I don't like the hymn.ly template, and I have tryed to create a real
hymn score on lilypond 2.4, but I have some difficulties:
- How can I put the lyrics between the Treble and Bass clef?
- How can I adjust the spacement between stanzas?
- What's the best way to put a centered Refrain?
- Why lilypond doesn't put the lyrics corretly, when I use <<{...}\\{...}>> ?
- If it's possible (or more easy), where I get this explanations on manual?
Below, an hymn example (Near the Cross) where occours this problems:
%BEGIN
\version "2.4.1"
global = {
\key f \major
\time 6/4
\set Staff.autoBeaming = ##f
\set Staff.printPartCombineTexts = ##f
\set Staff.minimumVerticalExtent = #'(-3 . 3)
}
\paper
{
#(set-paper-size "a4")
topmargin = 0.5\cm
bottommargin = 1.0\cm
leftmargin = 1.5\cm
linewidth = 18.0\cm
headsep = 0.01\cm
footsep = 0.01\cm
betweensystemspace = 0.01\cm
betweensystempadding = 0.01\cm
aftertitlespace = 0.01\mm
beforetitlespace = 0.01\mm
}
\header
{
title = "Near the Cross"
poet = "Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby, 1869"
composer = "William Howard Doane"
meter = \markup {" " \note #"2." #+0.9 "=62" }
}
Refrain = \markup { \bold \italic { "" \raise #1.2 "Refrain" } }
soprano = \relative c''
{
%%% SOPRANO %%%
a2 bes4 a2 g4 f2 <<d4\\d>> <<d2.\\d>> c2 f4 f2 a4 a2. g \break
a2 bes4 a2 g4 f2 <<d4\\d>> d2. c2 f4 f2 e4 g2. <<f\\f>> \bar "||" \break
a2^\Refrain c4 c2. bes2 d4 d2. c2 d4 c2 a4 a2. g \break
a2 bes4 a2 g4 f2 <<d4\\d>> d2. c2 f4 f2 e4 g2. <<f\\f>> \bar "|."
}
alto = \relative c'
{
%%% ALTO %%%
f2 f4 f2 e4 d2 s4 s2. a2 c4 c2 f4 f2. e
f2 f4 f2 e4 d2 s4 bes2. a2 c4 c2 c4 e2. s
f2 f4 f2. f2 f4 f2. f2 f4 f2 f4 f2. e
c2 d4 c2 cis4 d2 s4 bes2. a2 c4 c2 c4 e2. s
}
tenor = \relative c'
{
%%% TENOR %%%
}
bass = \relative c
{
%%% BASS %%%
}
sopWords =
{
}
\score
{
<<
\new Staff
{
\override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #all-invisible
\global
\stemUp
<< \soprano \alto >>
\addlyrics
{
\set stanza = "1. "
Je -- sus, keep me near the cross,
There a pre -- cious fon -- tain
Free to all, a heal -- ing stream
Flows from Cal -- vary's moun -- tain.
}
\addlyrics
{
\set stanza = "2. "
Near the cross, a trem -- bling soul,
Love and mer -- cy found me;
There the bright and morn -- ing star
Sheds its beams a -- round me.
%% Refrain
In the cross, in the cross,
Be my glory ever;
Till my rap -- tured soul shall find
rest be -- yond the ri -- ver.
}
\addlyrics
{
\set stanza = "3. "
Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
Bring its scenes be --fore me;
Help me walk from day to day,
With its sha -- dows o'er me.
}
\addlyrics
{
\set stanza = "4. "
Near the cross I'll watch and wait
Hop -- ing, trus -- ting e -- ver,
Till I reach the gold -- en strand,
Just be -- yond the ri -- ver.
}
}
\new Staff
{
\clef bass
\global
\stemDown
<< \tenor \bass >>
}
>>
\layout
{
indent = 0.0\cm
%\context { \Score \override SpacingSpanner
#'shortest-duration-space = #5.5 }
%\context { \Score \override SpacingSpanner #'spacing-increment
= #0.8 }
}
\midi {\tempo 4=93}
}
%END