Re: How to set lyrics to temporarily divided parts

[Kilian A. Foth]

Ferenc Wagner writes:

 > > \score {
 > >   <<  \context Voice = "melody" { \relative c' { c c c c | c } }
 > >       \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { we shall o- ver- come } >> }
 > >     
 > > \score {
 > >   <<  \context Voice = "melody" { \relative c' { c c8 e c4 c | c } }
 > >       \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { we shall not o- ver- come } >> }
 > >
 > > \score {
 > >   <<  \context Voice = "melody" { 
 > >     \relative c' { c 
 > >       << {\voiceOne c8 e} \\ {\voiceTwo c4} >> 
 > >      \oneVoice c4 c | c 
 > >      } 
 > >   }
 > >       \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { we o- ver- come } 
 > >       \new Lyrics \lyricsto "1" { shall not } 
 > >       \new Lyrics \lyricsto "2" { shall } 
 > >     >>
 > > }

 > >
 > > The third score correctly combines the first two (although the split
 > > lyrics are typeset one line too low). But that trick only works once
 > > for a part -- the next assignment to "1" would put yet another line of
 > > lyrics under the same split note, rather than the next one. Can notes
 > > and text be associated closer somehow to avoid this?
 > 
 > \new Lyrics creates a new lyrics context (ie. a fresh and
 > independent line of lyrics); what you want is putting more
 > words into the *same* context (line) you already created.

Yes, apparently I need to, but I can't figure out how to do it! Do you
know a way to put alternative lyrics into the same context, so that in
the example both `shall' and `shall not' are aligned with the second
note?

 > Since "2" is a short lived voice context, I'm not sure if it
 > will just work.  As a side note, I found it more natural not
 > to use the implicit voice creation syntax, but explicitly
 > name contexts (and possible keep them alive) by the other
 > method illustrated in the referred article.




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