Dear All,
I am a new Lilypond user. I have processed some single staff scores,
and found the transpose function
quite easy and useful. I had a problem with collisions between grobs
and notes but discovered how to use
the padding to move things, thanks to some advice. This was on
OpenSuse 10.2 using a text editor, a file selector
and a terminal. Unfortunately, the machine was an old, slow one. Now I
am trying Lilypond in Windows XP, which will, hopefully, speed things up.
Browsing the letters, I came across a very helpful one which mentioned
jEdit and the Lilypond tool which can be installed as a plugin. First
you have to install Java runtime environment 1.4 or later. Within the
jEdit, once setup with the plugin, you can run a wizard which will set
up your score in great detail, saving lots of coding and brain-ache. A
very useful REM (comment) says: Insert your notes here.
jEdit colours the various components of the coding, enabling easy
analysis. Also, errors are immediately underlined, enabling swift
correction (in the case of simple errors).
As regards documentation, there is plenty of it. Would it be an idea
to include quite a lot of simple, entire examples, as snippets still
have to be incorporated within one's code and the full examples
contain many complexities which are peculiar to themselves and not
useful in other contexts. I am thinking of say, two-part inventions,
three-part inventions, hymns, simple piano pieces e.g. Bergmüller,
small symphony movements e.g. Mozart's 1st, flute sonata movements
(J.C. Bach for instance). It is then possible for the novice to simply
cut and paste, having compared the code with the pdf. You could then
process endless hymns, symphonies whatever. For any particular
feature, the novice could be referred to a short, simple but complete
code and have the pdf to see its effect. Cutting and pasting is easier
than trying to understand or remember complicated code. Yes, I know
that you can build up your own library, I'm thinking of the novice.
A problem I have encountered is the version number. When I process the
welcome file, I get 2.10.0 but when I ran some other code, I got 2.10.33
What is an external error? My jEditor says there are no errors, but
Lilypond will not process the code.
% Created on Mon Nov 05 23:43:17 GMT 2007
\version "2.10.33"
\header {
title = "1. Eclipse"
composer = "Pam Wedod"
meter = "Gently - with a little movement"
}
\include "english.ly <http://english.ly>"
staffAltoSaxophone = \new Staff {
\time 4/4
\tempo 4 = 72
\set Staff.instrumentName="Alto Saxophone"
\set Staff.midiInstrument="alto sax"
\transposition ef,
\key ef \major
\clef treble
\relative c' {
r1 r1 e4. ( d16 c) b4.( a16 g e2) r8 a( gis b)
% bar 5
e4.( c16 a) f'4.( e16 d e2)\< r8 f( g e)\! a4.\mf( g16 f) g4 c,
f4.( e16 d) e4 a, b8(\> c d2) c8( b)\!
% bar 10
a2 r2 r1 a8(\p\< b c e) b'\!\( a\> e c)\! d2. c8( b)
% bar 14
a2. r4 r1 r2 a'8 g e d e d a b c4.(\> b8\!
% bar 18
a2) r2 a'8 g e a, c4.(\> b8\! a2)\p r a4(\poco c b\> gis
% bar 22
a2)\a r2 r1 e4.\mf( d16 c) b4.( a16 g e2) r8 a8(\< gis b)\!
% bar 26
e4.(\mp c16 a) f'4.( e16 d e2\<) r8 f( g e)\! a4.\f( g16 f) g4 c,
f4.( e16 d) e4 a, b8(\> c d2) c8( b)\!
% bar \mp
a2 r2 r1 a8(\mf\< b c e) b'\!\( a\> e c)\! d2.\p c8( b)
% bar 35
a2. r4 r1 e'4. ( d16 c) b4.( a16 g e1)\> r1\!^\fermataMarkup
\bar "|."
}
}
staffPiano = \new PianoStaff {
\set PianoStaff.midiInstrument = #"acoustic grand"
\set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano "
\tempo 4 = 72
<<
\context Staff = "RH" { % Right hand
\clef treble
\key ef \major
\relative c' {
}
}
\context Staff = "LH" { % Left hand
\clef bass
\key ef \major
\relative c {
}
}
>>
}
\score {
<<
\staffAltoSaxophone
\staffPiano
>>
\midi {
}
\layout {
}
}
\paper {
}
By the way, I am wearing my asbestos coms in anticipation of the flames.
Frederick Dennis.
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