Re: glissando/volta bug? and volta/fine

[Robert T Wyatt]

Mats,

This combination did fix my problem. Thank you!

Below is the working implementation.

Mats Bengtsson wrote:
> The problem is probably that LilyPond chooses a line breaking with
> fairly tight note spacing, so the resulting glissando symbol is too
> short to show up.
> I tried to set
> \override Glissando #'minimum-length = #5
> but it didn't have any effect unless I also did
> \override Glissando #'spacing-procedure  = #Spanner::set_spacing_rods
>
> (To lilypond-bug: Shouldn't there be a minimum length by default to
> avoid more or less invisible glissandi. Or, at least: shouldn't the
> spacing-procedure be set so that the user can set minumum-length.
> After all, the spanner-interface is listed as one of the interfaces
> for Glissando.)
>
>    /Mats

> > My files are available here:
> > http://reg148.reg.utexas.edu/~rgrtw/lilypond/stillinger/DalmatianStrut.pdf 
> > > > (just remove the filename to see the directory listing)

%% Thanks to the makers of LilyPond we are able to bring this to you!
#(set-default-paper-size "letter")

\header {
  title = "Dalmatian Strut"
  composer = "Bob Stillinger"
  enteredby="Robert Thomas Wyatt"
  maintainer="address@hidden"
  style = "Bluegrass"
  copyright = "All rights reserved. 2005"
  lastupdated = "2005/May/11"
  filename  = "DalmatianStrut.ly"
}

\version "2.5.23"
\score { <<
  \new ChordNames \with {
    voltaOnThisStaff = ##t
  } \chordmode {
\partial 8*3 s4.
\repeat volta 2 {           % Begin A chords
d4.:m  a2*5/4:7 | d4.:7 g2*5/4:7 | g4.:m d2*5/4:m |
}
\alternative {
{ a4.:7 d2*5/4:m | }
{ a4.:7 d2*5/4:m | }
}

c1 | f1 | cis1:dim7 | d1:m |% Begin B chords
bes1 | f1 | g1 | a1 |
c1 | f1 | cis1:dim7 | d1:m |
bes4. c2*5/4:7 | d1:m | bes4. c2*5/4:7 | f1 |
bes4. c2*5/4:7 | a1:m | bes1 | a1:7 |

\repeat volta 2 {           % Restate A chords when ending
d4.:m  a2*5/4:7 | d4.:7 g2*5/4:7 | g4.:m d2*5/4:m |
}
\alternative {
{ a4.:7 d2*5/4:m | }
{ a1:7 | d1:m | }           % Fine chords
}
  }
  \new Staff \with {
    voltaOnThisStaff = ##f
  }
  {
\relative { \time 4/4 \key d \minor       % Here starts the melody
#(set-accidental-style 'modern-cautionary)

\partial 8*3 a'8 b cis |    % Partial measure

\repeat volta 2 {           % Repeat A and B together
\bar "|:"
\repeat volta 2 {           % Repeat A before playing B

\override Glissando  #'style = #'zigzag   % Make glissandi wavy
\override Glissando  #'thickness = 3      % Make glissandi thicker
\override Glissando #'minimum-length = #5 % Make glissandi at least length 5
\override Glissando #'spacing-procedure  = #Spanner::set_spacing_rods

d8\pp e d cis~ cis4 \glissando a8 b |
c8 e c b~\mordent b4 g8 a |
bes8 d bes a~ a g f g |
}
\alternative { % First A ending
{ a8 e a d~ d a b cis | \bar ":|" }       % Second A ending
{ a8 e a d,~ d4 des | \bar "||" }
}

c8\p e g c~ c a~ a g~ |     % Begin B
g8 f~ f e f a f f~ |
f8  e~ e dis e a e4 |
d4. d8~ d c~ c a |


bes d f bes~ bes a~ a g \glissando |
a a~ a c a g a c |
b g b d g f~ f e~ |
e cis~ cis e bes e a,4 |

c,8 e g c~ c a~ a g~ |
g f~ f e f a f f~ |
f e~ e dis e a e4 |
d4. d8~d c~ c a |

bes8\< d f c~ c e g a~ |
a d c a g f d c |
bes d f c~ c e g a~ |
a g' f e d c bes a\! |


bes, d f c~ c e g a~ |
a a' g f e d c bes~\mordent |
bes a bes a g a f e~ |
{
e2~ e8 a b cis |
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #right
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-visibility = 
#begin-of-line-invisible
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'font-size = #0
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'padding = #1.2
\mark "D.C. al Fine"
\bar ":|:" }   % End B go back to Top
}


\repeat volta 2 {           % End song with A (repeated)

d8\pp e d cis~ cis4 \glissando a8 b |
c8 e c b~\mordent b4 g8 a |
bes8 d bes a~ a g f g |
}

\alternative {
{ a8 e a d~ d a b cis | \bar ":|" }       % First (and third) A ending
{ a4 e2 a4 | d,1 |          % Last four measures of song
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #right
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-visibility = 
#begin-of-line-invisible
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'font-size = #0
\once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'padding = #1.2
\mark "Fine"
\bar "|." }
}

} % Here ends the melody
  }
>> }