Re: cresc over whole notes with lyrics

[Knute Snortum]

Well, I'm seeing two things: 1) there is no ending to the decrescendo,
so it throws a warning, and 2) the tie from the first e'1 to the
second won't work, because the second is in a different voice.  I
don't know exactly what you want to do with the decrescendo, but I'd
put it in a separate Dynamics voice, like this:

%%%
\version "2.20.0"

\new Staff <<
  \new Voice = "music"  {
    e'1 ~ | e'1 | d'1 ~ | d'1
  }

  \new Dynamics {
    s1 | s2 s \> | s s\! | s1
  }

  \new Lyrics \with {
    \override VerticalAxisGroup.
    nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing.padding = #2
    \override VerticalAxisGroup.
    nonstaff-unrelatedstaff-spacing.padding = #2
  }

  \lyricsto "music"  { Hel -- lo }
>>
%%%

--
Knute Snortum

On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 4:35 PM Molly Preston <mollyprestonre@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> What is the best way to handle crescendos and decrescendos when they need to 
> start on beat 4 of a whole note for example.
>
> Lyrics that start in one voice also disappear when introducing <<...\\ ...>>
> using spacers for crescendos and decrescendos over a whole note that start on 
> a different beat other than the downbeat.
>
> In the following example the second syllable should start on the d'1 not it's 
> tied note.
> What is the best way to do crescendos, decrescendos, ties, \sustainOn etc in 
> these situations? Especially if the lyrics disappear, that's a problem.
>
> I seem to be missing something regarding voices I assume?
>
> How would you all handle this so the lyrics don't disappear?
>
>
> \version "2.20.0"
>  \new Staff <<
>     \new Voice = "music"  {
>
>       e'1 ~
>       <<
>         {e'1 | d'1 ~  }
>         \\
>         {s2 s \> }
>       >>
>
>     d'1
>
>     }
>
>    \new Lyrics \with {
>      \override VerticalAxisGroup.
>         nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing.padding = #2
>       \override VerticalAxisGroup.
>         nonstaff-unrelatedstaff-spacing.padding = #2
>   }
>
>   %}
>  \lyricsto "music"  { Hel -- lo }
>
>  >>
>
> -Molly