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User:Manuela/roses and vines

2026-05-06T16:33:00Z

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	An ornament as LilyPond path. This has the advantage that you can use any color you like.		An ornament as LilyPond path. This has the advantage that you can use any color you like.

			All coordinates are relative, so you can change the starting point to any value you like.

	<lilypond version="2.26.0" >		<lilypond version="2.26.0" >

User:Manuela/roses and vines

2026-05-06T16:32:11Z

Created page with "*[https://openclipart.org/detail/243175 source from OpenClipart] An ornament as LilyPond path. This has the advantage that you can use any color you like. <lilypond version="2.26.0" > #(define roses '( (moveto 0 0) (rcurveto -22.0798 -0 -3.8285 56.4351 2.0699 66.8582) (rcurveto 12.8066 22.6301 33.6444 33.1873 56.0453 44.028) (rcurveto 8.8018 4.2595 11.2908 4.7706 8.0693 13.5919) (rcurveto -3.6298 9.9396 -10.9812 27.917 -22.6618 30.4641) (rcurveto -23.9172 5.2157 -50.29..."

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User:Manuela/vintage ornament

2026-05-06T15:19:09Z

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	An ornament as LilyPond path. This has the advantage that you can use any color you like.		An ornament as LilyPond path. This has the advantage that you can use any color you like.


	<lilypond version="2.26.0" >		<lilypond version="2.26.0" >
	#(define		#(define
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	\markup \with-color #"#967b1f"		\markup \with-color #"#967b1f"
	\translate #'(10 . 0)		\translate #'(10 . 0)
	\scale #'(.02 . .02)		\scale #'(.5 . .5)
	\override #'(filled . #t) \path #0 #ornament		\override #'(filled . #t) \path #0 #ornament
	</lilypond>		</lilypond>

User:Manuela/vintage ornament

2026-05-06T15:17:27Z

Created page with "*[https://openclipart.org/detail/109999 source from OpenClipart] An ornament as LilyPond path. This has the advantage that you can use any color you like. <lilypond version="2.26.0" > #(define ornament '( (moveto 0 0) (rcurveto -0.8149 0 -1.469 0.6536 -1.469 1.469) (rcurveto 0 0.8149 0.6539 1.469 1.469 1.469) (rcurveto 0.8154 0 1.469 -0.6539 1.469 -1.469) (rcurveto 0 -0.8151 -0.6534 -1.469 -1.469 -1.469) (closepath) (rmoveto -3.2 5..."

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Center lyric syllables (ignoring punctuation)

2026-05-06T10:09:07Z

I corrected some typos.

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	When a lot of verses have the same text, but with ~~difference~~ punctuation, e.g. because some verses are in quotation marks, ~~it looks~~ awkward because the text ~~doesn't~~ line up vertically. Even when there is only a single verse, it can look awkward to have the punctuation be included in the width of the syllable when centering it beneath the note~~. Settings for <code>'self-alignment-X</code> and <code>lyricMelismaAlignment</code> are respected~~.		When a lot of verses have the same text, but with different punctuation (e.g., because some verses are in quotation marks), LilyPond’s default output can look awkward because the text does not line up vertically. Even when there is only a single verse, it can look awkward to have the punctuation be included in the width of the syllable when centering it beneath the note.

	It looks much nicer to center the text of the syllable and then put the punctuation around it.		It looks much nicer to center the text of the syllable and then put the punctuation around it. Settings for <code>'self-alignment-X</code> and <code>lyricMelismaAlignment</code> are respected.

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Lowest and highest pitch as chord

2026-05-04T20:15:36Z

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-This code returns the lowest and the highest pitch of a music expression as chord.
+Takes <code>MUSIC</code> and returns sequential music, simultaneous music or an event-chord
+with duration <code>DURATION</code>, relying on the type M provides.
-The duration of the chord can be chosen arbitrarily as input parameter.
+The optional <code>PROC</code>, supposed to be <code>{first}</code> or <code>{last}</code>, may be used to get the bottom or top note only.
+*[https://lilypondforum.de/index.php/topic,1601.0.html Ambitus feststellen?]
 <lilypond version="2.26.0" >
-%% This snippets returns the lowest and the highest pitch
+extrema =
-%% of a music expression als chord
+#(define-music-function (proc m music duration)
-%% the duration of the chord is passed as argument
+  ((procedure? identity) ly:music? ly:music? ly:duration?)
-myambitus =
+testMus = \relative { d' e fis g a b cis }
-#(define-music-function (mus dur)(ly:music? ly:duration?)
-   (let*
+{ \extrema {} \testMus 4 }
+%% Below, preceed with \new Staff to avoid implicit creation of two staves
-      (alle-pitches
+{ \extrema <<>> \testMus 4 }
-       (let loop ((mus mus) (pitches '()))
+{ \extrema <> \testMus 4 }
-mymus = \relative { c' c f,, }
+%% Get only bottom or top note
-{ \clef bass \myambitus \mymus #(ly:make-duration 0) }
+{ \extrema #first {} \testMus 4 }
-{ \clef bass \myambitus \transpose c e \mymus 2. }
+{ \extrema #last {} \testMus 4 }</lilypond>
 [[Category:Pitches]]
 [[Category:Scheme]]

