It is possible to have ties, slurs and manual beams in the melody
without their indicating melismata. To do this, set
-@code{melismaBusyProperties} and indicate the melismata with single
-underscores in the lyrics, one underscore for each extra note:
+@code{melismaBusyProperties}:
@lilypond[relative=1,verbatim,quote]
<<
\time 3/4
\set melismaBusyProperties = #'()
c4 d ( e )
- g8 [ f ] f4( e)
- d e ~ e
+ g8 [ f ] f4 ~ f
}
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" {
- Ky -- _ _ _ _ ri -- _ _ e __ _
+ Ky -- ri -- e e -- le -- i -- son
}
>>
@end lilypond
Other settings for @code{melismaBusyProperties} can be used to
-include or exclude ties, slurs, and beams from the automatic
-detection of melismata; see @code{melismaBusyProperties} in
-@rinternals{Tunable context properties}.
+selectively include or exclude ties, slurs, and beams from the
+automatic detection of melismata; see @code{melismaBusyProperties}
+in @rinternals{Tunable context properties}.
+
+Alternatively, if all melismata indications are to be ignored,
+@code{ignoreMelismata} may be set true;
+see @ref{Stanzas with different rhythms}.
+
+If a melisma is required during a passage in which
+@code{melismaBusyProperties} is active, it may be indicated by
+placing a single underscore in the lyrics for each note which
+should be included in the melisma:
+
+@lilypond[relative=1,verbatim,quote]
+<<
+ \new Voice = "melody" {
+ \time 3/4
+ \set melismaBusyProperties = #'()
+ c4 d ( e )
+ g8 [ f ] ~ f4 ~ f
+ }
+ \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" {
+ Ky -- ri -- _ e __ _ _ _
+ }
+>>
+@end lilypond
+
@predefined
Notation Reference:
@ref{Aligning lyrics to a melody},
@ref{Automatic syllable durations},
-@ref{Setting automatic beam behavior}.
+@ref{Setting automatic beam behavior},
+@ref{Stanzas with different rhythms}.
Internals Reference:
@rinternals{Tunable context properties}.