Re: Making distance/space between notes above a syllable smaller

[Paul Hodges]

The way I've done it is to make those notes quavers, and hide the flags as well as the stems.  Or for a subtler adjustment you could try using a note value of "4*5/8", for instance.  You can play with the values as suits your layout.  You should revert to crotchet length on the last note of each group, of course.  Example below. 

Paul

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\version "2.23.3"

\language "english"

\paper {

  ragged-right = ##f

}

vINotes = \relative d' {

  \clef "treble_8"

  \key f \major

  \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f

  \cadenzaOn  

  \hide Stem \hide Flag

   d c bf8( a4) bf8( c bf4) g f g \bar"|"

   d' c bf4*5/8( a4) bf4*5/8( c bf4) g f g \bar"|"}

vIWords = \lyricmode {

  me -- los da -- mus __ vo -- ci -- bus.

  me -- los da -- mus __ vo -- ci -- bus.

}

\score {

  <<

    \new Voice = "vI" { \vINotes }

    \new Lyrics \lyricsto "vI" { \vIWords }

  >>

  \layout {}

}

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On 06/10/2021 22:16:55, b.a.g.hillen@planet.nl wrote:

Is it possible in Lilypond to make the distance/space between two or three notes above a syllable smaller?

In the example see the slurs g(bes) and bes(c bes) with 2 or 3 notes.

\version "2.18.2"

eenVoice = \relative c'' {\key bes \major

   \cadenzaOn   % zet barlines uit

   \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f

   \hide Stem

   d,4 f g f g (bes) bes^- bes (c bes) a g^- \bar":|."

}

verseOne = \lyricmode {

    O -- ver heel de aar -- de klinkt hun roep.

}

\score {

  <<

    \new Voice = "one"  {

    \eenVoice

}

    \new Lyrics \lyricsto "one"{

    \verseOne

}

  >>

}

Regards,

Ben Hillen