Re: \lyricsto was: Complicated newbie questions!

[Markian Hlynka]

On Nov 6, 2005, at 4:29, Mats Bengtsson wrote:

You just give a name to the voice of music you want to attach your

lyrics to. To make it clear what is what in the syntax I didn't use the

obvious name "mainvoice" but "THEMUSIC" in the following example:

\score{

  <<

    \context Voice = THEMUSIC \mainvoice

    \lyricsto THEMUSIC \new Lyrics \mainwords

  >>

}

If you want to split lyrics when the music splits into several voices,

use separate Voice contexts with separate names and just attach the

lyrics to the corresponding voice. Read in "7.3.6 More stanzas" to see

one example.

Hi, Matt.

I must not quite understand how Voice is intended to work. 

Is it possible, then, to have 2 voices, call them A and B, in the same staff, where voice B only occasionally has separate lyrics and or notes? I mean, without having a whole lot of rests in B? Like, I'd align parts of B to marker in A or something. Or am I totally off my rocker?

Thanks,

Markian