Re: Prospective Lilypond user looking for others who are setting traditional music - Thanks for all the replies

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Hi.. Just saw your post.  

I've been using Lily for my band.  Eastern European stuff, similar enough to
Celtic as far as charts go.  I'm also a recently retired teacher, and use
Linux.  Go for it, you'll be happy once you get used to it. Ubuntu is very
good.  Frescobaldi and Lilypond.  

I set up a chart template.  I can send you that if you want.  The tune below
is just a filled out version of the template. 

http://old.nabble.com/file/p30133234/Mori%2BShej.pdf Mori+Shej.pdf 

\version "2.12.2"

\paper{
  print-all-headers = ##t
}
date = #(strftime "%d-%m-%Y" (localtime (current-time)))

\markup{ \date }



%#################################### Melody ########################
%melody =  \transpose c d \relative c' {  %transpose for clarinet
melody = \relative c'' {
  \clef treble
  \key a \minor
  \time 2/4
  
  %\partial 16*3 a16 d f   %lead in notes
  
  
    a16 ^\markup{ \italic {Slowly}} ^\markup { \box A}a8. a8 b
    a16 g8. a8 g|
    e8 e e8. d16|
    e16 (f) e (d) e4|

    a16 a8. a8 b
    a16 g8. a8 g|
    e8 e e8. d16|
    e16 (f) e (d) e4|
    
 
  %\alternative { { }{ } }
  
  
  \repeat volta 2{
    d2 ^\markup { \box B}
    e16 fis8. g4|
    a16 b8. a8 g|
    e16 d8. c4|
    
    d16 c d c d c d c|
    e8 d16 c d8 c16 b
    a8 a4 a8 ~
    a2
  }
  % \alternative { { }{ } }
  
}
%################################# Lyrics #####################
\addlyrics{
  Bu -- ter káj egy ber -- ses -- zki szán
  Mó -- ri drá -- go pi -- ko séj \skip2

  Vor -- bisz mán -- ge ká -- ki-ko -- ki
  Mó -- ri drá -- go pi -- ko séj  
  %chorus
  Áj mo -- ri séj, mo -- ri dra -- go pik -- ony -- éj
  Ál -- ál-- ál -- á.....
}
\addlyrics{
Kin -- áu tu -- ke sz -- om -- ná -- káj
 Mó -- ri drá -- go pi -- ko séj  
Lá lu -- má -- ko sz -- om -- ná -- káj
Mó -- ri drá -- go pi -- ko séj  
 
}
\addlyrics{
Ál -- din dév -- lá mu -- rá sá \skip2
Mó -- ri drá -- go pi -- kon -- ya
Mó -- ri drá -- go pi -- kon -- ya \skip2
Mu -- rá su -- kár szá -- bi -- ná
 
  
}
%################################# Chords #######################
harmonies = \chordmode {
  a2:m
  r2
  c2
  r2
  %repeated
  a2:m
  r2
  c2
  r2 
  %b
  g2
  r2
  a2:m
  r2
  g2
  e2:7
  a2:m
  r2
  
}

\score {
  <<
    \new ChordNames {
      \set chordChanges = ##t
      \harmonies
    }
    \new Staff \with {
      instrumentName = "Violin"} \melody
  >>
  \header{
    title= "Mori Shej"
    subtitle=""
    composer= ""
    instrument =""
    arranger= ""
  }
  \layout{ }
  \midi { }
}
 



Philip Whittaker wrote:
> 
> Thanks to everyone who replied.
> 
> I shall be replying to each in person. In the meantime;
> 
> I do have some experience of note dragging software. Sibelius 6 on
> Acorn computers - so I would be interested in an interface along those
> lines, but had assumed that Lily pond was driven by scripts in text
> format.
> 
> I also have some experience of setting some tunes in ABC format. There
> are a few of my transcriptions to ABC in the large collection, The
> Fiddler's Companion, now on the internet. I would be interested in
> ABC2ly and shall try that out.
> 
> I should have mentioned that both my computers are running Windows XP.
> That OS was essential to my post in education and now I have retired.
> I am sympathetic to the principles of open source software but have
> not looked too deeply. I have mostly used Linux as an alternative to
> Windows to get out of problems that Windows XP has thrown at me, in
> paricular not showing me files. However ,I am prepared to use Linux,
> if there is a need for this.
> 
> I have received a file of a sample tune, from James,  which answers
> many of the questions I had. I now need to try to recreate the .pdf
> using his file.
> 
> If anyone wants to send me an additional files, of traditional music,
> in a single melody - typically jigs or reels, please do.
> I shall be adding chord symbols and would like to compare the way that
> James uses them to the more official method.
> 
> I am  interested by the mention, by Ralph, of a  'book' facility for
> setting a whole book using Lilypond ( perhaps including an idex
> generator?). However I feel that, first, I need to set myself a
> realistic target of setting a set of three tunes - perhaps from
> originals in ABC format.
> 
> Thanks for all your help. If you want to send me further examples of
> traditional music that you have set, please do. I'd appreciate
> examples which are mostly single melody lines with chord symbols.
> Please send both the .ly file and the resulting .pdf
> I'd particularly appreciate an example of say, three tunes in set,
> with the name of the set at the top and the name of each tune at the
> start of tune; and where appropriate the composer. eg;
> 
> The Gay Gordons set
> 
> The Headlands - Ronnie Cooper
> Stichill Linn - Martin Marroni
> Linda Macfarlane
> 
> (If anyone is interested, an mp3 file of this set can be found here;
> http://www.clartycloot.co.uk/audio.htm)
> 
> I realise that two of these tunes can be found in ABC collection on the
> net.
> 
> I'll let you know how I get on.
> 
> Philip
> 
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http://szelrozsa.org/charts Example Charts 
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