Re: left aligning lyrics?

[Phil Holmes]

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From: "Richard Shann" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2016 4:58 PM
Subject: left aligning lyrics?


> Can lyrics be left-aligned to the note they belong to, instead of
> centred? I think the presence of this section
>
>
> http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/opera-and-stage-musicals#dialogue-over-music
>
> might mean the answer is no (in the sense that you can't simply add an
> override to what you would otherwise have)
>
> Richard

{
\time 3/4
\relative { c'2 e4 g2. }
\addlyrics { \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT play the game }
}


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Phil Holmes