Re: Newbie Question about cadenzas

[Mats Bengtsson]

Did you search for "hidden note" in the index to the manual?
You may also want to use the feature described in the section on
"Scaling Durations".

/Mats

Silouan wrote:
> Everything is just about perfect!  Thank you again for your help.  I have
> (hopefully) one last question.  I need to put in a number between the verses
> in the lyrics, but there won't be a note above the number.  I tried to
> enclose the number in a string with the last syllable of the verse, but the
> note above was centered above the entire string, instead of over the last
> syllable.  Is this possible to do? I've been trying to find a "hidden note"
> or some such to take up the space...
>
> Thanks,
> Silouan
>
>
>
> Rick Hansen (aka RickH) wrote:
>   
> > I have not had the need to use whichBar yet, so I had to look it up too ;)
> >
> >
> >
> > Silouan wrote:
> >     
> > > Thank you thank you thank you thank you!
> > >
> > > I had assumed (I know--bad idea) that the whichBar was associated with
> > > the removal of the time signature.  Shows what I know!  It looks great! 
> > >
> > > Thanks again!
> > >
> > > Silouan
> > >
> > >
> > > Rick Hansen (aka RickH) wrote:
> > >       
> > > > Your example prints the bar lines if you simply comment out the line
> > > > that says:
> > > >
> > > > whichBar = #""
> > > >
> > > > at the layout staff scope level.
> > > >
> > > > Setting whichBar at staff level seems to override your already correct
> > > > \bar "|" statements.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Silouan wrote:
> > > >         
> > > > > I've just started learning Lilypond and am very excited about the
> > > > > possibilities!  What I am trying to do is to typeset music that we use
> > > > > in our church services (Greek Orthodox).  The entire service is a
> > > > > cadenza!  Everything (so far) is working well, except that I can't seem
> > > > > to find how to insert a bar line at particular points in the service. 
> > > > > I've searched to no avail.  Can anyone tell me, please, how to insert
> > > > > bars at manual places in a cadenza? Here's what I have so far.  I'm
> > > > > willing to make any changes suggested; I've pieced this together from
> > > > > the documentation and some things I've found on the net.  Many thanks
> > > > > in advance!
> > > > >
> > > > > Silouan
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > \version "2.6.3"
> > > > >
> > > > > melody = \relative c' { \clef alto
> > > > >         \cadenzaOn c4 c d2 ( e2 ) c4 c c c d e f2 \cadenzaOff \bar "|"
> > > > >         \cadenzaOn e4 e e e e e d2 c1 \cadenzaOff \bar "|"
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > text = \lyricmode {
> > > > >         In Thy king __ dom re -- mem -- ber us, O Lord,
> > > > >         when Thou com -- est in Thy king -- dom.
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > \header {
> > > > >         title ="The Beatitudes"
> > > > >         subtitle = "1st Tone"
> > > > >         tagline = ""
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > \score {
> > > > >         <<
> > > > >         \context Voice = one {
> > > > >                 \melody
> > > > >         }
> > > > >         \lyricsto "one" \new Lyrics \text
> > > > >         >>
> > > > >
> > > > >         \layout {
> > > > >                 \context {
> > > > >                         \Staff
> > > > >                         whichBar = #""
> > > > >                         \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
> > > > >                 }
> > > > >         }
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> > > >         
> > >       
> >     
>
>   

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