Re: Rest in Lyrics

[David Kastrup]

Thomas Morley <address@hidden> writes:

> 2015-08-02 23:00 GMT+02:00 Alberto Simões <address@hidden>:
>> Hello
>>
>> I know it is not a common practice, but I would like to put in the middle of
>> the lyrics text, a quarter rest (in parenthesis), in order to make it clear
>> that nothing should be sang in that note (and also because I am trying to
>> copy what was written by the composer).
>
> Try:
>
> { c''4 d'' e'' f'' }
> \addlyrics {
>   c d \markup { \raise #0.8 \parenthesize \fontsize #-6 \rest #"4" } f
> }

Alternatively:

<<
  \new Voice = "melody" { c''4 d'' e'' f'' }
  \new Lyrics \with { \consists "Rest_engraver"
                      \override Rest.Y-offset = 0.5
                    }
  \lyricsto "melody" {
    c d \notemode { \parenthesize r4 } f
  }
>>

-- 
David Kastrup