4 title: Ah, vous dirais-je, maman (variations)
5 description: bare bones version. (written down from memory :-)
6 composers: Mozart, KV 265
10 Tested Features: example file with comments
19 % declare melody (which will be in *one* staff ) for the lead voice
21 % switch Lilypond in note-mode
24 \octave c'; % set the default octave
25 % the default note duratino is 4
27 c4 c | % the '|' checks if there is a new measure here.
31 g2| % g2 means a "g-1" pitched half-note
33 g4 g| f f| e e| d d| g g| f f| e e| d d|
35 c4 r8 c % r8 means an 8th rest.
37 % NOTE: the slurstart should be directly after the note
39 g4 r8 g8 () a4 r8 a8 () g4 r4
40 f4 r8 f8 () e4 r8 e8 (|) d4 r8 d8 () c4 r4
44 begeleiding = \melodic{
47 \octave c'; % default octave: 1 below the first octave.
50 'c4 % ' before note means one octave lower.
51 % Similarly: ' after means one higher.
52 c e c f c e c d 'b c 'a 'f 'g 'c2 |
54 e4 'g d 'g c 'g 'b 'g e 'g d 'g c 'g 'b 'g
56 r8 e8() c4 r8 e8() c4 r8 f8() c4 r8 e8() c4
57 r8 d8() 'b4 r8 c8() 'a4 r8 'a8() 'f4 r8 'e8() 'c4
67 \unitspace 2.5\cm; % a whole note takes 2.5 \cm ideally.