Re: Lyrics to hymn - new user

[Garrett McGilvray]

Hi Carl,

On Oct 12, 2013, at 10:25 PM, Carl Peterson <address@hidden> wrote:

> The basic answer is that you ideally need two sequential sets of voice 
> contexts, one for the verse, one for the chorus. So this would be your basic 
> setup:
> 
> \score {
>    \new Staff = "top" {
>     << \new Voice = "sopVerse" { } % voice for verse melody and combined alto
>          \new Voice = "altoVerse" { } % voice for verse alto lines that 
> require separate stem, such as "days" on line 2
>     >>
>     << \new Voice = "sopChorus" { } % voice for chorus melody and combined 
> alto
>          \new Voice = "altoChorus" { } % voice for chorus alto lines that 
> require separate stem, particularly "gently home" at end
>     >>
>   }
>   \new Staff = "bottom" {
>     << \new Voice = "tenVerse" { } % voice for verse tenor lines requiring 
> separate stems
>          \new Voice = "bassVerse" { } % voice for verse bass and combined 
> tenor stems
>     >>
>     << \new Voice = "tenChorus" { } % voice for chorus tenor lines requiring 
> separate stems
>          \new Voice = "bassChorus" { } % voice for chorus bass and combined 
> tenor stems
>     >>
>   }
> }
> 
> You'll then associate your lyrics with the proper voices. Since the tenor 
> requires no separate lyrics (the final "gently home" can be attached to the 
> altoChorus voice), the mmr is not a huge issue here. You may need to do some 
> manual positioning to put it up high enough.
> 

I am so very grateful for your help. I have taken some time to study your 
answer and do some practicing. I'm sorry to say that I'm still stuck. Where I 
am getting confused is how to make a partial line (such as a note here or there 
in the Voice "altoVerse") come in and out next to a continuous running line (as 
the mixed soprano/alto Voice "sopVerse"). Here's what I tried that I thought 
made sense, although it also seemed like doing it the hard way. In any case, it 
did not work:

        womenVerse = \relative c' {
                \global
                \keyTime
                \new Voice = "sopVerse" {
                        <ef g>4. <f af>8 <fs a>4 <g bf> |
                        <af c>2 <g bf>4 <ef g> |
                        <c' ef>4. <c ef>8 <bf d>4 <af c> |
                        <g bf>2. r4 |
                        <f af>4. <g bf>8 <af f'>4 <af d> |
                        <g ef'>2 <ef g>4 <g ef'> |
                        <f d'>4.
                }
                <<
                        \new Voice = "sopVerse" { f8 }
                        \new Voice = "altoVerse" { f8 }
                >>
                \new Voice = "sopVerse" {
                        <ef g>4 <ef a> |
                        <d bf'>2. r4 |
                        <d af'>4. <d af'>8 <d af'>4 <d af'> |
                        <d af'>2 <ef g>4 r |
                        <ef c'>4. <ef c'>8 <fs c'>4 <fs c'> |
                        <g bf>2. r4 |
                        <f af>4 <g bf> <bf g'>4. <af f'>8 |
                        <g f'>4 <g ef'> <ef c'> <ef af> |
                        \set doubleSlurs = ##t
                        <ef g>8( <g bf>4) <g bf>8 <f af>4 <d f> |
                        \unset doubleSlurs
                }
                <<
                        \new Voice = "sopVerse" { ef2 }
                        \new Voice = "altoVerse" { ef2 }
                >>
                \new Voice = "sopVerse" {
                        r4 \bar "."
                }
        }

Then I tried to plug in my variable to a score block after your model, but I 
didn't have any luck. I figure somehow I'm not using the variable right. Do you 
have a hymn you have done that you wouldn't mind sending the file so I could 
study it? Or perhaps the hacked version is different so it wouldn't work on my 
end?

> P.S.: nice scan from Wiegand's _Praise for the Lord_

Good catch! So was that a Google search or are you familiar with that hymnal? I 
was really excited that you recognized it. I think it's my favorite of the 
current hymnals.

Thanks again for your kind help.

PS. For anyone: is it proper etiquette to reply to all or just the person who 
responded?