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unexpected octave oddity
From: |
Jay Hamilton |
Subject: |
unexpected octave oddity |
Date: |
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:04:26 -0700 |
Can anyone explain why the notes in the bass line don't follow the rules that I
understand the b following the a should be in the same octave shouldn't it?
\version "2.12.2"
\header {
title = "Silence"
subtitle = "an Opera; for 5 voices and chamber Orchestra"
subsubtitle = "unfortunately the time signature is irrelevant"
composer = "Jay Hamilton"
copyright = \markup { \tiny \override #'(baseline-skip . 0.5)
\center-column
{ "CC lic 2.5 some rights reserved Jay Hamilton 2009"
"see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.5/"
} }
}
global = {
\key c \major
\time 4/4
}
sopranonotes = \relative c' {
cis8 fis a gis b a gis gis fis2. r4 r1 r
r4 a8 cis b4 dis8 cis ~ cis r8
}
sopranowords = \lyricmode {
There was a child who wrote a sto- ry
what made him write that?
}
altonotes = \relative c''
{
r2 b,8 dis cis4 ~ cis16 e fis8 gis4 r4. e8 [f! cis]
e2 r4 r2. r8 fis cis4 r8 r2
}
altowords = \lyricmode
{ At the time peo- ple thought it pre- co- cious
won- der
}
tenornotes = {
\clef "G_8"
r1 r4..
\times 2/3 {e8 f! b} a4 f16 ~ [f b a8] ~ a4 r2
r2 r8 cis'8 b4 r2 r8 a b gis a b cis4 (r8)
}
tenorwords = \lyricmode {
con- sid- ered it pre- co- cious
won- der What made him write like that?
}
tenorIInotes = {
\clef "G_8"
r1 r8 cis8 fis4 a8 gis4 e8 f!4 gis8 fis cis4 r4
r2 r8 a fis4 r1
}
tenorIIwords = \lyricmode {
There was a child who wrote a stor- y
won- der
}
bassnotes = {
\clef bass
r1 r r2 r8 a, b4
a8 cis b a fis' cis4 r1 a8 dis4 e8 gis,4
}
basswords = \lyricmode {
That made
the oth- er kids won- der What makes a chi- ld?
}
\score{
\context ChoirStaff
<<
\context Staff = soprano <<
\context Voice = sopI { << \global \sopranonotes >> }
\set Staff.instrumentName = #"One "
\lyricsto "sopI" \new Lyrics \sopranowords
>>
\context Staff = alto <<
\context Voice = altII { << \global \altonotes >> }
\set Staff.instrumentName = #"Two "
\lyricsto "altII" \new Lyrics \altowords
>>
\context Staff = tenor <<
\context Voice = tenIII { << \global \tenornotes >> }
\set Staff.instrumentName = #"Three "
\lyricsto "tenIII" \new Lyrics \tenorwords
>>
\context Staff = tenorII <<
\context Voice = tenIV { << \global \tenorIInotes >> }
\set Staff.instrumentName = #"Four "
\lyricsto "tenIV" \new Lyrics \tenorIIwords
>>
\context Staff = bass <<
\context Voice = basV { << \global \bassnotes >> }
\set Staff.instrumentName = #"Five "
\lyricsto "basV" \new Lyrics \basswords
>>
>>
}
Thanks
Jay
Yours-
Jay
Jay Hamilton
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