Snippets:
@rlsr{Vocal music}.
+
@node Entering lyrics
@unnumberedsubsubsec Entering lyrics
non-English languages, or special characters (such as the heart
symbol or slanted quotes), may simply be inserted directly
into the input file, providing it is saved with UTF-8 encoding.
-For more information, see @ref{Text encoding}.
+For more information, see @ref{Special characters}.
@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
\relative c'' { d8 c16 a bes8 f e' d c4 }
@ref{Formatting text},
@ref{Input modes},
@ref{Manual syllable durations},
-@ref{Text encoding}.
+@ref{Special characters}.
Internals Reference:
@rinternals{LyricText}.
Snippets:
-@rlsr{Text}
+@rlsr{Text}.
+
@node Aligning lyrics to a melody
@unnumberedsubsubsec Aligning lyrics to a melody
Notation Reference:
@ref{Contexts explained},
-@ref{Automatic syllable durations}.
+@ref{Automatic syllable durations},
@ref{Stanzas},
@ref{Manual syllable durations},
@ref{Dialogue over music},
Internals Reference:
@rinternals{Lyrics}.
+
@node Automatic syllable durations
@unnumberedsubsubsec Automatic syllable durations
@ref{Keeping contexts alive},
@ref{Placing lyrics vertically}.
+
@node Manual syllable durations
@unnumberedsubsubsec Manual syllable durations
}
@end lilypond
-
@seealso
Internals Reference:
@rinternals{LyricCombineMusic}.
@rinternals{Tunable context properties}.
@knownissues
-
Extender lines under melismata are not created automatically; they
must be inserted manually with a double underscore.
(threshold below which hyphens are removed) properties of
@code{LyricHyphen}.
-
@seealso
Internals Reference:
@rinternals{LyricExtender},
}
@end lilypond
-
@seealso
Notation Reference:
@ref{Placing lyrics vertically}.
@snippets
@lilypondfile[verbatim,quote,texidoc,doctitle]
-{lyrics-old-spacing-settings.ly}
+{obtaining-2.12-lyrics-spacing-in-newer-versions.ly}
@seealso
Learning Manual:
@rlearning{Vocal ensembles}.
Notation Reference:
-@ref{Aligning contexts},
+@ref{Context layout order},
@ref{Creating contexts}.
+
@node Placing syllables horizontally
@unnumberedsubsubsec Placing syllables horizontally
@lilypond[ragged-right,quote,verbatim]
melody = \relative c' {
- c c c c | d d d d
+ c4 c c c | d d d d
}
text = \lyricmode {
\markup {
\fill-line {
\hspace #0.1 % moves the column off the left margin;
- % can be removed if space on the page is tight
+ % can be removed if space on the page is tight
\column {
\line { \bold "2."
\column {
"It has two lines."
}
}
- \hspace #0.1 % adds vertical spacing between verses
+ \vspace #0.1 % adds vertical spacing between verses
\line { \bold "3."
\column {
"This is verse three."
}
}
}
- \hspace #0.1 % adds horizontal spacing between columns;
- % if they are still too close, add more " " pairs
- % until the result looks good
- \column {
+ \hspace #0.1 % adds horizontal spacing between columns;
+ \column {
\line { \bold "4."
\column {
"This is verse four."
"It has two lines."
}
}
- \hspace #0.1 % adds vertical spacing between verses
+ \vspace #0.1 % adds vertical spacing between verses
\line { \bold "5."
\column {
"This is verse five."
}
}
\hspace #0.1 % gives some extra space on the right margin;
- % can be removed if page space is tight
+ % can be removed if page space is tight
}
}
@end lilypond
Snippets:
@rlsr{Vocal music}.
+
@node Lead sheets
@unnumberedsubsubsec Lead sheets
@rinternals{Lyrics},
@rinternals{PianoStaff}.
+
@node Score layouts for choral
@unnumberedsubsubsec Score layouts for choral
@ref{Page layout}.
@item
-Dialogue cues and stage directions can be inserted with markup.
-See @ref{Text}. Extensive stage directions can be inserted with
-a section of stand-alone markup between two @code{\score} blocks.
-See @ref{Separate text}.
+Dialogue cues, stage directions and footnotes can be inserted, see
+@ref{Creating footnotes} and @ref{Text}. Extensive stage directions
+can also be added with a section of stand-alone markups between two
+@code{\score} blocks, see @ref{Separate text}.
@end itemize
@rglos{transposing instrument}.
Notation Reference:
+@ref{Creating footnotes},
@ref{Grouping staves},
@ref{Hiding staves},
@ref{Instrument transpositions},
Extending LilyPond:
@rextend{Markup construction in Scheme}.
+
@node Musical cues
@unnumberedsubsubsec Musical cues