Re: Help getting started with Danny Boy

Am 04.05.2008 um 03:44 schrieb plasmacarwash:

>
> Dear James,
>
> Actually I was wondering, once we set the time signature and choose  
> which
> value our notes will be (half, quart, eighth) -does the program
> automatically create the desired bars?
> The appropriate measures?
> I assume it does after that input.

Kinda. Assuming all of your bars are compete, then you'll have no  
problems. What makes lilypond good is that it does all of the layout,  
you just tell it what you want. If, however, you have \time 4/4 d'4  
d'4 e'2. | or \time 4/4 d'4 d'2 | Lilypond will have problems, and the  
more I think about it it, the more I like that.

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>
>
> Also I need help fetching a "vertical squiggly line" and an "upside-
> down
> fermatta" within  http://home.earthlink.net/~markdlew/shw/ 
> DannyBoy.htm Mark
> Lews adapt.  :confused:

That's a common musical symbol for harpists and keyboard players,  
arpeggio. you get that by adding \arpeggio to a chord. See section  
1.3.3.2 of the 2.11 documentation.

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>
>
> Lastly,
>
> I was perusing the template(s) for piano and voice.
> I wonder how that looks when done?
> Do I just load up all the lyrics I have already within the "voice"  
> section?

There are several ways of adding lyrics. for a simple song like this,  
probably the easiest way would be to first make sure the vocal part  
has all of the ties, "~" and slurs, "( )" needed to make sure all of  
the syllables that are sung over more than one written note are  
grouped together. e.g., cal -- ling in mm. 7 needs to be fis'8( e'8)  
cis'4~ cis'8. so that you can use the simple \addlyrics function  
directly after your music in your lilypond file. For example \score  
{ {fis'8( e'8) cis'4~ cis'8 e'8 gis'8 a'8} \addlyrics {cal -- ling  
from glen to} } would give you mm. 7

I would also suggest using the 2.11 documentation if you aren't  
already, it's a bit easier to read, certainly more thorough, and makes  
using lilypond a lot clearer.


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