Hi,
I'm trying to reduce the spacing between stanzas and having trouble. I've
tried 2.0 and 2.1.24.
I've tried overriding #'extra-offset and that will move the stanzas together
but will not recover the unusused space.
I've tried setting #'extra-Y-extent to negative values but this has no effect.
Help. I am engraving a work with a number of verses and want to keep the
staves from getting too far apart.
Thanks
Steve
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\paper { papersize="letter" }
#(set-global-staff-size 20)
\header {
title = "2. I Can Trust Him"
composer = "Ira B. Wilson."
poet = "Mabel J. Rosemon."
mutopiatitle = "I Can Trust Him"
mutopiacomposer = "Wilson, I. B."
copyright = "Copyright 1913 by Lorenz Publishing Co (Expired)"
maintainer = "Steve Dunlop"
maintainerweb = "www.nerstrand.net"
% instrument = "Vocal (TTBB)"
style = "Gospel quartet"
source = "Lorenz & Wilson, Men's Gospel Quartets (1913)"
lastupdated = "2004/2/23"
}
\version "2.0.1"
VerseAWords = \lyrics {
Tho' the days are dark and drea- ry, And my path is rough and wea- ry
% _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I can trust Him thro' it all;
Tho' with soul- dis- turb- ing pow- er, Tri- als come and storm- clouds
low- er
}
VerseBWords = \lyrics {
Tho' with snares my path be- set- ting, Sa- tan comes, my spir- it fret- ting,
% _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I can trust Him thro' it all;
Dan- gers tick my soul a- larm- ing, Fears my cour- age weak dis- arm-
ing
}
VerseCWords = \lyrics {
So with Christ in fath a- bid- ing, And to Him my all con- fid- ing,
I can trust Him thro' it all;
All my doubts to Him con- fes- sing, Ask- ing for his gra- cious bless-
ing,
I can trust Him thro' it all I can trust Him, ful- ly trust Him, For I know He cares for me; I will trust Him,
sweet- ly trust Him, Then my life will hap- py hap- py be
}
tenhiWords = \lyrics {
{ \markup \italic "Hum" } - I can trust Him thro' it
all; Hum - I can trust Him thro' it all
I can trust Him, ful- ly trust Him, For I know He cares
for me; I will trust Him, sweet- ly trust Him,
Then my life will hap- py hap- py be
}
tenloWords = \lyrics {
{ \markup \italic "Hum" } - I can trust Him I can trust Him thro' it
all; Hum -
I can trust Him thro' it all I can trust Him, ful- ly trust Him, For I
know He cares for me; I will trust Him,
sweet- ly trust Him, Then my life will hap- py be
}
tenhiMusic = \notes {
\key bes \major
\partial 4
r4^\markup { \italic "(Melody of stanza in 1st Bass.)" }
d'1 ~ d'2( ees'4) s4 s4 ees'8 ees'8 ees'8 ees'8 ees'8 ees'8 d'2. s4
d'1 ~ d'4( f'4)( f'4) s4
s4 e'8 e'8 e'8 e'8 e'8 e'8 f'4( e'4 ees'4\fermata) r4^\markup { C
\small HORUS. } r4 d'8 d'8 d'8 d'8 r4 r4
ees'8 ees'8 ees'8 ees'8 s4 ees'4 ees'4 ees'4 ees'4 d'4 d'4 ees'4 r4
r4 d'8 d'8 d'8 d'8 c'8 bes8 f'2 e4\fermata d'8 c'8 d'4 f'4 d'8 ees'4.
d'8 ees'4. d'4\fermata
\bar "|."
}
tenloMusic = \notes {
\partial 4
s4 bes1 ~ bes2( a4 ) r4 r4 c'8 c'8 c'8 c'8 a8 a8 bes8 a8 c'8 bes8 f4 r4
bes1 ~ bes4( d'4)(c'4) r4 r4 bes8 bes8 bes8 bes8 bes8 c'8 c'2. d'8 bes8
g4 f2 d'8 bes8
g4 f2 r4 f4 g4 a4 c'4 bes8( a8) g8( gis8) a4 d'8 bes8
g4 f2 a8 bes8 bes4( b4) c4 b?8 c'8 f4 d'4 bes8 c'4. bes2 ~ bes4
\bar "|."
