Re: Dynamics line above staff

[Jean Abou Samra]

Le 21/05/2021 à 14:23, Bernhard Kleine a écrit :
> here is the MWE:
>
> \version "2.21.1"
> \language "deutsch"
> \header {
>    title = "Ländler"
>    tagline = "Bernhard Kleine 2021"
> }
> \paper {
>    #(set-paper-size "a4")
> }
> global = {
>    \key d \major
>    \numericTimeSignature
>    \time 3/4
> }
> soprano = \relative c'' {
>    \global
>    % Die Noten folgen hier.
>    d4^\rfz^- fis,8 ([g]) fis ([g])| h4^^ a^. a^. | d^. d,8 ([e]) d ([e])
> | g4^^ fis^. fis^.
> }
> dynamicI = {
> %1
> s8\mf s8\< s4. s8\! | s4 s4\> s8 s \! | s4\f  s4\< s8 s\! | s4 s4\> s8
> s\! | s8^"cresc. poco a poco"\< s s4
>    s8. s16\! s2.
> }
> sopranoVoice = \relative c' {
>    \global
>    \dynamicUp
>    % Die Noten folgen hier.
>    s2. s2. s2. s2. h4^.^^ d^. e^. | fis2^- r4 |
> }
> alto = \relative c' {
>    \global
>    % Die Noten folgen hier.
>    fis4 d8 ([e]) d ([e]) | g4 fis fis | <d fis>4 h h|  e d d | h r r
>      ais_._^ h_.\< cis_.\!
> }
> tenor = \relative c' {
>    \global
>    % Die Noten folgen hier.
>    a4 a a | d d d  |fis, fis8 ([g]) fis ([g]) | h4 h h8 ([a])| g4 r r|
>      cis,4. fis8 fis4 |
> }
> bass = \relative c {
>    \global
>    % Die Noten folgen hier.
>    d4 d d | d d d8 ([cis]) | h4 h h | h h' h| R2. |
>      fis,4 gis ais |
> }
> altoVerseOne = \lyricmode {
>    \set stanza = "1."
>    % Liedtext folgt hier.
>    Mä -- del, der Lenz ist da, Mä -- del der Lenz ist da, la
>    Mä -- del, gib acht!
> }
> verseSopranoVoiceOne = \lyricmode {
>    % Liedtext folgt hier.
>    Mä -- del gib acht!
> }
> choirPartI = \new ChoirStaff <<
>    \new Staff = "sa" \with {
>      instrumentName = \markup \center-column { "Sopran" "Alt" }
>    } <<
>      \new Dynamics = "page1"  \dynamicI
>      \new Voice = "soprano" { \voiceOne \soprano }
>      \new Voice = "ssoprano" { \voiceOne \sopranoVoice }
>      \new Voice = "alto" { \voiceTwo \alto }
>    >>
>    \new Lyrics \lyricsto "alto" \altoVerseOne
>    \new Lyrics \with {
>      alignAboveContext = "sa"
>    } \lyricsto "ssoprano" \verseSopranoVoiceOne
>   
>    \new Staff = "tb" \with {
>      instrumentName = \markup \center-column { "Tenor" "Bass" }
>    } <<
>      \clef bass
>      \new Voice = "tenor" { \voiceOne \tenor }
>      \new Voice = "bass" { \voiceTwo \bass }
>    >>
>
> \score {
>    \choirPartI
>    \layout { }
> }
>
> Am 21.05.2021 um 11:46 schrieb Bernhard Kleine:
> > Am 21.05.2021 um 11:09 schrieb Bernhard Kleine:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > this snippet raises an error
> > >
> > > > \new Dynamics = "page1" with {
> > > >        alignAboveContext = "sa"
> > > >      } \dynamicI
> > > while this does not:
> > >
> > > > \new Dynamics = "page1" \dynamicI
> > > What is the proper was to place the dynamic line above the staff?
> > The proper way!
> >
> > BTW I googled for it and could not find it.

Hello,

This works over here:

\version "2.20.0"
\language "deutsch"
\header {
  title = "Ländler"
  tagline = "Bernhard Kleine 2021"
}
\paper {
  #(set-paper-size "a4")
}
global = {
  \key d \major
  \numericTimeSignature
  \time 3/4
}
soprano = \relative c'' {
  \global
  % Die Noten folgen hier.
  d4^\rfz^- fis,8 ([g]) fis ([g])| h4^^ a^. a^. | d^. d,8 ([e]) d ([e])
| g4^^ fis^. fis^.
}
dynamicI = {
%1
s8\mf s8\< s4. s8\! | s4 s4\> s8 s \! | s4\f  s4\< s8 s\! | s4 s4\> s8
s\! | s8^"cresc. poco a poco"\< s s4
  s8. s16\! s2.
}
sopranoVoice = \relative c' {
  \global
  \dynamicUp
  % Die Noten folgen hier.
  s2. s2. s2. s2. h4^.^^ d^. e^. | fis2^- r4 |
}
alto = \relative c' {
  \global
  % Die Noten folgen hier.
  fis4 d8 ([e]) d ([e]) | g4 fis fis | <d fis>4 h h|  e d d | h r r
    ais_._^ h_.\< cis_.\!
}
tenor = \relative c' {
  \global
  % Die Noten folgen hier.
  a4 a a | d d d  |fis, fis8 ([g]) fis ([g]) | h4 h h8 ([a])| g4 r r|
    cis,4. fis8 fis4 |
}
bass = \relative c {
  \global
  % Die Noten folgen hier.
  d4 d d | d d d8 ([cis]) | h4 h h | h h' h| R2. |
    fis,4 gis ais |
}
altoVerseOne = \lyricmode {
  \set stanza = "1."
  % Liedtext folgt hier.
  Mä -- del, der Lenz ist da, Mä -- del der Lenz ist da, la
  Mä -- del, gib acht!
}
verseSopranoVoiceOne = \lyricmode {
  % Liedtext folgt hier.
  Mä -- del gib acht!
}
choirPartI = \new ChoirStaff <<
  \new Staff = "sa" \with {
    instrumentName = \markup \center-column { "Sopran" "Alt" }
  } <<
    \new Dynamics = "page1" \with {
      alignAboveContext = "sa"
    }
    \dynamicI
    \new Voice = "soprano" { \voiceOne \soprano }
    \new Voice = "ssoprano" { \voiceOne \sopranoVoice }
    \new Voice = "alto" { \voiceTwo \alto }
  >>
  \new Lyrics \lyricsto "alto" \altoVerseOne
  \new Lyrics \with {
    alignAboveContext = "sa"
  } \lyricsto "ssoprano" \verseSopranoVoiceOne

  \new Staff = "tb" \with {
    instrumentName = \markup \center-column { "Tenor" "Bass" }
  } <<
    \clef bass
    \new Voice = "tenor" { \voiceOne \tenor }
    \new Voice = "bass" { \voiceTwo \bass }
  >>
>>

\score {
  \choirPartI
  \layout { }
}


Could you post a (small) code example that shows the failure? What is 
the error message? Did you try updating to the latest stable version 2.22.1?

Regards,
Jean