Re: Obscure melisma fail

[David Kastrup]

Simon Albrecht <address@hidden> writes:

> Hello,
>
> in the following example Lily fails to recognise the melisma iff
> – there is a second voice (comment it to test)
> – the music is referenced by a variable and not directly inserted in
> \score {} (sic!)
>
> %%%%%%%%%%%%
> \version "2.19.25"
>
> alto = \relative {
>   <<
>     { d'2\melisma e4\melismaEnd cis }
>     \new Voice { \voiceTwo s1 }
>   >>
> }
>
> altText = \lyricmode {
>   side, sit
> }
>
> \score {
>   <<
>     \new Staff \alto
>     \addlyrics \altText
>   >>
> }
>
> % exactly the same, but without using a variable for the music
> \score {
>   <<
>     \new Staff \relative {
>       <<
>         { d'2(\melisma e4)\melismaEnd cis }
>         \new Voice { \voiceTwo s1 }
>       >>
>     }
>     \addlyrics \altText
>   >>
> }
> %%%%%%%%%%%%%

Sigh.  It is _not_ exactly the same.  Your inline example uses slurs,
your variable example doesn't.

-- 
David Kastrup