Re: opening Ly-files

[Valentin Villenave]

2007/6/19, Hombergh Henri van den GTZ VN <address@hidden>:

> Thanks Valentin, but I do not need the score, I need the individual parts so 
> that we (a small amateur quartet here in Hanoi, Vietnam, can play without 
> having to turn the page every 30 seconds. So if you have time, please teach me 
> how to download from Mutopia.com the individual parts.


Of course; as a pianist, I hadn't thought at all that you might want
to print the individual parts!
My bad.

The point is: music expressions which are defined as an identifier, as
I told you:
instrumentName = {music...}
...can't be compiled "as is".
The easiest solution would be to edit each file, and delete what comes
before the opening curly brace (the instrumentName, and the equal
sign):
{ music...}

Another solution, somehow more elaborate, is to rewrite the main
"QuartetOpus18_No4_1.ly" file, to make *four* \score blocs instead of
one single. It might become something like:

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


\include "violinoone.ly"
\include "violinotwo.ly"
\include "viola.ly"
\include "cello.ly"

\header {
 title = "Quartet No. 4 in C Minor - Opus 18 No. 4"
 subtitle = "Allegro ma non tanto"
 composer = "Ludwig van Beethoven"
}

\book {

   \score{
       \new Staff {
    \set Staff.instrumentName = "Violino 1"
    \violinoone  \pageBreak } }

\score{
       \new Staff {
    \set Staff.instrumentName = "Violino 2"
\violinotwo \pageBreak } }

\score{
   \new Staff {
    \set Staff.instrumentName = "Viola"
\viola \pageBreak } }

\score{
   \new Staff {
    \set Staff.instrumentName = "Violoncello"
   \cello }
   }
}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

I hope this will help you (it should work for the other movements as
well); and as Mats already told you, I strongly advise you to read our
tutorial as soon as you can, to fully understand how LilyPond works;
then you'll be able not only to print your parts the way you like, but
also to contribute yourself to Mutopia, or improve the existing
scores. I can assure you the Lilypond community will be very pleased
to welcome you!

Regards,
Valentin