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Re: defining melismas differently in different stanzas


From: njrees
Subject: Re: defining melismas differently in different stanzas
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:00:15 -0700 (PDT)

Thank you, Trevor. That is a neat solution.


Trevor Daniels wrote:
> 
> 
> "njrees" <address@hidden> wrote Tuesday, March 29, 2011 1:49 
> AM
> 
>> Is there a way to define melismas  differently in different 
>> stanzas?
> 
> Yes.  This is the purpose of the single underscore, which is
> placed in the stanza which contains the melisma, like this:
> 
> { play. It __ _ might be the }
> 
> See Multiple notes to one syllable in the Notation Reference
> to version 2.13 for an explanation of the five ways to indicate
> melismata:
> http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-vocal-music#multiple-notes-to-one-syllable
> 
> Trevor
> 
>> Below is the 3rd bar of Erroll Garner's Misty. The "It" in the 
>> second
>> stanza should coincide with the G and Ab of the first triplet.
>>
>> \include "english.ly"
>>
>> <<
>> \new Voice = "misty" \relative c'' {
>> \key ef \major
>> { c2 \times 2/3 { r8 g af } \times 2/3 { c ef g } }
>> }
>>
>> \new Lyrics\lyricsto "misty" {
>> \set stanza = "1."
>> { tree, and I feel like I'm }
>> }
>>
>> \new Lyrics\lyricsto "misty" {
>> \set stanza = "2."
>> { play. It __ might be the }
>> }
>>>>
>>
>> \version "2.13.23"
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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