Re: Input Once, Output Multiple (or, "Am I on the right track?")

[Paul Scott]

Kieren Richard MacMillan wrote:

> Hey, y'all:
>
> I'm planning the engraving of my first 'big' project in Lilypond, and 
> want to make sure I'm headed in the right direction!  =) 

(snip)

> Questions:
> a. Does this sound like the most feasible/viable option? 

Yes.

> b. Is there a way that global contexts can be of assistance? 

Yes.  Use:  global = {     }  to define anything in common like time 
signatures and rehearsal marks and \skip to represent the time and | 
(barchecks).  There may be more you can put in there but those are the 
ones that have worked reliably for me.  This is used with '\translator { 
\RemoveEmptyStaffContext }' to keep the global from being it's own staff.

> c. For sections where the instruments strictly double the voices, 
> would it make any sense to "share" notes? 

Any time you have something you would type more than once you can do 
something like:  themeone = {  ... } and then use \themeone whereever 
that appears in the music.  If it appears in a different octave or even 
in a different key you can just transpose  \notes\transpose c c' 
\themeone, etc.  These pieces can be as small as fits your music.  If I 
have a pattern that needs to be at different dynamic levels I create a 
'macro' that omits the first note then I do something like:

i = \notes { ... }

partone = \notes { a4\p \i ... a4\f \i } and so on.

Paul Scott