Re: note tweaks for variations in small size

[Mats Bengtsson]

Here's a new version that keeps the main version in the same Voice context,
which should solve your lyrics problems. Also, it doesn't set any stem 
directions,
so both versions will have the stems in the same direction (unless the 
pitches are
too different).

\version "2.10.0"
\relative c'{
c d e f |
<<
 % Main version:
 {e d }
 % Alternative version:
 \new Voice {\tiny g4 f }
>> g2 |
}

Read section "Explicitly creating voices" to understand what differs 
from my
previous suggestion. It's also possible to set the font size separately 
for different
notes of the same chord. See the example called grob-tweak.ly in the 
Regression
Test document.

  /Mats

Mark Johnson wrote:
> Mats,
>
> Thank you for your suggestion.  When I tried using that syntax, I
> found two problems.  First, the alternate note has a separate stem
> from the preferred pitch.  The alternate note needs to use the same
> stem as the preferred pitch, as when using the chord operator < >.
> The second problem that I ran into was that the lyrics moved off
> the polyphony notes, which admittedly I have not spent any time
> trying to fix yet.
>
> Mark
>
> Mats Bengtsson wrote:
> > 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
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > lilypond-user mailing list
> > > address@hidden
> > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user

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