\version "2.11.39" #(ly:set-option 'point-and-click #f) \header { title="Cue notes with lyrics"} \layout{ ragged-right = ##t \context { \Score % Use multi-measure rests \override MultiMeasureRest #'expand-limit = #1 } } sopM = \relative c' { \clef "treble" c4 c g' g | d d e e | f f g g | a a b, b | c c d d | e e f f | } sopL = \lyricmode { A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z } \addQuote sop \sopM otherVoice = \relative c { \clef "bass" R1 \cueDuring #"sop" #UP { R1 } % <= Lyrics are messed up!!! a4 a g2 R1 \cueDuring #"sop" #UP { R1 } % <= No lyrics here!!! a4 a g2 } otherLyrics = \lyricmode { a b c d e f } \score { \context ChoirStaff << \context Staff = "Soprano" << \context Voice = sopV { \sopM } \context Lyrics = sopL \lyricsto "sopV" \sopL \set Staff.instrumentName = "Sopran" \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = "Sop." >> \context Staff = "cuelyricdemo" << \set Staff.instrumentName = "Sop. cues" \context Voice = otherV { \otherVoice } \context Lyrics = otherL \lyricsto "otherV" \otherLyrics % cue lyrics should be in same line as \otherLyrics... % using Lyrics=otherL causes this, but also causes \otherLyrics to be in smaller font!!! \context Lyrics = cueL \lyricsto "cue" { \set fontSize = #-2 \sopL } >> >> \header { piece="Voice and another voice (different clef) with cues to it:" } } \score{ \new Staff << % Here I want multi-measure rests!!! \new Voice = secondV { \killCues \otherVoice } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "secondV" \otherLyrics >> \header { piece="Without cues (using \killCues e.g. in full score or choir score):" } } \markuplines { "My problems with the above snippet:" "-) The lyrics of the first cue notes start only on the second note!" "-) The second cues don't have any lyrics any more." "-) How can I use the lyrics from the same position as the cue notes? I.e. 'E F G H' and 'Q R S T'." "-) The cue lyrics should be on the same line (but smaller) than the main lyrics." }