Re: [Denemo-devel] Lyric Tie

[Andreas Schneider]

Am 01.02.2017 um 18:55 schrieb Richard Shann:
> On Wed, 2017-02-01 at 17:21 +0000, Joe Wilkinson wrote:
>> is also redundant with Melismata including it
> 
> ??? lyric tie inserts ~ or _ while Melismata inserts -- or __
> all these are valid LilyPond syntax (though I confess I can't recall
> what they do, which is why I need someone else who really knows what
> this is all about to write the text for the manual).

~ is for combining two syllables to be put under one note. It inserts a
bow between the syllables to indicate that. Example from the lilypond
manual: Che~in ques -- ta~e~in quel -- l'al -- tr'on -- da
_ inserts a melisma, i.e. the opposite. Entering a _ in the lyrics
stretches the syllable before the _ over the next note as well. Please
note that certain elements on the notes also insert melismata, e.g.
slurs or manual beams (the latter only if automatic beaming is turned
off). In these cases, underscores are not necessary.
-- inserts a hyphen to indicate that two syllables belong to the same word.
__ inserts a line indicating that a syllable is sung over multiple
notes. This is for melismata on the last syllable of a word (or words
with only one syllable).

The whole syntax is documented in the lilypond manual under
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-vocal-music#multiple-syllables-to-one-note
and the following subsections.

Andreas