Re: Tangled up in Lilypond syntax

[Guy Stalnaker]

And since we're talking about temporary polyphonic contexts (TPC) there are a few other things, like lyrics, that don't work in to and out of them. Mostly multi-note events like slurs, crescendos, etc. You cannot start them outside a TPC and conclude them inside one, or start them inside a TPC and conclude them outside one. If you need to use them, extend the measures in your TPC. This will produce stems/beams you may dislike but judicious use of "s" can fix that. Well, that's the only way I know how to use them. More experienced folks on this list may use other methods.

Guy Stalnaker
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On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 1:02 PM Guy Stalnaker <address@hidden> wrote:

Opps. True. No \\ if using my earlier code. Thanks for catching that!

Guy Stalnaker
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On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 1:02 PM Lukas-Fabian Moser <address@hidden> wrote:

Slight amendation of Mark's suggestion. Since you're doing a vocal composition, to keep lyrics applied into this temporary poloyphonic context, use this syntax:

<< { \voiceOne } \\

\new Voice { \voiceTwo { } }

>> \oneVoice

Lyrics set to the voice will carry into the temporary polyphonic context { \voiceOne } and then should continue after the \oneVoice. But note that use of slurs will break the lyrics placement so you may need to include \skip1 in your lyrics to shift the lyric syllables to the proper note location.

Slight correction: This is only true if you omit the \\. Compare

\version "2.19.82"

\new Staff \relative a' {
  a a a << { \voiceOne a a a } \\ \new Voice { \voiceTwo e b b } >> \oneVoice a a a
}
\addlyrics { \repeat unfold 10 test }

and

\version "2.19.82"

\new Staff \relative a' {
  a a a << { \voiceOne a a a } \new Voice { \voiceTwo e b b } >> \oneVoice a a a
}
\addlyrics { \repeat unfold 10 test }

(Background: {a} \\ {b} is a shorthand that creates _two_ new voices called "1" and "2".)

Lukas