input/rhythm.ly

   1 %
   2 %       Ive' got rhythm!
   3 %
   4 % add any impressive examples here, please
   5
   6 ritme = \staff {
   7         \melodic
   8
   9         \music {
  10         c8                                      |
  11
  12         [a8() a8. a8 a16 a16 a16] c4.           |       % watch the beams!
  13          r32 r32 r16 r8 r4 r2                   |
  14         \meter{  5*16}
  15
  16         % divide measure in 5 equal parts. Usually it 2+3 or 3+2
  17         \grouping { 5*16 }
  18         [c8 c16 c8 ]                            |       % watch THIS!
  19         \plet{5/4} [c16 c16 c16 c16]\plet{1/1} |
  20         \meter{  2*8}
  21         c4                              |
  22         c4      c4      c4      c4
  23         \meter {4*4}
  24         c1 c1 c1
  25
  26 %       [c16 c16 c16 c16 ]                      |
  27 %       [c16 c16 c16 c16 c16 ]                  |
  28 %       [c16 c16 c16 c16 c16 ]                  |
  29
  30          }
  31
  32         %
  33         % The \co\mmands section takes the same stuff that \music { } takes;
  34         % the \co\mmands issued below could have been issued inside the above
  35         % \music block;
  36         %
  37
  38         \co\mmands {    % override "\co\mmands" section of Score.
  39                 \partial {1*8}  % doesnt' have to be here.
  40                 \meter{ 4*4}
  41         }
  42 }
  43 another = \staff {
  44         \melodic
  45         \music {
  46                 c1 c1 c1 c4 c4 c4 c4  \meter{ 4*4} c1 c1 c1
  47          }
  48 }
  49
  50 yanother = \staff {
  51         \melodic
  52         \music {
  53                 c1 c1 c1 c4 c4 c4 c4  c1 c1 c1
  54          }
  55 }
  56
  57 score {
  58         \staff{ritme}
  59         \staff { another }
  60         \staff { yanother }
  61         \co\mmands { \meter {4*4 }}
  62         \paper {
  63                 \unitspace 2\cm
  64                 \geometric 1.3
  65         }
  66 }