by examining the simplest method, and gradually increase complexity.
@menu
-* TODO subsection vocal music::
+* Setting simple songs::
+* Entering lyrics::
+* Aligning lyrics to a melody::
+* Working with lyrics and variables::
+* Flexibility in placement::
+* Spacing lyrics::
+* More about stanzas::
+* Other vocal issues::
@end menu
-
@commonprop
Checking to make sure that text scripts and lyrics are within the margins is
@}
@end example
-
-@node TODO subsection vocal music
-@subsection TODO subsection vocal music
-
-@menu
-* Setting simple songs::
-* Entering lyrics::
-* Aligning lyrics to a melody::
-* Automatic syllable durations::
-* Another way of entering lyrics::
-* Assigning more than one syllable to a single note::
-* More than one note on a single syllable::
-* Extenders and hyphens::
-* Working with lyrics and variables::
-* Flexibility in placement::
-* Lyrics to multiple notes of a melisma::
-* Divisi lyrics::
-* Switching the melody associated with a lyrics line::
-* Lyrics independent of notes::
-* Spacing lyrics::
-* More about stanzas::
-* Other vocal issues::
-@end menu
-
@node Setting simple songs
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Setting simple songs
+@subsection Setting simple songs
@cindex \addlyrics
@node Entering lyrics
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Entering lyrics
+@subsection Entering lyrics
@cindex lyrics
@funindex \lyricmode
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim]
\relative { e4 f e d e f e2 }
-\addlyrics { He said: â\80\9cLet my peo ple goâ\80\9d. }
+\addlyrics { He said: ââ\82¬Å\93Let my peo ple goââ\82¬Â\9d. }
@end lilypond
To use normal quotes in lyrics, add a backslash before the
@node Aligning lyrics to a melody
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Aligning lyrics to a melody
+@subsection Aligning lyrics to a melody
@funindex \lyricmode
@funindex \addlyrics
@node Working with lyrics and variables
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Working with lyrics and variables
+@subsection Working with lyrics and variables
@cindex lyrics, variables
To define variables containing lyrics, the function @code{\lyricmode}
@node Flexibility in placement
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Flexibility in placement
+@subsection Flexibility in placement
Often, different stanzas of one song are put to one melody in slightly
differing ways. Such variations can still be captured with
@node Spacing lyrics
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Spacing lyrics
+@subsection Spacing lyrics
@cindex Spacing lyrics
@cindex Lyrics, increasing space between
@node More about stanzas
-@unnumberedsubsubsec More about stanzas
+@subsection More about stanzas
@cindex stanza number
@unnumberedsubsubsec Adding stanza numbers
Hi, my name is Bert.
} \addlyrics {
\set stanza = "2. "
- Oh, ché -- ri, je t'aime
+ Oh, chÃ\83© -- ri, je t'aime
}
@end lilypond
@node Other vocal issues
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Other vocal issues
+@subsection Other vocal issues
@ignore
yeah, I'm giving up somewhat by stuffing a bunch of things in