Dear All, In the following extract from "The Preces and Responses" by John Reading (d. 1692), the tenorTwoSnippet lyric "to" has an over-long extender. Adding skips after it makes the extender even longer. Is there any way of shortening
it?
The first and third staves for the priest aren't long enough. How do you lengthen them?
Is there an easy way of lining up the choir staves so they stack neatly?
Why doesn't \once \override Slur #'positions = #'(6 . 6)
have any effect on the slur in the alto part?
Thank you for your attention.
% Created on Mon Jun 23 17:27:19 BST 2008 \version "2.12.2" #(set-global-staff-size 19) \paper {
paper-height = #270
indent = #0 line-width = 17\cm %This figure is crucial in getting both bits of score %into the line without going off the page horizontally.
} right = { \once \override Voice.NoteColumn #'force-hshift = #0.5 %This moves a note to
%the right to avoid %overlapping }
global = { \key a \major } \header { title = "The Preces and Responses" subtitle = " "
composer = "John Reading" meter = " " piece = " " } %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Line One%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% vicar = \relative c' {
\cadenzaOn %This line turns off automatic barlines, thereby allowing %as many notes per bar as desired. \override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-align-symbols = #'(clef) %Positions text above the %clef
\clef bass \mark "Priest" %This is the text which is positioned. \key a \major a\breve s4 s4 s4 s4 s4 \bar "||" }
vicarlyrics = \lyricmode { %\once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT %The left means the
%vicar's note is at the %left "O Lord, open Thou our lips." }
soprano = \relative c' { %\cadenzaOn \key a \major \time 3/4
\partial 4 cis'8.^\markup { Choir } cis16 cis4 cis d e( d8.) cis16( b8. a16) gis2. \bar "||"
}
alto = \relative c' { \key a \major \time 3/4 \partial 4 a'8. a16
a4 e e e2 fis4 e2. }
tenor = \relative c' { \key a \major \time 3/4 \partial 4 e8. e16 e4 a, gis a4.. e'16( d8. cis16) b2. }
bass = \relative c' { \key a \major
\time 3/4 \partial 4 a8. a16 a4 a, b cis2 d4 e2. }
words = { \lyricmode { %\once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT %the words in quotes %are set to one note
%which is at the left And our mouth shall shew forth __ thy __ praise. }}
\markup { \fill-line { \translate #(cons -7 -7) { %The 2nd number will move the vicar's
%line up or down. -1 is up, -10 is down %The first no. moves the vicar's line %sideways. -7 takes it to the left
\score { \new Staff = vicar %\with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } << %\with remove etc. gets rid of the time signature %It has to go after the = vicar
\new Voice ="vicar" { \vicar } \new Lyrics \lyricsto vicar \vicarlyrics >> \layout { line-width = #70 %Juggle this number - to find the optimum. \context { \Lyrics
\override LyricText #'font-size = #-1 % -1 is 12% smaller %\override LyricSpace #'minimum-distance =#1 } } } }
vicarTwo = \relative c' { \cadenzaOn %This line turns off automatic barlines, thereby allowing %as many notes per bar as desired.
%\override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-align-symbols = #'(clef) %Positions text above the %clef \clef bass %\mark "Priest" %This is the text which is positioned. \key a \major
\override Stem #'transparent = ##t %makes stems invisible fis,4 a a b a a a \bar "||" }
vicarTwolyrics = \lyricmode { %\once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT %The left means the
%vicar's note is at the %left O, God, make speed to save us. }
sopranoTwo = \relative c' { %\cadenzaOn \key a \major \time 3/4
%\partial 4 cis'4 cis d e2 fis4 cis( b2) a2. \bar "||"
}
altoTwo = \relative c' { \key a \major \time 3/4 %\partial 4 a'4 a a a2 fis4 e2~( e8. d16)
cis2. }
tenorTwo = \relative c' { \key a \major \time 3/4 %\partial 4 e4 e d cis8. b16( a2) a( gis4) a2. }
bassTwo = \relative c' { \key a \major \time 3/4 %\partial 4
a4 a a cis,2 d4 e2. a,2. }
wordsTwo = { \lyricmode { %\once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT %the words in quotes %are set to one note %which is at the left
O Lord, make haste to help __ us. }}
tenorTwoSnippet = { \lyricmode { \repeat "unfold" 4 { \skip 1 } %the unfold is the number %of skips. 1 means a syllable
to __ } } \markup { \fill-line { \translate #(cons -7 -7) { %The 2nd number will move the vicar's %line up or down. -1 is up, -10 is down %The first no. moves the vicar's line
%sideways. -7 takes it to the left
\score { \new Staff = vicarTwo %\with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } << %\with remove etc. gets rid of the time signature
%It has to go after the = vicar \new Voice ="vicarTwo" { \vicarTwo } \new Lyrics \lyricsto vicarTwo \vicarTwolyrics >> \layout { line-width = #70 %Juggle this number - to find the optimum.