User:Manuela/lowest and highest pitch as chord

2026-05-03T08:04:38Z

Manuela moved page User:Manuela/lowest and highest pitch as chord to Lowest and highest pitch as chord

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	This code returns the lowest and the highest pitch of a music expression as chord.		This code returns the lowest and the highest pitch of a music expression as chord.

	The duration of the chord can be chosen arbitrarily.		The duration of the chord can be chosen arbitrarily as input parameter.

	You can easily change the chord to a fixed duration.		You can easily change the chord to a fixed duration. You can even chose different durations for the pitches in the chord.

	<lilypond version="2.26.0" >		<lilypond version="2.26.0" >

User:Manuela/lowest and highest pitch as chord

2026-05-03T07:52:45Z

Created page with "This code returns the lowest and the highest pitch of a music expression as chord. The duration of the chord can be chosen arbitrarily. You can easily change the chord to a fixed duration. <lilypond version="2.26.0" > %% This snippets returns the lowest and the highest pitch %% of a music expression als chord %% the duration of the chord is passed as argument myambitus = #(define-music-function (mus dur)(ly:music? ly:duration?) (let* ( (alle-pitches..."

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This code returns the lowest and the highest pitch of a music expression as chord.

The duration of the chord can be chosen arbitrarily.

You can easily change the chord to a fixed duration.

<lilypond version="2.26.0" >

%% This snippets returns the lowest and the highest pitch
%% of a music expression als chord
%% the duration of the chord is passed as argument

myambitus =
#(define-music-function (mus dur)(ly:music? ly:duration?)
(let*
(
(alle-pitches
(let loop ((mus mus) (pitches '()))
(let ((p (ly:music-property mus 'pitch)))
(if (ly:pitch? p)
(cons p pitches)
(let ((elt (ly:music-property mus 'element)))
(fold loop
(if (ly:music? elt)
(loop elt pitches)
pitches)
(ly:music-property mus 'elements)))))))
(alle-sortiert (sort alle-pitches ly:pitch<?))
(tief (car alle-sortiert))
(hoch (car (reverse alle-sortiert)))
)
; (display tief )(display hoch)
; (write-me "alle pitches----> " (list? alle-pitches))
(make-music
'EventChord 'elements
(list
(make-music
'NoteEvent
'duration
dur
'pitch
tief)
(make-music
'NoteEvent
'pitch
hoch
'duration
dur)))
))

mymus = \relative { c' c f,, }
{ \clef bass \myambitus \mymus #(ly:make-duration 0) }
{ \clef bass \myambitus \transpose c e \mymus 2. }
</lilypond>
[[Category:Pitches]]
[[Category:Scheme]]

Typesetting IPA transcriptions for lyrics

2026-05-01T18:23:12Z

I updated the code for version 2.26 and added the \eventCount function.

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Aligning lyrics based on vowels

2026-04-30T16:27:34Z

Created page with "This snippet shows how, in music with lyrics, you can align lyrics based on where vowels fall within <code>LyricText</code> items. In each measure of this snippet, '''the first note demonstrates the use of these functions''', and the second note shows LilyPond’s default alignment. '''Source:''' Solution by Kieren MacMillan posted to the mailing list [https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2026-01/msg00334.html in this thread]. The code for this solution was..."

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This snippet shows how, in music with lyrics, you can align lyrics based on where vowels fall within <code>LyricText</code> items.

In each measure of this snippet, '''the first note demonstrates the use of these functions''', and the second note shows LilyPond’s default alignment.

'''Source:''' Solution by Kieren MacMillan posted to the mailing list [https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2026-01/msg00334.html in this thread]. The code for this solution was inspired by [[Center lyric syllables (ignoring punctuation)]].

<lilypond version="2.26">
% View this snippet online:
% https://wiki.lilypond.community/wiki/Aligning_lyrics_based_on_vowels

% Define the set of characters that will be
% classified as vowels for these commands:
#(define vowel-set
(list->char-set
(string->list "AÁÀÃÂÆǼEÉÈÊIÍÌÎOÓÒÕÔŒU
ÚÙÛYaáàãâæǽeéèêiíìîoóòõôœuúùûy")))
% Tweak this set based on your needs.
% For example, if your lyrics are in a language
% in which ⟨y⟩ is *always* pronounced as a vowel,
% you will want to make sure that Y and y are in your list.

