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


From: Eluze
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Per-stanza dynamics inline with the text: How does one best achieve it?
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:36:24 -0800 (PST)

Thomas Morley wrote
> 2012/12/9 Eluze <

> eluzew@

> >:
>> Michael van der Kolff wrote
>>>> 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.
>>
>> try something like
>>
>> \markup { \center-align \halign #-3 \concat {\dynamic "p " soon }}8
>>
>> where one or the other might not be needed.
>>
>> Eluze
> 
> The only other way I can thnk of, is to use a new \set stanza:
> 
> 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.
>   \set stanza = \markup { \dynamic "p" }
>   soon8 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.
> }

ahhh - that's most elegant and retains the default alignment!

Eluze




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