Hi.
I'm hoping someone can help me figure out how to notate this.
I am creating a lead sheet that has vocal line with lyrics. Some sections have just the melody, and other sections have harmonies under the melody.
In general, I have been having success using this pattern for going into and out of polyphony, while keeping the lyrics associated with the melody:
melody = \relative c'' {
c1 << { \voiceOne d } { b1 } >> | \oneVoice e1 |
}
However, there is one phrase where I can't figure out how to make it work, which is when the second voice contains ties.
What I'm after is like the second score--except there should be ties between the chords in the second voice in bars 2-3.
Alternately, like the music in example 6, except with lyrics in the 2nd & 3rd bars.
\version "2.19.80"
words = \lyricmode {
One, two and three four
}
melody = \relative c'' {
\time 3/4
g2.^"1. Just melody - missing harmony" | g8 a f2 ~ | 2. | e2. \bar "|."
}
melodyHarmonizedNoTies = \relative c'' {
\time 3/4
g2.^"2. Harmonized, no ties: missing ties in voice 2"
<<
\relative c'' { \voiceOne g8 a f2 ~ | 2. }
\relative c' { <d b>2. | 2. }
>> | \oneVoice
e2.
\bar "|."
}
melodyHarmonizedWithTies = \relative c'' {
\time 3/4
g2.^"3. Harmonized with ties: lyrics do not follow voice 1, and ties are missing in voice 2"
<<
\relative c'' { \voiceOne g8 a f2 ~ | 2. }
\relative c' { <d b>2. ~ | 2. }
>> | \oneVoice
e2.
\bar "|."
}
melodyHarmonizedLV = \relative c'' {
\time 3/4
g2.^"4. Harmonized, LV in voice 2: Extra LV in voice 1"
<<
\relative c'' { \voiceOne g8 a f2 ~ | 2. }
\relative c' { <d b>2. \laissezVibrer | 2. }
>> | \oneVoice
e2.
\bar "|."
}
melodyHarmonizedSlashNoTies = \relative c'' {
\time 3/4
g2.^"5. Slash, no ties: missing lyrics in voice 1 and missing ties in voice 2"
<<
\relative c'' { \voiceOne g8 a f2 ~ | 2. } \\
\relative c' { <d b>2. | 2. }
>> | \oneVoice
e2.
\bar "|."
}
melodyHarmonizedSlashWithTies = \relative c'' {
\time 3/4
g2.^"6. Slash with ties: lyrics do not follow voice 1"
<<
\relative c'' { \voiceOne g8 a f2 ~ | 2. } \\
\relative c' { <d b>2. ~ | 2. }
>> | \oneVoice
e2.
\bar "|."
}
melodyHarmonizedSlashLV = \relative c'' {
\time 3/4
g2.^"7. Slash, LV in voice 2: lyrics do not follow voice 1"
<<
\relative c'' { \voiceOne g8 a f2 ~ | 2. } \\
\relative c' { <d b>2. \laissezVibrer | 2. }
>> | \oneVoice
e2.
\bar "|."
}
\book {
\header { title = "MWE: lyrics in voice 1 with tied notes in voice 2" }
\score {
<<
\new Staff = "upper" {
\new Voice = "lead" {
\melody
}
}
\new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = "staff" } {
\lyricsto "lead" { \words }
}
>>
\layout {
}
}
\score {
<<
\new Staff = "upper" {
\new Voice = "lead" {
\melodyHarmonizedNoTies
}
}
\new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = "staff" } {
\lyricsto "lead" { \words }
}
>>
\layout {
}
}
\score {
<<
\new Staff = "upper" {
\new Voice = "lead" {
\melodyHarmonizedWithTies
}
}
\new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = "staff" } {
\lyricsto "lead" { \words }
}
>>
\layout {
}
}
\score {
<<
\new Staff = "upper" {
\new Voice = "lead" {
\melodyHarmonizedLV
}
}
\new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = "staff" } {
\lyricsto "lead" { \words }
}
>>
\layout {
}
}
\score {
<<
\new Staff = "upper" {
\new Voice = "lead" {
\melodyHarmonizedSlashNoTies
}
}
\new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = "staff" } {
\lyricsto "lead" { \words }
}
>>
\layout {
}
}
\score {
<<
\new Staff = "upper" {
\new Voice = "lead" {
\melodyHarmonizedSlashWithTies
}
}
\new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = "staff" } {
\lyricsto "lead" { \words }
}
>>
\layout {
}
}
\score {
<<
\new Staff = "upper" {
\new Voice = "lead" {
\melodyHarmonizedSlashLV
}
}
\new Lyrics \with { alignAboveContext = "staff" } {
\lyricsto "lead" { \words }
}
>>
\layout {
}
}
}
Please let me know if you have suggestions.
Thanks,
Elaine Alt
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