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Unfretted strings
These snippets illustrate the Notation Reference, section Unfretted string instruments.
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Changing \flageolet mark size
To make the \flageolet
circle smaller use the following Scheme
function.
smallFlageolet = #(let ((m (make-music 'ArticulationEvent 'articulation-type "flageolet"))) (ly:music-set-property! m 'tweaks (acons 'font-size -3 (ly:music-property m 'tweaks))) m) \layout { ragged-right = ##f } \relative c'' { d4^\flageolet_\markup { default size } d_\flageolet c4^\smallFlageolet_\markup { smaller } c_\smallFlageolet }
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Creating slurs across voices
In some situations, it may be necessary to create slurs between notes from different voices.
The solution is to add invisible notes to one of the voices, using
\hideNotes
.
This example is measure 235 of the Ciaconna from Bach’s 2nd Partita for solo violin, BWV 1004.
\relative c' { << { d16( a') s a s a[ s a] s a[ s a] } \\ { \slurUp bes,16[ s e]( \hideNotes a) \unHideNotes f[( \hideNotes a) \unHideNotes fis]( \hideNotes a) \unHideNotes g[( \hideNotes a) \unHideNotes gis]( \hideNotes a) } >> }
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Dotted harmonics
Artificial harmonics using \harmonic
do not show
dots. To override this behavior, set the context property
harmonicDots
.
\relative c''' { \time 3/4 \key f \major \set harmonicDots = ##t <bes f'\harmonic>2. ~ <bes f'\harmonic>4. <a e'\harmonic>8( <gis dis'\harmonic> <g d'\harmonic>) <fis cis'\harmonic>2. <bes f'\harmonic>2. }
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Snap-pizzicato markup ("Bartok pizzicato")
A snap-pizzicato (also known as "Bartok pizzicato") is a "strong pizzicato where the string is plucked vertically by snapping and rebounds off the fingerboard of the instrument" (Wikipedia). It is denoted by a cicle with a vertical line going from the center upwards outside the circle. While Lilypond does not have a pre-defined command to created this markup, it is easy to create a definition and place it directly into the lilypond file.
#(define-markup-command (snappizz layout props) () (interpret-markup layout props (markup #:stencil (ly:stencil-translate-axis (ly:stencil-add (make-circle-stencil 0.7 0.1 #f) (ly:make-stencil (list 'draw-line 0.1 0 0.1 0 1) '(-0.1 . 0.1) '(0.1 . 1))) 0.7 X)))) snapPizzicato = \markup \snappizz % now it can be used as \snappizzicato after the note/chord % Note that a direction (-, ^ or _) is required. \relative c' { c4^\snapPizzicato % This does NOT work: %<c e g>\snapPizzicato <c' e g>-\snapPizzicato <c' e g>^\snapPizzicato <c, e g>_\snapPizzicato }
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String quartet template (simple)
This template demonstrates a simple string quartet. It also uses a
\global
section for time and key signatures
global= { \time 4/4 \key c \major } violinOne = \new Voice \relative c'' { \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Violin 1 " c2 d e1 \bar "|." } violinTwo = \new Voice \relative c'' { \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Violin 2 " g2 f e1 \bar "|." } viola = \new Voice \relative c' { \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Viola " \clef alto e2 d c1 \bar "|." } cello = \new Voice \relative c' { \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Cello " \clef bass c2 b a1 \bar "|." } \score { \new StaffGroup << \new Staff << \global \violinOne >> \new Staff << \global \violinTwo >> \new Staff << \global \viola >> \new Staff << \global \cello >> >> \layout { } \midi { } }
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String quartet template with separate parts
The "String quartet template" snippet produces a nice string quartet,
but what if you needed to print parts? This new template demonstrates
how to use the \tag
feature to easily split a piece into
individual parts.
You need to split this template into separate files; the filenames are
contained in comments at the beginning of each file. piece.ly
contains all the music definitions. The other files – score.ly
,
vn1.ly
, vn2.ly
, vla.ly
, and vlc.ly
–
produce the appropriate part.
Do not forget to remove specified comments when using separate files!
%%%%% piece.ly %%%%% (This is the global definitions file) global= { \time 4/4 \key c \major } Violinone = \new Voice { \relative c''{ \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Violin 1 " c2 d e1 \bar "|." }} %********************************* Violintwo = \new Voice { \relative c''{ \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Violin 2 " g2 f e1 \bar "|." }} %********************************* Viola = \new Voice { \relative c' { \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Viola " \clef alto e2 d c1 \bar "|." }} %********************************* Cello = \new Voice { \relative c' { \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Cello " \clef bass c2 b a1 \bar "|."}} %********************************** music = { << \tag #'score \tag #'vn1 \new Staff { << \global \Violinone >> } \tag #'score \tag #'vn2 \new Staff { << \global \Violintwo>> } \tag #'score \tag #'vla \new Staff { << \global \Viola>> } \tag #'score \tag #'vlc \new Staff { << \global \Cello>> } >> } %%% These are the other files you need to save on your computer %%%%% score.ly %%%%% (This is the main file) %\include "piece.ly" %%% uncomment this line when using a separate file #(set-global-staff-size 14) \score { \new StaffGroup \keepWithTag #'score \music \layout { } \midi { } } %{ Uncomment this block when using separate files %%%%% vn1.ly %%%%% (This is the Violin 1 part file) \include "piece.ly" \score { \keepWithTag #'vn1 \music \layout { } } %%%%% vn2.ly %%%%% (This is the Violin 2 part file) \include "piece.ly" \score { \keepWithTag #'vn2 \music \layout { } } %%%%% vla.ly %%%%% (This is the Viola part file) \include "piece.ly" \score { \keepWithTag #'vla \music \layout { } } %%%%% vlc.ly %%%%% (This is the Cello part file) \include "piece.ly" \score { \keepWithTag #'vlc \music \layout { } } %}
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