Fwd: Re: Duet with Lyrics Problem

[Deborah Lowrey]

Dear Lilypond,

> Subject: Re: Duet with Lyrics Problem
> Deborah Lowrey wrote:
> 
> >   I'm doing one of the duets in the Magic Flute.
> They
> > are separate staffs (one soprano, the other bass)
> and
> > they each have sections with different lyrics
> (i.e.
> > one sings then one finished the sentence...). The
> > lyrics want to have one syllable per measure for
> both
> > staffs. I've used "\property
> Voice.automaticMelismata
> > = ##t" but it doesn't work that way. I've had no
> > problem with other music that has one voice. Any
> > suggestions on how to get this to work?
> 
> I don't understand what you mean.
> Did you remember to use \addlyrics ? Please send
> example - because I 
> really don't understand.

With the help of Giulio-Cesare files from Mutopia I
was able to find out that I had only 2 \addlyrics when
I should have had three. For those that may want to
have 2 different lyric staffs (or more), it is
basically:

\context StaffGroup = paminapapageno <
        \context Staff = pamina { }
        \context Lyrics = textA { }
        \context Staff = papageno { }
        \context Lyrics = textB { }
        \addlyrics

\context Staff = pamina <
        \property Staff.midiInstrument = #"synth voice"
        \property Staff.instrument = "Pamina."
        \property Staff.automaticMelismata = ##t
                \clef treble
                \context Voice=one \pamina >
                \context Lyrics = textA { \textA }
                \addlyrics

\context Staff = papageno <
        \property Staff.midiInstrument = #"synth voice"
        \property Staff.instrument = "Papageno."
        \property Staff.automaticMelismata = ##t
                \clef bass
                \context Voice=one \papageno >
                \context Lyrics = textB { \textB }
        >

But I'm still trying to find out how to remove the
lines connecting the staffs. Everything in the docs
and other dir's I've tried and I can't get the
barlines (keeping measures) to go away. I only want to
remove the lines that connect the 2 staffs with lyrics
so that the lines do not interfere with the words.

> >   Also, I'm trying to find a way that works so
> that I
> > can combine the violoncello with the contrabasso
> on
> > the same staff (since most are almost the same
> with a
> > few solo exceptions).
> 

Thanks Jan for answering regarding the cello-basso
staff combine problem. I had tried the file before
that you had mentioned but it doesn't work and I still
have problems with Coriolan. I understand that this is
a partcombine issue that you had discussed before and
that it's a post-1.6 issue. I'll gladly wait. Thanks
for your help all of you. 

Deborah