Re: Interpreter Reports: "Programming Error: Moment Not Increasting"

[Andy Cowan]

Upon actually running Valentin's corrections through lilypond, it
looks like the lyrics for the pickup work fine.  I still don't
understand why it didn't work when I tried to do the same thing, but
I'll chalk it up to other errors fouling strange and
seemingly-unrelated thigns.

One final question: Is there any way to make the lyric in the second
ending ("cry") go on the second line along with the preceding lyrics,
rather than one line down?

Thanks,

Andy

On 8/5/07, Andy Cowan <address@hidden> wrote:
> Thanks Valentin,
>
> So, looking at what you sent me, it looks like I can \addlyrics to the
> repeated music, but not to the alternative(s).  Is that right?
>
> Also, can you explain exactly what the << >> grouping symbols do?  I've
> tried to use them similarly to how the examples in the documentation do, but
> I haven't found a good explanation to indicate when and how they _should_ be
> used.
>
> And one final question: the first \addlyrics in this file is commented out
> because when I tried to add lyrics for the pickup notes at the beginning of
> the son, lilypond put them on the first two notes of the first full bar
> instead.  I tried putting in an \addlyrics immediately after the \partial,
> but that generated a syntax error.  What is the proper method for adding
> lyrics to the pickup notes at the beginning of a song?
>
> Thanks for all the help,
>
> Andy
>
>
> On 8/5/07, Valentin Villenave <address@hidden> wrote:
> > 2007/8/5, Andy Cowan <address@hidden >:
> >
> > > Can somebody help me to understand what's going on here?
> >
> > In case of a repeat with alternatives, you can't any longer use the
> > \addlyrics shortcut; you have to explicitly create a voice, name it,
> > and link the lyrics to it using
> > \lyricsto voicename.
> >
> > Besides, since the \break command is not a music expression by itself,
> > you have to include it in an existing music expression (hence the
> > braces at the bottom of the file below).
> >
> > There were a few structure errors in your file; here's a corrected
> version.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Valentin
> >
> >
> > % Oh, Susanna
> > % Key of D Major
> >
> > #(set-default-paper-size "letter")
> > #(set-global-staff-size 20)
> >
> > \paper { system-count = 6 }
> >
> > Verses = {
> >         << \relative d' {
> >   \clef treble
> >   \key d \major
> >   \time 4/4
> >   \partial 4 d8 e
> >   %\addlyrics { I _ }
> >
> >   \repeat volta 2 {
> >     fis4 a a4. b8
> >     a4 fis d4. e8
> >     fis4 fis e d
> >     e2. d8 e
> >     fis4 a a4. b8
> >     a4 fis d4. e8
> >     fis4 fis e e
> >   }
> >   \alternative {
> >     { d2. d8e }
> >     { \new Voice = "alternative"  d1 \bar "||"}
> >   }
> > }
> >   \addlyrics {
> >    I __ _ come from A -- la -- ba -- ma with my ban -- jo on my knee.
> >     and I'm goin' to Lou -- si -- an -- a my __ _ true love for to see. It
> _
> >   }
> >   \addlyrics {
> >     _ _ rained so hard the day I left the wea -- ther it was dry.
> >     The _ sun so hot, I froze to death, Su -- san -- na don't you }
> >   \new Lyrics \lyricsto alternative \lyricmode { cry. }
> >   >>
> > }
> >
> >
> > Refrain = {
> >         << \relative g' {
> >   \repeat volta 2 {
> >     g2
> >     g2
> >     b4 b2 b4
> >     a4 a fis d
> >     e2. d8 e
> >     fis4 a a4. b8
> >     a4 fis d4. e8
> >     fis4 fis e e
> >     d1
> > }}
> >   \addlyrics {
> >     Oh, Su -- san -- na, oh don't you cry for me.
> >    For I come from A -- la -- ba -- ma my __ _ true love for to see.
> >   }
> >   >>
> > }
> >
> >
> > \header {
> >   title = "Oh, Susanna"
> >   composer = "Stephen Foster, 1848"
> > }
> >
> >
> > \new Staff {\Verses \break }
> >
> > \new Staff \Refrain
> >
>
>