Re: note tweaks for variations in small size

[Mark Johnson]

Mats,

Thank you for your suggestion.  When I tried using that syntax, I
found two problems.  First, the alternate note has a separate stem
from the preferred pitch.  The alternate note needs to use the same
stem as the preferred pitch, as when using the chord operator < >.
The second problem that I ran into was that the lyrics moved off
the polyphony notes, which admittedly I have not spent any time
trying to fix yet.

Mark

Mats Bengtsson wrote:
> This has been possible in LilyPond for many years. If you want the
> alternative pitch printed in the same stave, just typeset them in a
> separate temporary voice and reduce the font size. For example:
> \version "2.10.0"
> \relative c'{
> c d e f |
> <<
>  % Main version:
>  {g g } \\
>  % Alternative version:
>  {\small g8 a g f }
>  >> g2 |
> }
>
> If you want a separate temporary stave, search for "ossia" in the
> index of the manual to find an example.
>
>   /Mats
>
> Mark Johnson wrote:
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I am a new user of LilyPond.  I have been attempting to typeset
> > some vocal music that contains a few notes that have an alternate
> > pitch with a notehead that is smaller than the preferred pitch.
> >
> > I found a similar question discussed in the archives back in July,
> > 2004:
> >
> > > I want to typeset a couple of transcribed songs[1], and many of them
> > > contain variations of short sequences of notes or even single notes.
> > > In the original manuscript, those are set in a smaller type.
> > > Sometimes the variation is put as another, smaller note-head on the
> > > same stem as the main note, and sometimes it has its own stem
> > > (dependent on how far the pitch is apart and if the value is the
> > > same).
> >
> > Has any capability been added to LilyPond in the last one and a
> > half years to make showing alternate pitches easier?  This capability
> > seems like it would be quite useful because many choir pieces seem
> > to show alternate pitches using this method.
> >
> > Mark Johnson
> >
> >
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