% This function returns the width of the
% grob (stencil) for a given piece of text.
#(define (width grob text)
(let* ((X-extent
(ly:stencil-extent (grob-interpret-markup grob text) X)))
(if (interval-empty? X-extent)
0
(cdr X-extent))))

% This callback sets the alignment point of a LyricText grob
% to the centre of the first vowel that it contains.
#(define (center-on-first-vowel grob)
(let* ((text (ly:grob-property-data grob 'text))
(syllable (markup->string text))
(vowel-position
(if (string-index syllable vowel-set)
(string-index syllable vowel-set)
0))
(vowel-end
(if (string-index syllable vowel-set)
(+ (string-index syllable vowel-set) 1)
(string-length syllable)))
(preword (substring syllable 0 vowel-position))
(word (substring syllable vowel-position vowel-end))
(preword-width (width grob preword))
(word-width (width grob
(if (string-null? syllable) text word)))
(note-column (ly:grob-parent grob X))
(note-column-extent (ly:grob-extent
note-column note-column X))
(note-column-width (interval-length note-column-extent))
(self-X (ly:grob-property-data grob 'self-alignment-X)))
(-
(*
(/ (- note-column-width word-width) 2)
(1+ (if (procedure? self-X) (self-X grob) self-X)))
preword-width)))

% This callback sets the alignment point of a LyricText grob
% to the point midway between its first and last vowels.
#(define (center-between-vowels grob)
(let* ((text (ly:grob-property-data grob 'text))
(syllable (markup->string text))
(word-position
(if (string-index syllable vowel-set)
(string-index syllable vowel-set)
0))
(word-end
(if (string-index-right syllable vowel-set)
(+ (string-index-right syllable vowel-set) 1)
(string-length syllable)))
(preword (substring syllable 0 word-position))
(word (substring syllable word-position word-end))
(preword-width (width grob preword))
(word-width (width grob
(if (string-null? syllable) text word)))
(note-column (ly:grob-parent grob X))
(note-column-extent (ly:grob-extent
note-column note-column X))
(note-column-width (interval-length note-column-extent))
(self-X (ly:grob-property-data grob 'self-alignment-X)))

(-
(*
(/ (- note-column-width word-width) 2)
(1+ (if (procedure? self-X) (self-X grob) self-X)))
preword-width)))

% Helper functions that use the above code:
cvs = \once \override LyricText.X-offset = #center-between-vowels
cfv = \once \override LyricText.X-offset = #center-on-first-vowel

\fixed c' {
\*8 { f2 f }
% The command \* requires
% version 2.25 or later.
% For version 2.24, use
% \repeat unfold 8
}

\addlyrics {
\cfv piste piste
\cfv “O—!!!” “O—!!!”
\cvs “O—!!!” “O—!!!”
\cfv blessed blessed
\cfv heaven heaven
\cvs heav’n heav’n
\cvs youths youths
\cvs each each
}
</lilypond>

If you want to apply one of these functions globally, you can place either of the following in your <code>\layout</code> block:
<br>
<code>\override Score.LyricText.X-offset = #center-between-vowels
</code>
<br>
<code>\override Score.LyricText.X-offset = #center-on-first-vowel</code>

If you then need to switch off the function locally, use <code>\once \revert LyricText.X-offset</code>.
[[Category:Vocal music]]
[[Category:Text]]
[[Category:Tweaks and overrides]]
[[Category:Scheme]]
[[Category:Spacing]]
[[Category:Snippet]]

Main Page

2026-04-25T13:57:55Z

2.24 is no longer the current stable release

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	Use the search box to look for snippets, view the [[Special:AllPages\|list of all pages]], or read the [[Help:Contributing\|editing help]]. You might also enter a LilyPond Snippet Repository (LSR) number to access a redirection to the corresponding page.		Use the search box to look for snippets, view the [[Special:AllPages\|list of all pages]], or read the [[Help:Contributing\|editing help]]. You might also enter a LilyPond Snippet Repository (LSR) number to access a redirection to the corresponding page.

	Most snippets are set up to use the ~~current~~ stable LilyPond release 2.24 (the intended version is always shown in the snippet). To use a newer version, don't forget to call {{Convert-ly-devel}} on the snippet since the syntax might have changed!		Most snippets are set up to use the stable LilyPond release 2.24 (the intended version is always shown in the snippet). To use a newer version, don't forget to call {{Convert-ly-devel}} on the snippet since the syntax might have changed!

