Re: Refrain Hymn Setting

[Carl Peterson]

My approach to handling parts for hymn settings is to define the music for the verses and chorus independently and then apply nested simultaneous and sequential voices. So, for instance,

\score { <<

    \new Staff = "top" {

    << \new Voice = "sopRef" { \sopRefrainNotes } \new Voice = "altRef" { \altRefrainNotes } >>

    << \new Voice = "sopVrs" { \sopVerseNotes } \new Voice = "altVrs" { \altVerseNotes } >>

    }

    \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopRef" { \refrainLyrics }

    \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopVrs" { \verseLyrics }

    \new Staff = "bottom" {

    << \new Voice = "tenRef" { \tenRefrainNotes } \new Voice = "basRef" { \basRefrainNotes } >>

    << \new Voice = "tenVrs" { \tenVerseNotes } \new Voice = "basVrs" { \basVerseNotes } >>

    }

>> }

What this does is define the music in the score block according to the hymn structure. This is a simplified version of the score block I actually use for my hymn settings. I have an extra layer of complexity because I define bars, breaks, rehearsal marks ("CHORUS," "D.C. al Fine," etc.) in a separate voice and I use the part combiner functions with these individual voices hidden so that I can still hook lyrics on them.

Cheers,

Carl

On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 7:48 PM, Joshua Nichols <address@hidden> wrote:

Here's the problem:

I would like to format for a refrain at the beginning of a hymn.

I'm unsure of the manuals (both snippet and notation) when it comes to this, because it doesn't show 4 part harmony (independent voices) in the examples. I'm not sure what to do.

Here's the parsing error message:

126:50: error: unknown escaped string: `\verse'

\new Voice = "soprano" { \voiceOne \refrain

\verse }

C:/Documents and Settings/josh/Desktop/Men Rest U Souls.ly:126:50: error: syntax error, unexpected STRING

\new Voice = "soprano" { \voiceOne \refrain

\verse }

C:/Documents and Settings/josh/Desktop/Men Rest U Souls.ly:124:2: error: errors found, ignoring music _expression_

\new ChoirStaff <<

fatal error: failed files: "C:/Documents and Settings/josh/Desktop/Men Rest U Souls.ly"

Exited with return code 1.

and attached is the full file.

How would I setup a hymn to include a refrain in the beginning?

Sincerely,

Josh

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