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| − | == | + | ==LilyPond== |
| − | ' | + | * Check out the [http://www.lilypond.org/ LilyPond website], its tutorials, and such before you get too excited about this (you may want to learn the basics first). Nevertheless, a few of the basics are explained here. You'll need to install the program and get used to a text editor, the command prompt, and such too. I recommend SciTE as a text editor for LilyPond ([[User:Veramet]] can tell you how to configure it to compile and view the pdf, and play the midi from SciTE). |
| − | * Everything on a line after a percentage sign (%) is a comment | + | |
| − | * There is a lot of commented out code - uncommenting it will do different things to your music. | + | ==Comments== |
| + | * Everything on a line after a percentage sign (%) is a comment. | ||
| + | * There is a lot of commented out code - uncommenting it will do different things to your music, unless the comment is there for documentation purposes. | ||
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| + | =Lyrics= | ||
==Getting Lyrics to Show Up== | ==Getting Lyrics to Show Up== | ||
* First of all, type out your lyrics | * First of all, type out your lyrics | ||
| − | ** i.e. the first verse would be at the end of the section that starts with ''sopWords = \lyricmode'' | + | ** i.e. the first verse would be at the end of the section that starts with ''sopWords = \lyricmode''; the second verse lyrics go in the section entitled ''sopWordsTwo = \lyricmode'', and so on. |
* There are two things to uncomment, for each verse/stanza: | * There are two things to uncomment, for each verse/stanza: | ||
** %\context Lyrics = sopranos \lyricsto sopranos \sopWords | ** %\context Lyrics = sopranos \lyricsto sopranos \sopWords | ||
** %\new Lyrics = sopranos { s1 } | ** %\new Lyrics = sopranos { s1 } | ||
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| + | ==What about different alto, tenor, and bass lyrics?== | ||
| + | * Write your lyrics in the section for those parts (you may have to create them if you have many verses). | ||
| + | * Move the line that says ''%\new Lyrics = basses { s1 }'', or such, to its proper position in the score: i.e. the bass section would go between 161 and 162 of your file. | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 19 April 2007
Contents
LilyPond
- Check out the LilyPond website, its tutorials, and such before you get too excited about this (you may want to learn the basics first). Nevertheless, a few of the basics are explained here. You'll need to install the program and get used to a text editor, the command prompt, and such too. I recommend SciTE as a text editor for LilyPond (User:Veramet can tell you how to configure it to compile and view the pdf, and play the midi from SciTE).
Comments
- Everything on a line after a percentage sign (%) is a comment.
- There is a lot of commented out code - uncommenting it will do different things to your music, unless the comment is there for documentation purposes.
Lyrics
Getting Lyrics to Show Up
- First of all, type out your lyrics
- i.e. the first verse would be at the end of the section that starts with sopWords = \lyricmode; the second verse lyrics go in the section entitled sopWordsTwo = \lyricmode, and so on.
- There are two things to uncomment, for each verse/stanza:
- %\context Lyrics = sopranos \lyricsto sopranos \sopWords
- %\new Lyrics = sopranos { s1 }
What about different alto, tenor, and bass lyrics?
- Write your lyrics in the section for those parts (you may have to create them if you have many verses).
- Move the line that says %\new Lyrics = basses { s1 }, or such, to its proper position in the score: i.e. the bass section would go between 161 and 162 of your file.
