RE: that migrating "opus"

[Mark Stephen Mrotek]

David,

Very interesting, been there, done that!
Now I am focusing on Haydn Sonatas - very inventive!

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: David Wright [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2018 9:20 PM
To: Mark Stephen Mrotek <address@hidden>
Cc: 'Lilypond-User Mailing List' <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: that migrating "opus"

On Thu 08 Mar 2018 at 16:17:16 (-0800), Mark Stephen Mrotek wrote:
> I am setting a Haydn piano sonata
> \version "2.19.80"
> \header {
>   title = "Sonata"
>   composer = "F. J. Haydn"
>   opus = "XVI:6"
> }
> \include "XVI-6-1.ly"
> \pageBreak
> \include "XVI-6-2a.ly"
> \pageBreak
> \include "XVI-6-2b.ly"
> \pageBreak
> 
> As expected the "opus" migrates to each and every score. The 
> documentation
> states:  "only piece and opus fields are printed by default in Score 
> Titles."
> 
> Since I have not, in my limited experience, seen an opus number on 
> each movement that I have read, I am asking for the rational/purpose 
> for having the opus migrate.

If I've got hold of the right end of the stick, imagine you're setting the 
Brahms opus 118 Klavierstüke, then you would label the six scores thus:

1: piece=Intermezzo, opus=opus 118 no 1
2: piece=Intermezzo, opus=opus 118 no 2
3: piece=Ballade,    opus=opus 118 no 3
4: piece=Intermezzo, opus=opus 118 no 4
5: piece=Romanze,    opus=opus 118 no 5
6: piece=Intermezzo, opus=opus 118 no 6

Cheers,
David.