Re: Song with repeat and partial

[Raphael Mankin]

On 09/08/2024 09:54, Valentin Petzel wrote:
> > I have a song with an intro, several stanzas, and a refrain. Each stanza
> > starts on the last beat of the measure.See the attached MWE.
> >
> > Is there a neat way of avoiding having a repeat bar in the middle of a
> > measure while preserving the stanza numbers is their proper  places?
>
> I’m a bit confused of what you actually want. Do you want to avoid having the
> repeat bars in the middle of the measure? Then you could do it the traditional
> way:
>
> %%%
> \version "2.24.3"
>
> intro = \relative c' {  g' f e d c b a  g }
> melody = \relative c' \new Voice = "verse" {
>    a
>    \repeat volta 3 {
>      b c d \new Voice = "chorus" { e f g a } a,
>    }
> }
> verseA = \lyricmode {
>    \set stanza = "1."
>    This is verse one
> }
> verseBstub = \lyricmode {
>    \set stanza = "2." This
> }
> verseB = \lyricmode {
>    \skip This
>    \set stanza = "(2.)"
>    is verse two
> }
> verseCstub = \lyricmode {
>    \set stanza = "3." This
> }
> verseC = \lyricmode {
>    \skip This
>    \set stanza = "(3.)"
>    is verse three
> }
> chorusWords = \lyricmode {
>    \set stanza = "Refrain."
>    This is the chorus
> }
>
> \score {
>    <<
>      \new Staff {
>        \partial 4
>        \intro
>        \melody
>      }
>      \new Lyrics = "mainlyrics" \lyricsto "verse" { \verseA \verseBstub }
>      \context Lyrics = "mainlyrics" \lyricsto "chorus" \chorusWords
>      \new Lyrics \lyricsto "verse" { \verseB \verseCstub }
>      \new Lyrics \lyricsto "verse" { \verseC }
>    >>
>    \layout { }
> }
> %%%
I was hoping there was a neat trick that did not involve stubs. But if 
that is the "traditional" way of doing things ....