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Michael van der Kolff |
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Fwd: Re: Per-stanza dynamics inline with the text: How does one best achieve it? |
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Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:14:45 +1100 |
Argh, didn't reply to the list.
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From: "Michael van der Kolff" <address@hidden>
Date: Dec 10, 2012 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: Per-stanza dynamics inline with the text: How does one best achieve it?
To: "Thomas Morley" <address@hidden>
Cc:
> When making the modification you suggest, the result is that the p marking takes up a syllable spot, which is not the idea. What I would ideally like to happen is for the dynamic marks to be aligned before the start of the bar where they commence.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michael
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 7:11 AM, Thomas Morley <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> 2012/12/9 Michael van der Kolff <address@hidden>:
>> > The effect I would like to achieve is that the dynamics markings in the
>> > middle of the stanza go at the end of the previous bar. My skills aren't
>> > quite up to it, though.
>> >
>> > I noticed in a couple of mailing list posts that dynamics can be put in line
>> > with lyrics. Unfortunately, doing that as, e.g. (verse two below):
>> >
>> > verseTwo = \lyricmode {
>> > \set stanza = #"2. "
>> > Sing8 lull-8 a-8 by!4.
>> > lull-8 a-8 by8 ba-4 by,8 sweet-4 ly-8 sleep-4 ing:8
>> > sing8 lull-8 a-8 by!4.
>> > Hush,8 do8 not8 wake4 the8 in-4 fant8 king;4.
>> > \markup {\dynamic "p"} soon8 will8 come8 sor-4 row8 with4 the8 mor-4 ning8
>> > soon8 will8 come8 bit-4 ter8 grief4 and8 weep-4. ing:4.
>> > sing2 lull-8 a-8 by.4.
>> > }
>> >
>> > means that somehow the dynamics marks are worth a full measure, and the
>> > Wrong Thing happens. What I would really like to happen is to widen the
>> > previous bar slightly, put the dynamics marks at the end of that bar, and
>> > just write it as above.
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> not sure what you mean.
>>
>> Perhaps:
>>
>> verseTwo = \lyricmode {
>> \set stanza = #"2. "
>> Sing8 lull-8 a-8 by!4.
>> lull-8 a-8 by8 ba-4 by,8 sweet-4 ly-8 sleep-4 ing:8
>> sing8 lull-8 a-8 by!4.
>> Hush,8 do8 not8 wake4 the8 in-4 fant8 king;4
>> \markup {\dynamic " p "}8 soon will come sor-4 row8 with4 the8 mor-4 ning8
>> soon8 will8 come8 bit-4 ter8 grief4 and8 weep-4. ing:4.
>> sing2 lull-8 a-8 by.4.
>> }
>>
>>
>> HTH,
>> Harm
>
>
- Per-stanza dynamics inline with the text: How does one best achieve it?, Michael van der Kolff, 2012/12/09
- Re: Per-stanza dynamics inline with the text: How does one best achieve it?, Thomas Morley, 2012/12/09
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- Re: Fwd: Re: Per-stanza dynamics inline with the text: How does one best achieve it?, Eluze, 2012/12/09
- Re: Fwd: Re: Per-stanza dynamics inline with the text: How does one best achieve it?, Thomas Morley, 2012/12/09
- Re: Fwd: Re: Per-stanza dynamics inline with the text: How does one best achieve it?, Eluze, 2012/12/10
- Re: Fwd: Re: Per-stanza dynamics inline with the text: How does one best achieve it?, Michael van der Kolff, 2012/12/10
- Re: Fwd: Re: Per-stanza dynamics inline with the text: How does one best achieve it?, Eluze, 2012/12/10
- Re: Fwd: Re: Per-stanza dynamics inline with the text: How does one best achieve it?, Michael van der Kolff, 2012/12/10