* Assigning more than one syllable to a single note::
* More than one note on a single syllable::
* Extenders and hyphens::
-* Working with lyrics and identifiers::
+* Working with lyrics and variables::
* Flexibility in placement::
* Lyrics to multiple notes of a melisma::
* Divisi lyrics::
combination of a backslash followed by one of @code{`}, @code{'},
@code{"}, or @code{^}.
-To define identifiers containing lyrics, the function @code{lyricmode}
+To define variables containing lyrics, the function @code{lyricmode}
must be used.
@example
@internalsref{LyricHyphen}
-@node Working with lyrics and identifiers
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Working with lyrics and identifiers
-@cindex lyrics, identifiers
+@node Working with lyrics and variables
+@unnumberedsubsubsec Working with lyrics and variables
+@cindex lyrics, variables
-To define identifiers containing lyrics, the function @code{\lyricmode}
+To define variables containing lyrics, the function @code{\lyricmode}
must be used. You do not have to enter durations though, if you add
@code{\addlyrics} or @code{\lyricsto}
-when invoking your identifier.
+when invoking your variable.
@example
verseOne = \lyricmode @{ Joy to the world the Lord is come @}