Doc: rewrite description of melismaBusyProperties

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / notation / vocal.itely

diff --git a/Documentation/notation/vocal.itely b/Documentation/notation/vocal.itely
index d54bb08122a5985fb049d685b9d89aa72e70ec83..1ae252540276614936a637eb5e8927afb43ad444 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/notation/vocal.itely
+++ b/Documentation/notation/vocal.itely
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 @node Vocal music
 @section Vocal music
 
-@c TODO: inspirational headword
+@lilypondfile[quote]{vocal-headword.ly}
 
 This section explains how to typeset vocal music, and make sure
 that the lyrics will be aligned with the notes of their melody.
@@ -747,8 +747,7 @@ to be added to the melisma.
 
 It is possible to have ties, slurs and manual beams in the melody
 without their indicating melismata.  To do this, set
-@code{melismaBusyProperties} and indicate the melismata with single
-underscores in the lyrics, one underscore for each extra note:
+@code{melismaBusyProperties}:
 
 @lilypond[relative=1,verbatim,quote]
 <<
@@ -756,19 +755,42 @@ underscores in the lyrics, one underscore for each extra note:
     \time 3/4
     \set melismaBusyProperties = #'()
     c4 d ( e )
-    g8 [ f ] f4( e)
-    d e ~ e
+    g8 [ f ] f4 ~ f
   }
   \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" {
-    Ky -- _ _ _ _ ri -- _ _ e __ _
+    Ky -- ri -- e e -- le -- i -- son
   }
 >>
 @end lilypond
 
 Other settings for @code{melismaBusyProperties} can be used to
-include or exclude ties, slurs, and beams from the automatic
-detection of melismata; see @code{melismaBusyProperties} in
-@rinternals{Tunable context properties}.
+selectively include or exclude ties, slurs, and beams from the
+automatic detection of melismata; see @code{melismaBusyProperties}
+in @rinternals{Tunable context properties}.
+
+Alternatively, if all melismata indications are to be ignored,
+@code{ignoreMelismata} may be set true;
+see @ref{Stanzas with different rhythms}.
+
+If a melisma is required during a passage in which
+@code{melismaBusyProperties} is active, it may be indicated by
+placing a single underscore in the lyrics for each note which
+should be included in the melisma:
+
+@lilypond[relative=1,verbatim,quote]
+<<
+  \new Voice = "melody" {
+    \time 3/4
+    \set melismaBusyProperties = #'()
+    c4 d ( e )
+    g8 [ f ] ~ f4 ~ f
+  }
+  \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" {
+    Ky -- ri -- _ e __ _ _ _
+  }
+>>
+@end lilypond
+
 
 @predefined
 
@@ -787,7 +809,8 @@ Learning Manual:
 Notation Reference:
 @ref{Aligning lyrics to a melody},
 @ref{Automatic syllable durations},
-@ref{Setting automatic beam behavior}.
+@ref{Setting automatic beam behavior},
+@ref{Stanzas with different rhythms}.
 
 Internals Reference:
 @rinternals{Tunable context properties}.
@@ -987,8 +1010,9 @@ context:
 @end lilypond
 
 Lyrics may be positioned above the staff using one of
-two methods.  The simplest is to use the same syntax as
-above and explicitly specify the position of the lyrics:
+two methods.  The simplest (and preferred) method
+is to use the same syntax as above and explicitly
+specify the position of the lyrics:
 
 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
 \score {
@@ -1016,7 +1040,10 @@ follows:
 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
 \score {
   <<
-    \new Lyrics = "lyrics"
+    \new Lyrics = "lyrics" \with {
+      % lyrics above a staff should have this override
+      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'staff-affinity = #DOWN
+    }
     \new Staff {
       \new Voice = "melody" {
         \relative c'' { c4 c c c }
@@ -1044,7 +1071,10 @@ is an example of the second method:
       }
     }
     \new Lyrics = "sopranos"
-    \new Lyrics = "contraltos"
+    \new Lyrics = "contraltos" \with {
+      % lyrics above a staff should have this override
+      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'staff-affinity = #DOWN
+    }
     \new Staff {
       \new Voice = "contraltos" {
         \relative c'' { a4 a a a }
@@ -1068,6 +1098,10 @@ Other combinations of lyrics and staves may be generated by
 elaborating these examples, or by examining the
 @rlearning{Vocal ensembles} templates in the Learning Manual.
 
+@snippets
+@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle]
+{lyrics-old-spacing-settings.ly}
+
 @seealso
 Learning Manual:
 @rlearning{Vocal ensembles}.