Re: extending extender in lyric music

[Jacques Menu Muzhic]

Hello Michael,

Does:

The Lord shall bless His peo -- ple

do what you’re after?

JM

> Le 29 juin 2017 à 08:07, Michael Dykes <address@hidden> a écrit :
> 
> \version "2.18.0"
> \include "english.ly"
> \include "gregorian.ly"
> 
> \layout {
>  \context{
>    \Score \override SpacingSpanner.packed-spacing = ##f \version "2.18.0"
>  }
>  \context{
>    \Lyrics \override LyricHyphen.minimum-distance = #2.5
>    \override LyricSpace.minimum-distance = #1.5
>  }
> }
> 
> \header {
>  title = \markup\bold\fontsize #2.0
>    {"Resurrectional Prokeimenon"}
>  subtitle = \markup\bold\fontsize #1.5
>    {""}
>  subsubtitle = ""
>  poet = \markup\bold\fontsize #1.25
>    {"Tone 7"}
>  composer =  \markup\bold\fontsize #1.25
>    {"Common Court Chant"}
>   tagline = "Translation - OCA Traditional English"
> }
> 
> % #(set-global-staff-size 22)
> global = {
>  \key f \major
>  \override Staff.NoteHead.style = #'altdefault
>  \override Staff.TimeSignature.stencil = ##f
>  %\override Staff.BarLine.stencil = ##f
>  \set Score.defaultBarType = "-"
>  \bar "|."
> }
> move = { \bar "" \break }
> 
> soprano =
>    \transpose f g{
> \relative c'' {
>  \global
>  % Music follows here.
>   a4 g2 g4 a \[bf bf bf\] a2 g2 \bar "!"
>   bf4 bf a \bar ""  bf(c) bf(a) g1 a2 g f\breve \bar "|."
>  }
> }
> 
> 
> bass =  \transpose f g{
> \relative c {
>  \global
>  % Music follows here.
>  f4 c2 c4 f \[e e e\] f2 c \bar "!"
>  c4 c c \bar "" c2 e4(f) c1 f2 a, d\breve \bar "|."
> }
> }
> 
> verse = \lyricmode {
>  % Lyrics follow here.
>  The Lord shall give strength to His
>    peo -- ple!
>  The Lord shall bless __ His __ peo -- ple
>    with peace.
> }
> 
> psalmVerse = \markup \column {\large{Stichos:}
> \large\bold{" Offer to the Lord, you sons of God!
> Offer young rams to the Lord!"}
> }
> 
> \score {
>  \new ChoirStaff <<
>    \new Staff \with {
>      midiInstrument = "string ensemble 1"
>      instrumentName = \markup \center-column { "Soprano" "Tenor"}
>    } <<
>      \new Voice = "soprano" { \voiceOne \soprano }
>    >>
>    \new Lyrics \lyricsto "soprano" \verse
>    \new Staff \with {
>      midiInstrument = "string ensemble 1"
>      instrumentName = \markup \center-column { "Alto" "Bass" }
>    } <<
>      \clef bass
>      \new Voice = "bass" { \voiceTwo \bass }
>    >>
>  >>
> \layout {
>    ragged-last=##t
>    #(layout-set-staff-size 22)
>    \context {
>      \Lyrics
>      \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-affinity = ##f
>      \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing =
>        #'((basic-distance . 0)
>       (minimum-distance . 2)
>       (padding . 2))
>    }
>    indent = 1.25\cm
>    \context {
>      \Staff
>      \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing =
>        #'((basic-distance . 0)
>       (minimum-distance . 2)
>       (padding . 2))
>    }
>  }
>  \midi {
>    \context {
>      \Score
>      tempoWholesPerMinute = #(ly:make-moment 150/4)
>      }
>    }
>  }
> 
> \psalmVerse
> 
> I am trying to extend the extenders in "bless" and "His" above and am not 
> sure how to do this. Any help is appreciated.
> 
> 
> -Michael Dykes
> 
> 
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