4 lsrtags = "ancient-notation, staff-notation"
7 When transcribing mensural music, an incipit at the beginning of the piece is
8 useful to indicate the original key and tempo. Musicians today are used
9 to bar lines, but these were not known during the period of mensural music. As
10 a compromise, bar lines are often printed between the staves, a layout style
11 called mensurstriche layout.
17 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
18 % A short excerpt from the Jubilate Deo by Orlande de Lassus
19 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
22 \set Score.skipBars = ##t
29 % let finis bar go through all staves
30 \override Staff.BarLine.transparent = ##f
37 \clef "neomensural-c1"
57 discantusLyrics = \lyricmode {
58 Ju -- bi -- la -- te De -- o,
59 om -- nis ter -- ra, __ om-
65 \clef "neomensural-c3"
76 fis g4.( fis16 e fis4) |
84 altusLyrics = \lyricmode {
86 De -- o, om -- nis ter -- ra,
92 \clef "neomensural-c4"
114 tenorLyrics = \lyricmode {
142 bassusLyrics = \lyricmode {
150 \new StaffGroup = choirStaff <<
151 \new Voice = "discantusNotes" <<
152 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Discantus"
153 \incipit \discantusIncipit
157 \new Lyrics \lyricsto discantusNotes { \discantusLyrics }
158 \new Voice = "altusNotes" <<
159 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Altus"
161 \incipit \altusIncipit
164 \new Lyrics \lyricsto altusNotes { \altusLyrics }
165 \new Voice = "tenorNotes" <<
166 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Tenor"
168 \incipit \tenorIncipit
171 \new Lyrics \lyricsto tenorNotes { \tenorLyrics }
172 \new Voice = "bassusNotes" <<
173 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassus"
175 \incipit \bassusIncipit
178 \new Lyrics \lyricsto bassusNotes { \bassusLyrics }
184 %% no bar lines in staves or lyrics
187 %% the next two instructions keep the lyrics between the bar lines
190 \consists "Bar_engraver"
191 \consists "Separating_line_group_engraver"
197 %% Comment in the below "\remove" command to allow line
198 %% breaking also at those bar lines where a note overlaps
199 %% into the next measure. The command is commented out in this
200 %% short example score, but especially for large scores, you
201 %% will typically yield better line breaking and thus improve
202 %% overall spacing if you comment in the following command.
203 %%\remove "Forbid_line_break_engraver"