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by plasmacarwash :: Rate this Message:

Hey Folks,

I read through much of the discourse here and appreciate it all.
Directly after posting the 1st time, I started in on the "new manual".
I experienced the typical sensation of being away from Lilypond for over 10 mos.
If ya don't use it, ya lose it.
In addition, I read somewhere that there are 4 basic books to the "manual".
The "learning manual" is different than 10 mos. ago, true?
Nonetheless, I had a split motive:
1) I did kinda want a magic wand to blast this job out and be done with it.
2) I kinda dream of having a writing proficiency with Lilypond. A veritable songwriting partner. Sitting where I am now with it, I seemed to be dwarfed in my infancy.

I'm not even answering all the feedback from all because it's late in the day and I just got the email.

Thinking about Lilypond though gives me a strange glee throughout my days.
If I can add it to the way I write, that would be awesome.
I have three essential ways in which song comes to me now.
Hopefully Lilypond could take the lead.

Does anyone know of anyone similiar here?

I would like to pick-up composition while here at the forums also.
So delusions of grandeur do inhabit my requests here at Lilypond Nabble as well.

Thank-you all for the technical and the passion -the Rubenstein and the Horowitz.

-Jay Peek

James E. Bailey-2 wrote:

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.

>
>
>
> 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.

>
>
>
> 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 expect that section to be pretty disproportionate compared to the
> remaining few sections left in the template provided.
>
> Also, Kieren MacMillans help has held its own, so, I'm ok with the
> 'horizontal spacing" issue from yesteryear.
>
> Thank-you James.
>
> -Jay Peek
>

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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>
> James E. Bailey-2 wrote:
>>
>> Am 03.05.2008 um 04:24 schrieb plasmacarwash:
>>
>>>
>>> Hey Forum,
>>>
>>> I am transcribing Danny Boy from this mans arrang.
>>> http://www.home.earthlink.net/~markdlew/shw/DannyBoy.htm (Mark D.
>>> Lew) .
>>>
>>> (3 pages short)
>>>
>>> It is from key 'D' to 'C' that I desire.
>>>
>>> I need only help on the vocal.
>>>
>>> I already have the notes and lyrics typed and coordinated one above
>>> the
>>> other.
>>>
>>> I also need help with a WIN 98 indiosyncracy with 2.11.45 ( and all
>>> previous
>>> versions, btw).
>>>
>>> Horizontal spacing.
>>>
>>> I was helped here and got some good fixes ( like "ragged") but I
>>> just wanted
>>> to give you a heads up before we work with your particular style
>>> code.
>>>
>>> Is there anybody out there tonite?
>>>
>>> much love,
>>>
>>> Jay
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> P.S. http://www.nabble.com/horizontal-spacing-to12377970.html#a12379149
>>> topic of horizontal spacing last year
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>> What kind of specific help do you need?
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