Re: Lyric and Stanza collision

[Fred Leason]

Thanks for responding.  Agreed, I did not follow your advice exactly  
and in this email I have included a complete example.

I used the text \markup for two reasons.  First, it would still be  
nice to know the specific verse number and the verses don't always  
start at "1."  Second, I am trying to leave the music part as  
unmarked as possible and place as many markings as possible in  
Lyrics.  This is because I use the music over and over again.  A more  
complete example of what I am doing is at http://homepage.mac.com/ 
fleason/psalm99box.ly

My question here can be illustrated more simply.

I would like the notes for the reciting tone (the first note of each  
phrase associated with many words) to align with the first lyrics  
text.  In this example, the notes align with the \box and \dynamic.   
The nice thing about the \set stanza was it printed the stanza number  
to the left of the first lyric text and the first note did align with  
the first lyric text.  If it were just the stanza, then the rehearsal  
mark would solve the problem, but I would like to include the  
\dynamic as well.  You can see from the psalm99box.ly example above,  
the dynamic varies from verse to verse whereas the A B pattern is  
very repetitive.

I realize that this is a unique application that twists the normal  
use of lilypond a bit out of shape.  Lilypond would handle everything  
routinely if I were to write all the music out.  But like most  
musicians and programmers, I am lazy and want to make this as easy  
for myself as possible.  There is a new Psalm every week.  I very  
much appreciate your help.

Here is a simple example:

<begin lilypond>

\version "2.11.13"

divisioMinima = {
  \once \override BreathingSign  #'stencil = #ly:breathing- 
sign::divisio-minima

  % Workaround: add padding.  Correct fix would be spacing engine  
handle this.
  \once \override BreathingSign  #'extra-X-extent = #'(-1.0 . 0)

  \breathe
}
divisioMaxima = {
  \once \override BreathingSign  #'stencil = #ly:breathing- 
sign::divisio-maxima
  \once \override BreathingSign  #'Y-offset = #0

  % Workaround: add padding.  Correct fix would be spacing engine  
handle this.
  \once \override BreathingSign  #'extra-X-extent = #'(-1.0 . 0)

  \breathe
}
#(set-default-paper-size "letter" )

global = {
        \key c \major
        \set Staff.whichBar = ""
        \set Score.timing = ##f
	\override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-visibility = #begin-of-line- 
invisible
        \override Score.PaperColumn #'keep-inside-line = ##t
}

trebMusicA = {
                \fatText s4_"A" \noBreak
                <e' c'>2 <g' d'>4
                \divisioMinima
                <b d'>2 <e' cis'>4
                \divisioMaxima
        }

bassMusicA = {
                s4 <a f>2  <a c>4
                \divisioMinima
                <f a,>2 <a a,>4
                \divisioMaxima
        }       
                
allWords = \lyricmode
        {
\once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT \markup{\box 1 	 
\raise #2.0 \dynamic f  	The LORD is King; let the people} tremble;*
\once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT \markup{			 
\raise #2.0 \dynamic mf	he is enthroned upon the cherubim;❜ let thē  
earth} shake.
}


\score {

        \context ChoirStaff <<
           \context Staff = women <<

                                \context Voice =
                                women { \oneVoice \global
                                        \trebMusicA
                                }
           >>
                        \context Lyrics = women \lyricsto women \allWords
                        \context Staff = men <<
                        \clef bass
                        \context Voice =
                                basses { \oneVoice \global
                                        \bassMusicA
                                }
           >>
        >>

        \layout {
                indent=0\in
                line-width=8\in
                indent = 0.0
                packed = ##f
                ragged-right = ##t
                ragged-last = ##t
                barAlways = ##t

                \context {
                        \Staff
                                \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
                                \override Stem #'transparent = ##t
                        }
                \context {
                        \Voice
                                \override Stem #'length = #0
                        }
                }
}

<end lilypond>

On Feb 5, 2007, at 1:43 PM, Mats Bengtsson wrote:

> I think you misunderstood my reply. I didn't say that you
> should use text \markup commands, but that you should
> use Rehearsal marks, i.e. use the \mark command, just
> as you already have done for the "REFRAIN" indication
> in your original example.
>
> Also, it's much easier to understand a question if you include
> a complete example that can be ran directly in LilyPond
> instead of just a few lines taken out of context.
>
>   /Mats
>
> Fred Leason wrote: