@itemize
@item
-Most styles of vocal music use written text as lyrics. An introduction
-to this notation is to be found in @rlearning{Setting simple songs}.
+Most styles of vocal music use written text as lyrics. An
+introduction to this notation is to be found in
+@rlearning{Setting simple songs}.
@item
-Vocal music is likely to require the use of @code{markup} mode, either
-for lyrics of for other text elements (character's names, etc.).
-This syntax is described in @ref{Text markup introduction}.
+Vocal music is likely to require the use of @code{markup} mode,
+either for lyrics or for other text elements (characters' names,
+etc.) This syntax is described in @ref{Text markup introduction}.
@item
-@notation{Ambitus} may be added at the beginning of vocal staves, as explained
-in @ref{Ambitus}.
+@notation{Ambitus} may be added at the beginning of vocal staves,
+as explained in @ref{Ambitus}.
+
+@item
+Dynamic markings by default are placed below the staff, but in
+choral music they are usually placed above the staff in order to
+avoid the lyrics, as explained in @ref{Score layouts for choral}.
@end itemize
Music Glossary:
@rglos{ambitus}.
+Learning Manual:
+@rlearning{Setting simple songs}.
+
+Notation Reference:
+@ref{Text markup introduction},
+@ref{Ambitus},
+@ref{Score layouts for choral}.
+
Snippets:
@rlsr{Vocal music}.
@code{\addlyrics} sections:
-@lilypond[ragged-right,verbatim,fragment,quote]
-\time 3/4
-\relative c' { c2 e4 g2. }
-\addlyrics { play the game }
-\addlyrics { speel het spel }
-\addlyrics { joue le jeu }
+@lilypond[ragged-right,verbatim,quote]
+{
+ \time 3/4
+ \relative c' { c2 e4 g2. }
+ \addlyrics { play the game }
+ \addlyrics { speel het spel }
+ \addlyrics { joue le jeu }
+}
@end lilypond
The command @code{\addlyrics} cannot handle polyphonic settings.
sure to have a font (like DejaVuLGC) installed that includes this
glyph.
-@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim]
-\time 3/4
-\relative c' { c2 e4 g2 e4 }
-\addlyrics { gran- de_a- mi- go }
-\addlyrics { pu- "ro y ho-" nes- to }
-\addlyrics { pu- ro~y~ho- nes- to }
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim]
+{
+ \time 3/4
+ \relative c' { c2 e4 g2 e4 }
+ \addlyrics { gran- de_a- mi- go }
+ \addlyrics { pu- "ro y ho-" nes- to }
+ \addlyrics { pu- ro~y~ho- nes- to }
+}
@end lilypond
e8
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" {
- Ki -- ri -- e __
+ Ky -- ri -- e __
}
>>
@end lilypond
e8 ( d e2 )
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" {
- Ki -- ri -- e __
+ Ky -- ri -- e __
}
>>
@end lilypond
e2.
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" {
- Ki -- ri -- e
+ Ky -- ri -- e
}
>>
@end lilypond
e2.
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" {
- Ki -- ri -- e
+ Ky -- ri -- e
}
>>
@end lilypond
e8 d e2
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" {
- Ki -- ri -- _ _ _ e __ _ _
+ Ky -- ri -- _ _ _ e __ _ _
}
>>
@end lilypond
To increase the spacing between lyrics, set the @code{minimum-distance}
property of @code{LyricSpace}.
-@lilypond[relative,verbatim,fragment,quote,ragged-right]
+@lilypond[relative=1,verbatim,quote,ragged-right]
{
c c c c
\override Lyrics.LyricSpace #'minimum-distance = #1.0
Stanza numbers can be added by setting @code{stanza}, e.g.,
-@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim,relative=2,fragment]
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim,relative=2]
\new Voice {
\time 3/4 g2 e4 a2 f4 g2.
} \addlyrics {
the line, just like instrument names. They are created by setting
@code{vocalName}. A short version may be entered as @code{shortVocalName}.
-@lilypond[fragment,ragged-right,quote,verbatim,relative=2]
+@lilypond[ragged-right,quote,verbatim,relative=2]
\new Voice {
\time 3/4 g2 e4 a2 f4 g2.
} \addlyrics {
@item
For details of other page formatting properties, see
-@ref{Page formatting}.
+@ref{Page layout}.
@end itemize
@ref{Changing spacing},
@ref{Displaying spacing},
@ref{Fitting music onto fewer pages},
-@ref{Page formatting},
+@ref{Page layout},
@ref{Score layout},
@ref{Separating systems},
@ref{Setting the staff size},
@item
For details of other page formatting properties, see
-@ref{Page formatting}.
+@ref{Page layout}.
@item
Dialogue cues and stage directions can be inserted with markup.
@ref{Hiding staves},
@ref{Instrument transpositions},
@ref{Nested staff groups},
-@ref{Page formatting},
+@ref{Page layout},
@ref{Separating systems},
@ref{Transpose},
@ref{Writing parts},