>>
\context Lyrics = basses { s1 }
\context Lyrics = sopranos \lyricsto sopranos \sopWords
\context Lyrics = altos \lyricsto altos \altoWords
% \context Lyrics = tenors \lyricsto tenors
\tenorWords
\context Lyrics = basses \lyricsto basses \bassWords
>>
\paper {
\context {
% a little smaller so lyrics can be closer
to the staff.
\StaffContext
minimumVerticalExtent = #'(-3 . 8)
}
}
\midi {
\tempo 4 = 100
}
}
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