Diagram for Recorder baroque in F and C

2026-04-23T18:38:41Z

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	cI cII cIII dI dII dIII etc.		cI cII cIII dI dII dIII etc.

	<lilypond version="2.24">		<lilypond version="2.24.4">
	\language "english"		\language "english"
	%{		%{

Indenting individual systems

2026-04-23T12:27:22Z

Update LilyPond version

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	* The code is not protected against multiple calls per system break.		* The code is not protected against multiple calls per system break.

	<lilypond version="2.24" full>		<lilypond version="2.26" full="">
	%%%%%%%% HEADER %%%%%%%%		%%%%%%%% HEADER %%%%%%%%
	%		%

User talk:Rudi Guggt

2026-04-16T17:32:15Z

Deutsches Forum nicht erreichbar

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	Hallo Rudi, ich bin es wieder mit einem Forumsproblem. Kommst du rein? Ich bekomme nur die Fehlermeldung, dass der Server nicht erreichbar ist [[User:Manuela\|Manuela]] ([[User talk:Manuela\|talk]]) 18:08, 14 April 2026 (UTC)		Hallo Rudi, ich bin es wieder mit einem Forumsproblem. Kommst du rein? Ich bekomme nur die Fehlermeldung, dass der Server nicht erreichbar ist [[User:Manuela\|Manuela]] ([[User talk:Manuela\|talk]]) 18:08, 14 April 2026 (UTC)
			:Hat sich inzwischen erledigt [[User:Manuela\|Manuela]] ([[User talk:Manuela\|talk]]) 17:32, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

Chord with ties and interval bigger than a fifth (tie fix)

2026-04-15T20:11:17Z

"Full" layout not necessary

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	This is bug issue 1126 Tie positioning not as expected.		This is bug issue 1126 Tie positioning not as expected.

	<lilypond version="2.24" ~~full~~>		<lilypond version="2.24">
	\paper { tagline = ##f }		\paper { tagline = ##f }

Time signature with alternate in parentheses

2026-04-15T04:35:44Z

Aaand another improvement.

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	In polymetric music, a composer may indicate beat structure by following one time signature with another in parenthesis, for example~~: 3~~/4 (6/8) indicating a 6/8 beat in a 3/4 measure, or 6/4 (6/8) indicating a 6/8 beat in a 6/4 measure.		In polymetric music, a composer may indicate beat structure by following one time signature with another in parenthesis, for example, ‘3/4 (6/8)’ indicating a 6/8 beat in a 3/4 measure, or ‘6/4 (6/8)’ indicating a 6/8 beat in a 6/4 measure.

	This snippet ~~uses~~ a small Scheme function ~~that~~ overrides the <code>TimeSignature</code> stencil once to display both ~~the~~ regular and ~~the~~ alternate time signature.		This snippet provides a music function <code>\timeP</code> that is a small Scheme wrapper around the <code>\compound-meter</code> markup function. It overrides the <code>TimeSignature</code> stencil once to display both a regular and an alternate time signature.

	<lilypond version="2.24">		<lilypond version="2.24">
	#(define ((time-parenthesized-time ~~up down upp downp~~) grob)		timeP =
	(let ((m1 (grob-interpret-markup		#(define-music-function (t tp) (list? list?)
	grob		(define ((time-parenthesized-time t tp) grob)
	(markup #:~~override '(baseline-skip . 0)~~		(let ((m1 (grob-interpret-markup
	~~#:number (#:center~~-~~column~~		grob (markup #:compound-meter t)))
	~~((number->string up)~~		(m2 (grob-interpret-markup
	~~(number->string down)))~~)))		grob (markup #:compound-meter tp))))
	(m2 (grob-interpret-markup		(ly:stencil-combine-at-edge
	grob		m1 X RIGHT
	(markup #:~~override '(baseline-skip . 0)~~		(parenthesize-stencil m2 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1)
	~~#:number (#:center~~-~~column~~		0.3)))
	~~((number->string upp)~~		#{
	~~(number->string downp)))~~))))		\once \override Timing.TimeSignature.stencil =
	(ly:stencil-combine-at-edge		#(time-parenthesized-time t tp)
	m1 X RIGHT		#})
	(parenthesize-stencil m2 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1)
	0.3)))

	\relative c' {		\relative c' {
	\~~once \override Staff.TimeSignature.stencil =~~		\timeP #'(3 4) #'(6 8) \time 3/4
	#(~~time-parenthesized-time~~ 3 4 6 8)		b8 b8 gis8 gis4 gis8 \|
	\time 3/4 b8 b8 gis8 gis4 gis8 \|		\timeP #'(4 4) #'(3 2 3 8) \time 4/4
	\time 4/4 b4 ~~b b b~~		b4. b4 b4.
	}		}
	</lilypond>		</lilypond>