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2.1.14 GregorianTranscriptionLyrics

A lyrics context for notating Gregorian chant in modern style.

This context also accepts commands for the following context(s): Lyrics.

This context creates the following layout object(s): InstrumentName, LyricExtender, LyricHyphen, LyricRepeatCount, LyricSpace, LyricText, StanzaNumber, VerticalAxisGroup and VowelTransition.

This context sets the following properties:

• Set context property instrumentName to '().
• Set context property lyricRepeatCountFormatter to #<procedure at lily/translation-functions.scm:214:4 (context repeat-count)>.
• Set context property searchForVoice to #f.
• Set context property shortInstrumentName to '().
• Set grob property bar-extent in BarLine to :

  '(-0.05 . 0.05)
  

• Set grob property font-size in InstrumentName to 1.0.
• Set grob property nonstaff-nonstaff-spacing in VerticalAxisGroup to :

  '((basic-distance . 0)
    (minimum-distance . 2.8)
    (padding . 0.2)
    (stretchability . 0))
  

• Set grob property nonstaff-relatedstaff-spacing in VerticalAxisGroup to :

  '((basic-distance . 5.5)
    (padding . 0.5)
    (stretchability . 1))
  

• Set grob property nonstaff-unrelatedstaff-spacing.padding in VerticalAxisGroup to 1.5.
• Set grob property parent-alignment-X in LyricRepeatCount to 1.
• Set grob property remove-empty in VerticalAxisGroup to #t.
• Set grob property remove-first in VerticalAxisGroup to #t.
• Set grob property self-alignment-Y in InstrumentName to #f.
• Set grob property short-bar-extent in BarLine to :

  '(-0.05 . 0.05)
  

• Set grob property staff-affinity in VerticalAxisGroup to 1.

This is a ‘Bottom’ context; no contexts will be created implicitly from it.

This context cannot contain other contexts.

This context is built from the following engraver(s):

Axis_group_engraver

Group all objects created in this context in a VerticalAxisGroup spanner.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable items (clef, key signature, etc.).

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

keepAliveInterfaces (list)

A list of symbols, signifying grob interfaces that are worth keeping a staff with remove-empty set around for.

Properties (write)

hasAxisGroup (boolean)

True if the current context is contained in an axis group.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s): VerticalAxisGroup.

Extender_engraver

Create lyric extenders.

Music types accepted: completize-extender-event, extender-event, hyphen-event and lyric-event

Properties (read)

autoExtenders (boolean)

Create lyric extenders automatically for syllables in melismata that are not followed by a hyphen.

extendersOverRests (boolean)

Whether to continue extenders as they cross a rest.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s): LyricExtender.

Font_size_engraver

Put fontSize into font-size grob property.

Properties (read)

fontSize (number)

The relative size of all grobs in a context.

Hyphen_engraver

Create lyric hyphens, vowel transitions and distance constraints between words.

Music types accepted: hyphen-event and vowel-transition-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s): LyricHyphen, LyricSpace and VowelTransition.

Instrument_name_engraver

Create a system start text for instrument or vocal names.

Properties (read)

currentCommandColumn (graphical (layout) object)

Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable items (clef, key signature, etc.).

instrumentName (markup)

The name to print left of a staff. The instrumentName property labels the staff in the first system, and the shortInstrumentName property labels following lines.

shortInstrumentName (markup)

See instrumentName.

shortVocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line, short version.

vocalName (markup)

Name of a vocal line.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s): InstrumentName.

Lyric_engraver

Engrave text for lyrics.

Music types accepted: lyric-event

Properties (read)

ignoreMelismata (boolean)

Ignore melismata for this Lyrics line.

lyricMelismaAlignment (number)

Alignment to use for a melisma syllable.

searchForVoice (boolean)

Signal whether a search should be made of all contexts in the context hierarchy for a voice to provide rhythms for the lyrics.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s): LyricText.

Lyric_repeat_count_engraver

Create repeat counts within lyrics for modern transcriptions of Gregorian chant.

Music types accepted: volta-repeat-end-event

Properties (read)

lyricRepeatCountFormatter (procedure)

A procedure taking as arguments the context and the numeric repeat count. It should return the formatted repeat count as markup. If it does not return markup, no grob is created.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s): LyricRepeatCount.

Pure_from_neighbor_engraver

Coordinates items that get their pure heights from their neighbors.

Stanza_number_engraver

Engrave stanza numbers.

Properties (read)

stanza (markup)

Stanza ‘number’ to print before the start of a verse. Use in Lyrics context.

This engraver creates the following layout object(s): StanzaNumber.