A few days ago, I wrote the list asking a question about midi, and saw that my message came out in the digest, but I've got no help about it, so here's my question again:
I'm arranging a hymn for barbershop chorus, and frequently want to check my work to make sure I get the unique barbershop harmonies correct. I was playing the midi file (with simple piano -- instrument is not important). This was working fine until I introduced some 'divisi' voices in the last stanza. Then, all of a sudden the midi file seemed only to contain (or at least, only to play) the lower staff notes. Nothing I do seems to help this -- I can't play the full piece. I've tried with the jEdit LilyPond Tool interface, and with WinAmp -- both sound the same.
When I compile, I get no warnings about anything going wrong, nor do I have any problem with the PDF display. I *would* appreciate faster compile times, but I'm told I need more RAM for that, so I'll settle for fixing my midi ...
I am using LilyPond 2.11.14, jEdit 4.3pre9, LilyPond Tool, and Windoze XP Pro. My file follows my signature. Thanks for your help.
Fr. Gordon Gilbert+
\header { filename = "AmazingGrace-Sweet-Ads.ly
" enteredby = "Gordon Gilbert" composer = "Traditional American Melody" poet = "words: Rev'd John Newton, 1779" arranger = "arr. Gordon Gilbert 2007"
date="" title = "Amazing Grace" subtitle = "Arr. for Barbershop Chorus" metre = "" meter = \metre copyright = "Public Domain"
style = "Hymn" mutopiacomposer = \composer mutopiapoet=\poet maintainer = "" maintainerEmail = "" lastupdated = "2007/02/04" }
stanzaa = \lyricmode { \set stanza = "1." A -- ma -- zing Grace, how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me; I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind but now I see.
\set stanza = "2." 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears re -- lieved; How pre -- cious did that grace ap -- pear The hour I first be -- lieved.
\set stanza = "3." Thro' ma -- ny dan -- gers, toils and snares I have al -- rea -- dy come; 'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home.
%bridge Lead us home, Lord!
\set stanza = "4." When we've been there ten thou -- sand years Bright shin -- ing as the sun, We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we first be -- gun! %tag We've on -- ly just be -- gun!! } tenorwords = \lyricmode { When we've been there ten thou -- sand years } bariwords = \lyricmode { When we've been there ten thou -- sand years
Bright shi -- ning as the sun } basswords = \lyricmode {
When we've been there ten thou -- sand years Bright shin -- ing as the sun, We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we first be -- gun! } \score { % \transpose g ees \context ChoirStaff << \context ChordNames \accomp \unset ChoirStaff.melismaBusyProperties \context Staff ="upper" { \clef "G" <<
\global \tenor \lead >>} \new Lyrics \with{ alignAboveContext = "upper" } \lyricsto "tenorDivisi" \tenorwords