Re: Combine Text/Lyrics with bass figures

[Urs Liska]

Hi Jean,

Am Donnerstag, den 25.06.2020, 18:22 +0200 schrieb Jean Abou Samra:

Hi all,

there's a method of harmonic analysis (»Bassstufen« in German) that

works by having numbers in a main layer plus option bass figures on

top. There are at least two flavours or this analysis markup: the

original one from the 18th century with bare numbers for the bass

steps, and at least one modern variant with additional markup. Attached

you'll find one example.

For a proper handling I need to combine this into *one* command (the

example was created with separate Lyrics and BassFigures contexts).

Is there a way to add arbitrary markup to bass figures or to add bass

figures to markup (maybe the easier way round)? Of course I know how to

add the music font numbers to a markup, but it would be nice (and less

error-prone) not having to reimplement LilyPond's bass figure

typesetting.

Has anyone done that already? Thoughts?

Best

Urs

Hi Urs,

Not exactly sure that's what you're looking for, but bass figures
can contain surprisingly complex expressions, including markups.

\figures {
  <6 4 \markup { \vspace #1 \circle \number 5 }>

Hey, that looks promising - I didn't know that.

Now I'd only need a way to properly do the vertical alignment against the baseline of the lowest markup:

\figures {

  <6 4 \markup { \circle \number 5 }>

  <3+ \markup { \circle \number 6 }>

}

Best
Urs

}

Best,
Jean