}
bariMusic = \notes {
\key bes \major
\partial 4
d8 es8 | f8 f8 g8 a8 g8 f8 d8 ees8 | f8 f8 g8 a8 g8 f8
f8 g8 | a4 a2 c8 g8 | f2 ~ f4 d8 ees8 |
f8 f8 g8 a8 g8 f8 d8 ees8 | f8 g8 a8 bes8 bes8 aes8 g8 f8 |
e4 c'2 g8 gis8 | a4( bes4 a4) r4 | r4 bes8 bes8 bes8 bes8 r4
| r4 a8 a8 a8 a8 f8 g8 | a4 bes4 c'4 a4 | f2 ~ f4 r4 |
r4 bes8 bes8 bes8 bes8 f8 f8 | f4( g4) g4\fermata g8 g8 | bes4 bes4
bes8 a4. | f8 g4. f4\fermata
\bar "|."
}
bassMusic = \notes {
\key bes \major
\partial 4
% r4 bes,1_ Hum ~ bes,2( c4)
% r4 r4 f8_ I f8_ can f8_ trust f8_ Him f8_ "thro'" f8_ it bes,2_ all ~
bes,4 r4
% bes,1_ Hum ~ bes,2( c4) r4 r4
% c8_ I c8_ can c8_ trust c8_ him c8_ "thro'" c8_ it f4_ all ( g4 f4) r4
r4
% bes,8_ I bes,8_ can bes,8_ trust bes,8_ him r4
% r4 c8_ "ful-" c8_ ly c8_ trust c8_ Him r4 f4_ For f4_ I f4_ know f4_ He
bes,4_ cares b,4_ for c4_ me r4
r4 bes,1 ~ bes,2( c4)
r4 r4 f8 f8 f8 f8 f8 f8 bes,2 ~ bes,4 r4
bes,1 ~ bes,2( c4) r4 r4
c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 f4 ( g4 f4) r4 r4
bes,8 bes,8 bes,8 bes,8 r4
r4 c8 c8 c8 c8 r4 f4 f4 f4 f4 bes,4 b,4 c4 r4
r4 bes,8 bes,8 bes,8 bes,8 e8 d8 d2 c4
d8 ees8 f4 f4 f8 f4. bes,2 ~ bes,4
% r4 bes,8_ I bes,8_ will bes,8_ trust bes,8_ him e8_ "sweet-" d8_ ly
d2_ trust c4_ him
% d8_ Then ees8_ my f4_ life f4_ will f8_ "hap-" f4._ py bes,2_ be ~
bes,4
\bar "|."
}
\score {
\context ChoirStaff
<<
\notes
\override Score.LyricText #'font-magnification = #'1.05
\override Score.BarNumber #'font-magnification = #'1.10
\override Score.LyricText #'font-name = #"pncr8r"
\override Score.BarNumber #'font-name = #"pncr8r"
\override Score.BarNumber #'extra-offset = #'( 1 . 1 ) % so
bar numbers don't hit staff
\context Lyrics = "VA-1"
\context Staff = hivoice \context Voice = "VA" {
\clef "treble_8" \voiceOne \autoBeamOff \tenhiMusic
}
\lyricsto "VA" \lyrics \context Lyrics = "VA-1" { \set Lyrics . stanza =
"1st Tenor. " \tenhiWords }
\context Staff = hivoice \addlyrics \context Voice = "VB" {
\voiceTwo \autoBeamOff \tenloMusic
}
\lyricsto "VB" \context Lyrics = "VB-1" { \set Lyrics . stanza =
"2nd Tenor. " \tenloWords }
\context Lyrics = "VC-1"
\context Lyrics = "VC-2"
\context Lyrics = "VC-3"
\context Staff = lovoice \addlyrics \context Voice = "VC" {
\clef bass \voiceOne \autoBeamOff \bariMusic }
\lyricsto "VC" \context Lyrics = "VC-1" { \override LyricText
#'extra-offset = #'( 0 . 1 ) \set Lyrics . stanza = "Baritone 1. " \VerseAWords }
\lyricsto "VC" \context Lyrics = "VC-2" { \override LyricText
#'extra-offset = #'( 0 . 2 ) \set Lyrics . stanza = "Baritone 2. " \VerseBWords }
\lyricsto "VC" \context Lyrics = "VC-3" { \override LyricText
#'extra-offset = #'( 0 . 3 ) \set Lyrics . stanza = "Baritone 3. " \VerseCWords }
\context Staff = lovoice \context Voice = "VD" { \voiceTwo
\autoBeamOff \bassMusic }
\lyricsto "VD" \context Lyrics = "VD" { \set Lyrics. stanza = "Bass.
" \tenhiWords }
>>
\paper {
\translator {
% a little smaller so lyrics can be closer to the staff.
\StaffContext
minimumVerticalExtent = #'(-2 . 2)
}
}
}
\midi { \tempo 4 = 92 }
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