Re: Square brackets around multiple optional notes

[Xavier Scheuer]

2012/1/9 Светлана <address@hidden>:
> Hello all!
> I'd like to place optional notes in square brackets like it's done
> here: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/827/squarebrackets.png/
> I tried markup and setting extra-offset, but then my lyrics is placed
> in wrong place if some bracket should be placed above the lyrics.
> Also, bracket placement is tied to note, so it's really hard to align
> them all.
> Here is the example. I've intentionally moved the bracket some notes
> to the left to show the problem.
> \version "2.14.1"
> \score{
>  <<
>        \new Voice = "one" {
>        \cadenzaOn
>        \override TextScript #'extra-offset = #'(-3 . 8)
>        \relative c'
>        {e4 (f) g2 f2 (g1) f2 f-\markup {\abs-fontsize #40 "["} (e f4 e f g2. 
> f8 e4 f1) \bar "|."}
>        \cadenzaOff
>    }
>    \new Lyrics \lyricsto "one" \lyricmode {Те -- бе, Го -- спо -- ди. }
>  >>
> }
> Any other suggestions?

Hi,

There is a snippet called "Bracketed Passages" in the LSR:
http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=377

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Xavier

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Xavier Scheuer <address@hidden>