Fwd: Re: Per-stanza dynamics inline with the text: How does one best achieve it?

[Michael van der Kolff]

Argh, didn't reply to the list.

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From: "Michael van der Kolff" <address@hidden>
Date: Dec 10, 2012 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: Per-stanza dynamics inline with the text: How does one best achieve it?
To: "Thomas Morley" <address@hidden>
Cc:

> When making the modification you suggest, the result is that the p marking takes up a syllable spot, which is not the idea.  What I would ideally like to happen is for the dynamic marks to be aligned before the start of the bar where they commence.
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> Cheers,
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> Michael
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> On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 7:11 AM, Thomas Morley <address@hidden> wrote:
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>> 2012/12/9 Michael van der Kolff <address@hidden>:
>> > The effect I would like to achieve is that the dynamics markings in the
>> > middle of the stanza go at the end of the previous bar.  My skills aren't
>> > quite up to it, though.
>> >
>> > I noticed in a couple of mailing list posts that dynamics can be put in line
>> > with lyrics.  Unfortunately, doing that as, e.g. (verse two below):
>> >
>> > verseTwo = \lyricmode {
>> >   \set stanza = #"2. "
>> >   Sing8 lull-8 a-8 by!4.
>> >   lull-8 a-8 by8 ba-4 by,8 sweet-4 ly-8 sleep-4 ing:8
>> >   sing8 lull-8 a-8 by!4.
>> >   Hush,8 do8 not8 wake4 the8 in-4 fant8 king;4.
>> >   \markup {\dynamic "p"} soon8 will8 come8 sor-4 row8 with4 the8 mor-4 ning8
>> >   soon8 will8 come8 bit-4 ter8 grief4 and8 weep-4. ing:4.
>> >   sing2 lull-8 a-8 by.4.
>> > }
>> >
>> > means that somehow the dynamics marks are worth a full measure, and the
>> > Wrong Thing happens.  What I would really like to happen is to widen the
>> > previous bar slightly, put the dynamics marks at the end of that bar, and
>> > just write it as above.
>>
>> [...]
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>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> not sure what you mean.
>>
>> Perhaps:
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>> verseTwo = \lyricmode {
>>   \set stanza = #"2. "
>>   Sing8 lull-8 a-8 by!4.
>>   lull-8 a-8 by8 ba-4 by,8 sweet-4 ly-8 sleep-4 ing:8
>>   sing8 lull-8 a-8 by!4.
>>   Hush,8 do8 not8 wake4 the8 in-4 fant8 king;4
>>   \markup {\dynamic " p "}8 soon will come sor-4 row8 with4 the8 mor-4 ning8
>>   soon8 will8 come8 bit-4 ter8 grief4 and8 weep-4. ing:4.
>>   sing2 lull-8 a-8 by.4.
>> }
>>
>>
>> HTH,
>>   Harm
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