Re: defining melismas differently in different stanzas

[Trevor Daniels]

"njrees" <address@hidden> wrote Tuesday, March 29, 2011 1:49 
AM

> Is there a way to define melismas  differently in different 
> stanzas?

Yes.  This is the purpose of the single underscore, which is
placed in the stanza which contains the melisma, like this:

{ play. It __ _ might be the }

See Multiple notes to one syllable in the Notation Reference
to version 2.13 for an explanation of the five ways to indicate
melismata:
http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-vocal-music#multiple-notes-to-one-syllable

Trevor

> Below is the 3rd bar of Erroll Garner's Misty. The "It" in the 
> second
> stanza should coincide with the G and Ab of the first triplet.
>
> \include "english.ly"
>
> <<
> \new Voice = "misty" \relative c'' {
> \key ef \major
> { c2 \times 2/3 { r8 g af } \times 2/3 { c ef g } }
> }
>
> \new Lyrics\lyricsto "misty" {
> \set stanza = "1."
> { tree, and I feel like I'm }
> }
>
> \new Lyrics\lyricsto "misty" {
> \set stanza = "2."
> { play. It __ might be the }
> }
> > >
>
> \version "2.13.23"
>
> Thanks
>
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