Re: fixing the LM "verse and refrain" example

[Trevor Daniels]

Mark Polesky wrote Saturday, May 08, 2010 3:01 AM


> *** This refers to LM 3.2.3 "Voices and vocals" ***
>
> Trevor Daniels wrote:
> > I put this in after several questions on -user about how
> > this should be done, but I wasn't very happy with it.  If
> > you can come up with a better way of coding a solo verse
> > going into a two-part refain let's change it.
>
> Well, the proper way of doing it requires (I think) this
> rather advanced \layout block:
>
>  \layout {
>    ragged-right = ##t
>    \context {
>      \RemoveEmptyStaffContext
>      \override VerticalAxisGroup #'remove-first = ##t
>    }
>  }
>
> I'd be surprised if anyone was okay with having that in the
> LM, but in either case, what's there now needs to be removed
> or replaced.  Of the two solutions presented, the nested
> contexts in the first are too convoluted, and the method of
> using two \score blocks (given in the second solution) is
> semantically incorrect.

I agree; let's remove that part of 3.2.3.

> I've attached a solution here.  Have a look at it and let me
> know what you think.

This is fine, but it can't be used in 3.2.3, at least not now,
as layout blocks and overrides haven't appeared at that point.
I suggest you dump this as a template in A.4 for now.  At
least it can then be references in -user as a solution should
the question come up again.

Trevor