Re: creating Schenkerian Graphs in Lilypond

[Mats Bengtsson]

First of all, if you want to try the example from that article,
please download the corresponding .ly files from
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583, to avoid the
problems mentioned in an earlier answer.

Also, if you look at these .ly files, you will notice that they
start with a line
\version "2.6.0"
whereas you probably have installed LilyPond version 2.10.something.
Your first step is therefore to update the syntax of the .ly file
to correspond to your version. If you use Windows, see the
instructions at 
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2007-01/msg00038.html
Then, you should be able to process the file and get an output
that resembles that in the article.

 /Mats

Alexander De Sina wrote:

> To Whom It May Concern,
>
> Hello, I'm wondering if you can help me. I installed Lilypond with the intention of using it for 
> representations of Schenkerian analyses. I am very confused as to how to do this, however. I've 
> been experimenting with the codes shown on Kris Schaffer's website for the Bach Chorale: 
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364 but I get either all sorts of error messages or nothing 
> at all. I'm not a computer programming-type person, just a theorist, so I wonder the extent to 
> which I could ever master all the commands required for Lilypond, and the tutorial on your 
> website is not helpful enough for my limited knowledge of program writing for the advanced 
> commands employed for a graph. In light of this, I am trying to set up some templates into which 
> I can just insert the relevant notes. For example, I typed in this recreation myself of Mr. 
> Schaffer's code for the Urline of the Bach:  staffPiano = new PianoStaff { \set Score.timing = 
> ##f\set PianoStaff.followVoice = ##t<< \context Staff = ''RH'' {  % Right Hand\clef 
> treble\key g \major\relative to c'' { \override Staff.NoteCollision#'merge-differently-headed = 
> ##t<<  {    \override Beam  #'positions = #'(8 . 8)    \override NoteHead #'transparent = 
> ##t    s1 b8[ s4. s1 a8 s4. s2 g8] s4.    \revert Beam #'positions    \revert NoteHead 
> #'transparent    }\\  {    \override Stem #'transparent = ##t    s1 b2 s1 a2 s2 g2    \revert 
> Stem #'transparent    }>> but got nothing at all. My computer (windows vista-based) doesn't 
> even respond. I tried making a pdf directly from the complete source code for the Bach, and that 
> worked fine, so I assume the problem is not concerned with the installation of Lilypond on my 
> computer in the first place. Can you glean some wisdom as to what I'm simply not getting here? 
> I'm considering going back to paper and pen once and for all lol. Sincerely, -Alexander De 
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