Re: note tweaks for variations in small size

[Mats Bengtsson]

This has been possible in LilyPond for many years. If you want the
alternative pitch printed in the same stave, just typeset them in a
separate temporary voice and reduce the font size. For example:
\version "2.10.0"
\relative c'{
c d e f |
<<
 % Main version:
 {g g } \\
 % Alternative version:
 {\small g8 a g f }
>> g2 |
}

If you want a separate temporary stave, search for "ossia" in the
index of the manual to find an example.

  /Mats

Mark Johnson wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I am a new user of LilyPond.  I have been attempting to typeset
> some vocal music that contains a few notes that have an alternate
> pitch with a notehead that is smaller than the preferred pitch.
>
> I found a similar question discussed in the archives back in July,
> 2004:
>
> > I want to typeset a couple of transcribed songs[1], and many of them
> > contain variations of short sequences of notes or even single notes.
> > In the original manuscript, those are set in a smaller type.
> > Sometimes the variation is put as another, smaller note-head on the
> > same stem as the main note, and sometimes it has its own stem
> > (dependent on how far the pitch is apart and if the value is the
> > same).
>
> Has any capability been added to LilyPond in the last one and a
> half years to make showing alternate pitches easier?  This capability
> seems like it would be quite useful because many choir pieces seem
> to show alternate pitches using this method.
>
> Mark Johnson
>
>
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