I am unsure how exactly to do this, so asking.
I'm writing an SATB arrangement (easy squeezy) in SA-TB two staff format
%% CODE
\new ChoirStaff <<
\new Staff
\new Voice = "soprano" { S }
\new Voice = "alto" { A }
>>
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "soprano" \verseOne
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "soprano" \verseTwo
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "soprano" \verseThree
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "soprano" \verseFour
<<
\new Staff
\new Voice = "tenor" { T }
\new Voice = "bass" { B }
>>
>>
%% CODE
Works fine (this structure is from Frescobaldi's Wizard).
Now, however, I need to add supplemental lyrics. There are sections where the soprano sings a held note and the three lower voices sing a Hallelujah or some other text. There is a section where the bass sings a lead in and then the upper three voices sing a Hallelujah. A setting like this:
The LP structure above does not allow for this type of lyric setting. The question is, then, how to add them without breaking the structure?
I thought to add a \new Lyrics \lyricsto "alto" \versealto but LP puts the lyrics below the existing lyrics. So, I'm thinking there is some way of specifying context/voice/staff (?) to tell LP to put the lyrics directly beneath the upper staff. And then do the same for the lower staff. Something like
\new Staff = "upper" << >>
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "alto" [below staff "upper"]
\new Staff = "lower" << >>
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "tenor" [above staff "lower]
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "bass" [below staff "lower"]
Has anyone done something like this? Or am I complete off base?
Thanks!