version that you are working on. See TRANSLATION for details.
@end ignore
-@c \version "2.11.61"
+@c \version "2.11.57"
@node Vocal music
@section Vocal music
-@c TODO: inspirational headword
+@c TODO: CLARIFY
+@c TODO: delete this comment block
+@c http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=248
+@c Done, see @node Lyrics independent of notes ----FV
-This section explains how to typeset vocal music, and make sure
-that the lyrics will be aligned with the notes of their melody.
+@c http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=329
+@c Done, see @node Working with lyrics and variables ----FV
+
+@c partially done, needs improvement, see Switching to an alternative melody ----FV
+@ignore
+
+> I think the issue here is that changing the associatedVoice
+> happens one step
+> later than expected. I could be wrong, but I don't think this
+> is obviously
+> documented.
+
+If you read section "Switching the melody associated with a lyrics
+line"
+it indeed says "Again, the command must be one syllable too
+early,..."!
+One problem with the current formulation is that the "Again"
+refers to what's described 2 subsections earlier in "Lyrics to
+multiple notes of a melisma", which isn't obvious unless you have
+read all the sections
+sequentially.
+
+
+@c Done in @node Extenders and hyphens ---FV
+@c also done (duplicated) in @node Multiple notes to one syllable --FV
+I don't know who's working on the vocal music right now, but I
+found something that should be clarified in NR 2.1.2.4.
+
+It should be made clear that __ is used to crate a lyric extender,
+and _ is used to add a note to a melisma, so both __ and _ are
+used. The example shows it, but there is no description of the
+lyrics extender in this section.
+@end ignore
+
+
+Since LilyPond input files are text, there are two issues to consider
+when working with vocal music:
+
+@itemize
+@item
+Song texts must be interpreted as text, not notes. For example, the
+input@tie{}@code{d} should be interpreted as a one letter syllable,
+not the note@tie{}D.
+
+@item
+Song texts must be aligned with the notes of their melody.
+@end itemize
+
+To address the first issue, the fundamental method is the special mode
+opened by @code{\lyricmode} that interprets its contents as text.
+This mode is implicit by some abbreviated methods, as we will see.
+
+Aligning of text with melodies can be made automatically, but if you
+specify the durations of the syllables it can also be made manually.
+Lyrics aligning and typesetting are prepared with the help of skips,
+hyphens and extender lines.
+
+All these methods and their combinations lead to a few different ways
+to define lyrics; we shall begin by examining the simplest method, and
+gradually increase complexity.
@menu
-* Entering lyrics::
+* Common notation for vocals::
* Aligning lyrics to a melody::
-* Specific uses of lyrics::
+* Placement of lyrics::
* Stanzas::
@end menu
-@node Entering lyrics
-@subsection Entering lyrics
-@c TODO add one sentence here. -vv
+@node Common notation for vocals
+@subsection Common notation for vocals
@menu
-* Lyrics explained::
+* References for vocal music::
* Setting simple songs::
+* Entering lyrics::
* Working with lyrics and variables::
-* References for vocal music::
@end menu
+@node References for vocal music
+@subsubsection References for vocal music
+
+TBC
+@c TODO Add @refs
+
+@q{Parlato} is spoken without pitch but still with rhythm; it is
+notated by cross note heads. This is demonstrated in
+@ref{Special note heads}.
+
+
+@node Setting simple songs
+@subsubsection Setting simple songs
+
+@cindex \addlyrics
+
+The easiest way to add lyrics to a melody is to append
+
+@example
+\addlyrics @{ @var{the lyrics} @}
+@end example
+
+@noindent
+to a melody. Here is an example,
+
+@lilypond[ragged-right,verbatim,fragment,quote]
+\time 3/4
+\relative c' { c2 e4 g2. }
+\addlyrics { play the game }
+@end lilypond
+
+More stanzas can be added by adding more
+@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 }
+@end lilypond
+
+The command @code{\addlyrics} cannot handle polyphony settings. For these
+cases you should use @code{\lyricsto} and @code{\lyricmode}, as will be
+introduced in @ref{Entering lyrics}.
-@node Lyrics explained
-@subsubsection Lyrics explained
+
+
+@node Entering lyrics
+@subsubsection Entering lyrics
@cindex lyrics
@funindex \lyricmode
@cindex spaces, in lyrics
@cindex quotes, in lyrics
-@c FIXME: this section is to be rewritten.
