Re: lilypond-user Digest, Vol 109, Issue 56

[Frederick Dennis]

Dear All,
Thanks to Peter Gentry and James pkx188h
for helpful suggestions regarding first and second
time repeat bars. I find that
\set Score.repeatCommands = #'((volta #f) (volta "1.") )
is easier to use than the usual method.

I've been trying to typeset a score which has an
initial repeat bar line *after* the time signature.
I know that it is not necessary to have this
bar line or maybe even deprecated but I thought
I'd duplicate it anyway. Lilypond's default seems
to be that the bar line will occur *before* the time
signature.

Using the following code achieves the desired result
and also enables control of the space
between key signature and bar line:

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\version "2.14.2"
\relative c'' {
    \time 6/8
  \once \override Score.BreakAlignment #'break-align-orders =
    #(make-vector 3 '(instrument-name
                      left-edge
                      ambitus
                      breathing-sign
                      clef
                      key-signature
                      time-signature
                      staff-bar
                      custos))
  \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'space-alist =
    #'((first-note . (fixed-space . 2.0))
       (right-edge . (extra-space . 0.5))
       ;; free up some space between time signature
       ;; and repeat bar line
       (staff-bar . (extra-space . 9 )))%increase this number for more space
                           %between time signature and bar line
  \bar "|:"
  c2.
  d2.
  d4 e8 f4 g8
}
%%%%%%%%%%

but when I use the code in my setting, the extra space
number doesn't work which is a shame, as the default
position looks too close to the time signature:

%%%%%%%%%%
\version "2.14.2"

#(set-global-staff-size 19.5)
\header {
title = "BLOW THE WIND SOUTHERLY"
composer = "Northumbrian folk-song"
arranger = "arr. Donald J. Hughes"
}

soprano = 
\relative c' {
\key a \major
\time 6/8
\once \override Score.BreakAlignment #'break-align-orders =
    #(make-vector 3 '(instrument-name
                      left-edge
                      ambitus
                      breathing-sign
                      clef
                      key-signature
                      time-signature
                      staff-bar
                      custos))
  \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'space-alist =
    #'((first-note . (fixed-space . 2.0))
       (right-edge . (extra-space . 0.5))
       ;; free up some space between time signature
       ;; and repeat bar line
       (staff-bar . (extra-space . 90)))%increase this number for more space
                       %between time signature and repeat bar line
                       %Doesn't work.
\bar "|:"
cis'8.^\mp^\markup { \bold Moderato } b16 a8 e cis e
fis d fis e cis e
}

alto = 
\relative c'
{
\key a \major
cis8. cis16 d8 e cis e
b d b e cis e}

tenor = 
\relative c' {
\clef bass
\key a \major
e,8. e16 fis8 a a gis
fis fis gis b a gis}

bass = 
\relative c' {
a,8._\mp a16 b8 cis8. d16 cis8
d8. e16 d8 cis8. d16 cis8}

altoLyrics = {
    \lyricmode {
    Blow the wind south -- er -- ly, south -- er -- ly, south -- er -- ly,
}}
    
\score {
\new ChoirStaff    <<

\new Staff = women <<
\new Voice = 
"soprano" { \voiceOne << \soprano >> }
\new Voice = 
"alto" { \voiceTwo << \alto >> }
>>

\new Lyrics \with {alignBelowContext=women}
\lyricsto alto { \altoLyrics}

\new Staff = men <<
\new Voice = 
"tenor" { \voiceOne << \tenor >> }
\new Voice = 
"bass" { \voiceTwo << \bass >> }
>>

>>
\layout {}
\midi {}
}
%%%%%%%%%%%%
I have obviously missed something.
Thanks for any suggestions.