Re: title on a separate page

[Nick Payne]

See attached. There may be easier ways, but this is what I use...

Susan Dittmar wrote:
> Hello folks,
>
> I am very sorry in case this is a FAQ. I am quite new to lilypond and
> maybe did not search the right places.
>
> I would like to have lilypond generate the title on a page of its own. I
> tried with 
> file:///D:/Documents/Lilypond/examples/bookparts.ly <cid:part1.06030101.03050707@internode.on.net>
> \paper{
>         %...
>         paper-height = 7.425\cm
>         after-title-space = 7.425\cm
>         %...
> }
>
> but lilypond decided that at least one line of music needs to be on the
> first page. A sensible decision normally, but not what I want...
>   
\version "2.12.2"

#(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #t)

%#(ly:set-option 'point-and-click #t)
#(ly:set-option (quote no-point-and-click))

\paper { 
        ragged-bottom = ##t 
        ragged-last-bottom = ##t 
        }
        
\header {
         title = "Overall Title"
         subtitle = "Overall Subtitle"
        }

\markup \null

\bookpart { \header { 
        subtitle = "Piece One" 
        composer = "Person One"
        } 
        \relative c' { \time 4/4 c d e f g a g f e }
}

\bookpart {     
        \header { 
                subtitle = "Piece Two" 
                composer = "Person Two"
        }
        \relative c' { \time 5/4 c d e f g a g f e }
}

\bookpart {     \header { 
        subtitle = "Piece Three" 
        composer = "Person Three"
        }
        \relative c' { \time 3/4 c d e f g a g f e }
}