Re: Melisma with manual syllable durations

[Alexander Kobel]

On 2017-02-22 17:21, David Sumbler wrote:
> [...]
> So I experimented.  I find that, not only does it not matter which
> voice or stave I name as "associatedVoice", but it does not even matter
> whether such a voice exists! [...]

Wrong.  Compare the extenders in:

\version "2.18.2"

\paper { ragged-right = ##f }

lyr = \lyricmode { Foo2 __ bar4 __ baz4 }

\score {
  <<
    \new Voice = "A" { \repeat unfold 16 c''16 }
    \new Voice = "B" { \repeat unfold 8 c''8 }
    \new Lyrics \with { associatedVoice = "A" } \lyr
  >>
}

\score {
  <<
    \new Voice = "A" { \repeat unfold 16 c''16 }
    \new Voice = "B" { \repeat unfold 8 c''8 }
    \new Lyrics \with { associatedVoice = "B" } \lyr
  >>
}


It might be surprising that a non-existing voice does not even produce a 
warning; but there *is* a (very sensible) difference.


Cheers,
Alexander

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