Re: line breaks

[Paul Scott]

jango wrote:

> I thought they are added automatically. =\
> I have that piece of music:
> http://img125.imageshack.us/my.php?image=temp22lw.jpg ,encoded in lilypond.
>
> If I uncomment all note lines a strange thing occures: all notes are
> engraved on a single line, like that:
> http://img211.imageshack.us/my.php?image=temp18rg.jpg
> which is pretty strange =\
>
> My question is how I can make those notes to spread out into 4 different
> lines (like on the first picture). 
>
> thanks a lot!
>  
1.  You may be misunderstanding LilyPond's note input.  Even though you 
specified a key of Bb you must still specify each pitch as bes, etc.  b2 
will be interpreted as B natural.  Lily does not work like Finalef or 
pitch input.


2.  You will save a lot of work (and errors) by putting more structure 
in your global block.  I would have:
global = {
  \time 4/4 s1 \bar "||"
  \time 14/4 s4*14  % there are 14 quarters, not 9 in the 2nd bar
  \break
  ...
}
and not put the time signatures and \bar's in each voice.  I always 
analyze the structure and create the global block first.

3.  9/4 time will cause a half note to cross a bar line which I don't  
believe Lily will do.  You original suggests 14/4.

HTH,
Paul Scott