Re: Scoring song with multiple sections (with min example)

[Thomas Morley]

2016-05-01 22:58 GMT+02:00 Henry Law <address@hidden>:
> On 01/05/16 19:09, Noeck wrote:
>>
>> a minimal working example would get you more help
>
>
> Yes, sorry; I should have done that to start with.  Thanks to your I'm
> nearly there.  This example ...
>
> %%%%%
> \version "2.18.2"
>
> \score {
>     <<
>       \new ChordNames { c2 c }
>       \new Staff = "melodyStaff" {
>         \new Voice = "voiceOneTwo" {
>           \relative c' { c4 d e f }
>         }
>         \new Voice = "bridgeVoice" {
>           \relative c' { a b c d }
>         }
>         \new Voice = "voiceThreeFour" {
>           \relative c' { f g a b }
>         }
>       }
>       \new Lyrics \lyricsto "voiceOneTwo" { this is verse one }
>       \new Lyrics \lyricsto "voiceOneTwo" { this is verse two }
>       \new Lyrics \lyricsto "bridgeVoice" { this is the bridge }
>       \new Lyrics \lyricsto "voiceThreeFour" { this is verse three }
>       \new Lyrics \lyricsto "voiceThreeFour" { this is verse four }
>     >>
> }
> %%%%%
>
> .. has all the bits I want, as shown in
> http://www.lawshouse.org/music/minimal_example.jpg but the words to the
> bridge are on a third line of lyrics, and the words to the second section of
> the song are on two more lines.  I want the bridge lyrics to be on the "top"
> line of music (in line with verse 1), and the same for verse 4, with verse 5
> on the second line.

Whenever you write
\new <whatever-context>
a _new_ Context is created. Lilypond sorts new contexts always below
(at least per default).
Thus the output of your coding above.

> I've experimented with \voiceOne but that doesn't have the required effect.
> I suppose I could just write it as three verses, using \skip to get the
> words into the right places horizontally; but it seems like a kludge so if
> there's a better way I'd like to know what it is.

I wouldn't call it that way, I do it myself quite often :)

Though, you'll rather want to continue an already created context.
Use named Contexts and return to them with \context <whatever-context>
= "how-ever-name"
(To be complete \context ... will continue a previous context if any
of same name or create a new one if not)

Try:

\score {
  <<
    \new ChordNames { c2 c }
    \new Staff = "melodyStaff" {
      \new Voice = "voiceOneTwo" {
        \relative c' { c4 d e f }
      }
      \new Voice = "bridgeVoice" {
        \relative c' { a b c d }
      }
      \new Voice = "voiceThreeFour" {
        \relative c' { f g a b }
      }
    }
    \new Lyrics = "first" \lyricsto "voiceOneTwo" { this is verse one }
    \new Lyrics = "second" \lyricsto "voiceOneTwo" { this is verse two }
    \context Lyrics = "first" \lyricsto "bridgeVoice" { this is the bridge }
    \context Lyrics = "first" \lyricsto "voiceThreeFour" { this is verse three }
    \context Lyrics = "second" \lyricsto "voiceThreeFour" { this is verse four }
  >>
}

Cheers,
  Harm