-Since LilyPond input files are text, there is at least one
-issue to consider when working with vocal music:
-song texts must be interpreted as text, not notes. For example, the
-input@tie{}@code{d} should be interpreted as a one letter syllable,
-not the note@tie{}D.
-Therefore, a special lyric mode has to be used, either explicitely
-or using some abbreviated methods.
-
Lyrics are entered in a special input mode, which can be introduced
by the keyword @code{\lyricmode}, or by using @code{\addlyrics} or
@code{\lyricsto}. In this mode you can enter lyrics,
@rinternals{LyricText},
@rinternals{LyricSpace}.
-
-@node Setting simple songs
-@subsubsection Setting simple songs
-
-@cindex \addlyrics
-
-The easiest way to add lyrics to a melody is to append
-
-@example
-\addlyrics @{ @var{the lyrics} @}
-@end example
-
-@noindent
-to a melody. Here is an example,
-
-@lilypond[ragged-right,verbatim,fragment,quote]
-\time 3/4
-\relative c' { c2 e4 g2. }
-\addlyrics { play the game }
-@end lilypond
-
-More stanzas can be added by adding more
-@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 }
-@end lilypond
-
-The command @code{\addlyrics} cannot handle polyphony settings. For these
-cases you should use @code{\lyricsto} and @code{\lyricmode}, as will be
-introduced in @ref{Lyrics explained}.
-
-@c TODO: one additional section may be needed here,
-@c such as "advanced lyric syntax" or whatever -vv
-
@node Working with lyrics and variables
@subsubsection Working with lyrics and variables
@end example
@ignore
-@c FIXME
+
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=329
The problem cannot be reproduced.
The following has no sense, because the issue seems to be fixed.
@rinternals{Lyrics}.
-@node References for vocal music
-@subsubsection References for vocal music
-
-TBC
-@c TODO Add @refs
-
-@c Nope -- this section is to be removed.
-@c With a vengeance :-) -vv
-
-@q{Parlato} is spoken without pitch but still with rhythm; it is
-notated by cross note heads. This is demonstrated in
-@ref{Special note heads}.
-
-
@node Aligning lyrics to a melody
@subsection Aligning lyrics to a melody
@funindex \addlyrics
@funindex \lyricsto
-@c FIXME: this stuff is to be rewritten. -vv
-
-Aligning of text with melodies can be made automatically, but if you
-specify the durations of the syllables it can also be made manually.
-Lyrics aligning and typesetting are prepared with the help of skips,
-hyphens and extender lines.
Lyrics are printed by interpreting them in the context called
@rinternals{Lyrics}.
You can define melismata entirely in the lyrics, by entering @code{_}
for every extra note that has to be added to the the melisma.
-@c FIXME: clarify: __ is used to crate a lyric extender,
-@c _ is used to add a note to a melisma, so both __ and _ are needed.
-
@c verbose! --FV
@c duplicated: TODO fix
Additionaly, you can make an extender line to be typeset to indicate
beamed, and automatic beaming (see @ref{Setting automatic beam
behavior}) is switched off.
-@c FIXME: this now links to LM -vv
+@c TODO: there might be some more relevant place for
+@c the following link (?)
@cindex SATB
@cindex choral score
Making a lyric line run slower than the melody can be achieved by
inserting @code{\skip}s into the lyrics. For every @code{\skip},
-the text will be delayed another note. The @code{\skip} command
-must be followed by a valid duration, but this is ignored when
-@code{\skip} is used in lyrics.
+the text will be delayed another note.
For example,
TBC
-@node Specific uses of lyrics
-@subsection Specific uses of lyrics
-
-@c FIXME This whole section is to be reorganized. -vv
+@node Placement of lyrics
+@subsection Placement of lyrics
Often, different stanzas of one song are put to one melody in slightly
differing ways. Such variations can still be captured with
}
@end lilypond
-@c @snippets
-@c This snippet has been renamed to "lyrics-alignment.ly"
-@c update as soon as lsr/is updated -vv
-@c @lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc,doctitle]
-@c {lyrics-alignment.ly}
+@snippets
+@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,ragged-right,texidoc,doctitle]
+{aligning-lyrics.ly}
+
-@c TODO: move to LSR -vv
@snippets
Checking to make sure that text scripts and lyrics are within the margins is
Here, @code{alternative} is the name of the @code{Voice} context
containing the triplet.
-@c FIXME: make this easier to understand -vv
This command must be one syllable too early, before @q{Ty} in this
case. In other words, changing the associatedVoice happens one step
later than expected. This is for technical reasons, and it is not a
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