Re: Fonts used for Lyrics

[David Kastrup]

Michael Gerdau <address@hidden> writes:

>> – Unfortunately, LilyPond’s default text font is quite wide, so perhaps
>> you might want to look for a narrower one. Personally, I very much like
>> the Alegreya font (which has a Sans version as well) from
>> <http://fontsquirrel.com>.
>
> After reading this I gave Alegreya a try. It is fairly narrow and as such
> certainly well suited for lyrics. However it gives the whole text a
> rather oldish look and feel. If that's what you're after - perfect.
>
> I find it less easy to read.
>
> My current favourite w/r to lyrics is "Latin Modern Roman" which at
> least on my system is the default font used by TeX. It is not as
> narrow as Alegreya but narrower than LP's default font and to my eye
> it is rather easy to read (which becomes more important with
> increasing age...)

The "Modern" series after which this is modeled combine a closed single
character shape with a horizontally leaded gray level by employing
vertical hairlines.  For the "offset-print until the plates wear down
and copy dozens of times" general target of note printing that's rather
out of style.  The typical engraving shapes are quite more blunt, like
Times Roman.

-- 
David Kastrup