Re: Lyrics in second language in italics

[Aaron Hill]

On 2019-05-15 1:45 pm, phpguru wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have a Mendelssohn choral work with german (de) and latin (lat)
> lyrics. How can I achieve to set the latin lyrics in italics?
>
> % works, but both lyrics are in regular/upright font
>         \new Lyrics \lyricsto "bass" { \bassDeVerse }
>         \new Lyrics \lyricsto "bass" { \bassLatVerse }
>
> * sth, like this, does not work / compile error
>         \new Lyrics \lyricsto "bass" { \italic \bassLatVerse }
>
> * works (but I'm aiming for italic, not tiny)
>         \new Lyrics \lyricsto "bass" { \tiny \bassLatVerse }

You should be able to adjust the font-shape using a \with block:

%%%%
  \new Lyrics \with { \override LyricText.font-shape = #'italic }
%%%%


-- Aaron Hill