overlaying as a tool for annotating entry points in orchestral parts (was Re: tempo for both conductor's score and parts)

[Daryna Baikadamova]

Thanks again for the example you gave for overlaying the bar and tempo settings.

Now I dream up another application:  For orchestral parts with long multi-bar rests, it is often difficult for the player to count exactly when the rests end.  So would it be possible to include a small section of the main melody immediate before the instrument resumes as small notes in an overlay part to hint the player?  This is often done in commercial scores and in this way, these small notes will not get into the way of the conductor's score.

Or are there better ways to achieve this purpose?  In either way, would you please give us a small example illustrating this function?  I am only an novice typesetter.

Daryna

On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 8:34 PM, David Bobroff <address@hidden> wrote:

Daryna Baikadamova wrote:

Thanks!  However I am new to lilypond, could you please point me to an
example illustrating how global block is used in this way.  I guess this
situation should be common in orchestral scores, although many projects in
mutopia (including the the I received) don't do these kind of things
properly   :(

Daryna

I didn't find a clear example in the docs so I threw this together.  I hope this clarifies things:


%%%%% BEGIN LILYPOND %%%%%

\version "2.11.56"

global = {
       \time 4/4
       \tempo 4 = 120
       s1 % skip value of a whole note (invisible rest)
       \time 3/4
       \bar "||"
       s2. % skip value dotted half
}

c' {
       c4 d e f
       g a b
}

two = \relative c' {
       c4 b a g
       f e d
}

\score {
       \context StaffGroup <<
       \context Staff <<
               \global
               \one
               >>
       \new Staff <<
               \two
               >>
       >>
}

\score {
       \context Staff <<
               \global
               \one
       >>
}
\score {
       \context Staff <<
               \global
               \two
       >>
}

%%%%% END LILYPOND %%%%%

On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 8:12 PM, David Bobroff <address@hidden> wrote:

Daryna Baikadamova wrote:

Now I have another problem.  Suppose I want to insert tempo to the
conductors score at specific places (not only at the beginning of the
score), and I want these tempo marks (e.g. Allegretto crotchet = 76)
printed
only *once* on top of the system on the conductor's score, but these tempo
marks must be reproduced in each parts score.  How can this be done?

If I enter the tempo marks in each part, then they will also be printed on
top of each part in the conductor's score, which is undesirable.  However
if
I only enter the tempo marks on the top instrument (flute, which is what
have been done in the project I received), then all the other parts will
have no tempo indications!

What should I do?

What I do for this sort of thing is to make a separate block for global
things.  In the global block I put rehearsal marks, time signatures,
repeats, special barlines...and tempo markings.

When I create the full score I put the global block with the top staff in
the score.  For each part I simply include the global block.  This should do
exactly what you're after.

-David

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