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These snippets illustrate the Notation Reference, section Unfretted string instruments.
To make the \flageolet
circle smaller use the following Scheme
function.
smallFlageolet = #(let ((m (make-music 'ArticulationEvent 'articulation-type "flageolet"))) (set! (ly:music-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 }
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) } >> }
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. }
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 }
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 { } }
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 { } } %}