Re: Lyrics disappear with associatedVoice in a duet

[Phil Holmes]

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From: "Eric van Gyzen" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 5:05 AM
Subject: Lyrics disappear with associatedVoice in a duet


> Fellow Lilypond Users:
>
> I'm writing a vocal duet on a ChoirStaff with lyrics between two staves. 
> When one voice rests, I'm trying to use associatedVoice to make the lyrics 
> follow the other voice.  I would expect the lyrics to remain between the 
> staves, but the lyrics disappear completely.
>
> Here is the tiniest example I can write:
>
> ========
> \version "2.16.0"  % also tried 2.17.6
>
> \new ChoirStaff <<
>     \new Staff \new Voice = "SopranoVoice" \relative c' { c4 d e f r1 }
>     \new Lyrics \lyricsto "SopranoVoice" {
>         So -- pran -- os rule.
>         \set associatedVoice = #"AltoVoice"
>         Al -- tos are cool.
>     }
>     \new Staff \new Voice = "AltoVoice" \relative c' { r1 f4 e d c }
> >>
> ========


I can get the voice switch to work by (a) reading the NR, where it says 
"\set associatedVoice = "two" % must be set one syllable early" and (b) 
creating the alto part before we try to set the lyrics to it.  However, the 
lyrics seem stuck below the music for me.

\new ChoirStaff <<
    \new Staff \new Voice = "SopranoVoice" \relative c' { c4 d e f r1 }
    \new Staff \new Voice = "AltoVoice" \relative c' { r1 f4 e d c }
    \new Lyrics \lyricsto "SopranoVoice" {
        So -- pran -- os
        \set associatedVoice = #"AltoVoice"
        rule.
        Al -- tos are cool.
    }
>>




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Phil Holmes