\context { \Lyrics \override LyricText #'font-size = #-1 % -1 is 12% smaller %\override LyricSpace #'minimum-distance =#1 } } } }
vicarThree = \relative c' {
\cadenzaOn %This line turns off automatic barlines, thereby allowing %as many notes per bar as desired. \override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-align-symbols = #'(clef) %Positions text above the %clef
\clef bass %\mark "Priest" %This is the text which is positioned. \key a \major a\breve s4 s4 s4 s4 s4 s4 \bar "||" }
vicarThreeLineOnelyrics = \lyricmode {
%\once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT %The left means the %vicar's note is at the %left "Glory be to the Father, and to"
}
vicarThreeLineTwolyrics = \lyricmode { "the Son, and to the Holy Ghost." }
sopranoThree = \relative c' { %\cadenzaOn \key a \major \time 3/4 \partial 4 cis'8. cis16
cis4 cis d8. cis16 b4 b e dis2 e4 }
altoThree = \relative c' { \key a \major \time 3/4 \partial 4 a'8. a16 a4 a a8. a16 e4 e8. fis16( gis4) fis2 gis4 }
tenorThree = \relative c' {
\key a \major \time 3/4 \partial 4 e8. e16 e4 e d8. a16 b4 b b b2 b8.( e16) }
bassThree = \relative c' { \key a \major \time 3/4 \partial 4 a8. a16 a4 a fis8. fis16 gis4 gis e
b'2 e,4 }
wordsThree = { \lyricmode { %\once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT %the words in quotes %are set to one note %which is at the left
As it was in the be -- gin -- ning, is __ now, and __ }}
\markup { \fill-line { \translate #(cons -7 -7) { %The 2nd number will move the vicar's %line up or down. -1 is up, -10 is down
%The first no. moves the vicar's line %sideways. -7 takes it to the left
\score { \new Staff = vicarThree %\with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" }
<< %\with remove etc. gets rid of the time signature %It has to go after the = vicar \new Voice ="vicarThree" { \vicarThree } \new Lyrics \lyricsto vicarThree \vicarThreeLineOnelyrics
\new Lyrics \lyricsto vicarThree \vicarThreeLineTwolyrics >> \layout { line-width = #70 %Juggle this number - to find the optimum. \context { \Lyrics \override LyricText #'font-size = #-1 % -1 is 12% smaller
%\override LyricSpace #'minimum-distance =#1 } } } }
bassFour = \relative c' { \key a \major \time 3/4
%\partial 4 a4 a d, e e b e2. cis4. cis8 d4~ d e4. e8 a,2. }
wordsFour = { \lyricmode { %\once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT %the words in quotes %are set to one note
%which is at the left ev -- er, and __ ev -- er __ shall be: world with -- out end. __ }}
SopranoFourSnippet = { \lyricmode { %\once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT %the words in quotes
%are set to one note %which is at the left \repeat "unfold" 7 { \skip 1 } world with -- out __ end. A -- men. }}
AltoFourSnippet = { \lyricmode {
%\once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT %the words in quotes %are set to one note %which is at the left \repeat "unfold" 11 { \skip 1 }
A -- men. }}
TenorFourSnippet = { \lyricmode { %\once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT %the words in quotes %are set to one note %which is at the left
\repeat "unfold" 11 { \skip 1 } A -- men. }}
BassFourSnippet = { \lyricmode { %\once \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #LEFT %the words in quotes %are set to one note
%which is at the left \repeat "unfold" 7 { \skip 1 } world with -- out __ end. A -- men. }}