Incipit
En transcriure música mensural, és útil posar un incipit al començament de la peça per indicar la tonalitat i el compàs originals. Actualment els músics estan acostumats a les línies del pentagrama, però en el període de la música mensural encara no s’utilitzaven. Com a compromís, amb freqüència s’imprimeixen línies divisòries entre els pentagrames, un estil de disseny conegut com mensurstriche.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % A short excerpt from the Jubilate Deo by Orlande de Lassus %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \header { tagline = ##f } global = { \set Score.skipBars = ##t \key g \major \time 4/4 % the actual music \skip 1*8 % let finis bar go through all staves \override Staff.BarLine.transparent = ##f % finis bar \bar "|." } discantusIncipit = { \clef "neomensural-c1" \key f \major \time 2/2 c''1. } discantusNotes = { \transpose c' c'' { \clef "treble" d'2. d'4 | b e' d'2 | c'4 e'4.( d'8 c' b | a4) b a2 | b4.( c'8 d'4) c'4 | \once \hide NoteHead c'1 | b\breve | } } discantusLyrics = \lyricmode { Ju -- bi -- la -- te De -- o, om -- nis ter -- ra, __ om- "..." -us. } altusIncipit = { \clef "neomensural-c3" \key f \major \time 2/2 r1 f'1. } altusNotes = { \transpose c' c'' { \clef "treble" r2 g2. e4 fis g | a2 g4 e | fis g4.( fis16 e fis4) | g1 | \once \hide NoteHead g1 | g\breve | } } altusLyrics = \lyricmode { Ju -- bi -- la -- te De -- o, om -- nis ter -- ra, "..." -us. } tenorIncipit = { \clef "neomensural-c4" \key f \major \time 2/2 r\longa r\breve r1 c'1. } tenorNotes = { \transpose c' c' { \clef "treble_8" R1 | R1 | R1 | % two measures r2 d'2. d'4 b e' | \once \hide NoteHead e'1 | d'\breve | } } tenorLyrics = \lyricmode { Ju -- bi -- la -- te "..." -us. } bassusIncipit = { \clef "mensural-f" \key f \major \time 2/2 r\maxima f1. } bassusNotes = { \transpose c' c' { \clef "bass" R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | g2. e4 | \once \hide NoteHead e1 | g\breve | } } bassusLyrics = \lyricmode { Ju -- bi- "..." -us. } \score { << \new StaffGroup = choirStaff << \new Voice = "discantusNotes" << \set Staff.instrumentName = "Discantus" \incipit \discantusIncipit \global \discantusNotes >> \new Lyrics \lyricsto discantusNotes { \discantusLyrics } \new Voice = "altusNotes" << \set Staff.instrumentName = "Altus" \global \incipit \altusIncipit \altusNotes >> \new Lyrics \lyricsto altusNotes { \altusLyrics } \new Voice = "tenorNotes" << \set Staff.instrumentName = "Tenor" \global \incipit \tenorIncipit \tenorNotes >> \new Lyrics \lyricsto tenorNotes { \tenorLyrics } \new Voice = "bassusNotes" << \set Staff.instrumentName = "Bassus" \global \incipit \bassusIncipit \bassusNotes >> \new Lyrics \lyricsto bassusNotes { \bassusLyrics } >> >> \layout { \context { \Score %% no bar lines in staves or lyrics \hide BarLine } %% the next two instructions keep the lyrics between the bar lines \context { \Lyrics \consists "Bar_engraver" \consists "Separating_line_group_engraver" } \context { \Voice %% no slurs \hide Slur %% Comment in the below "\remove" command to allow line %% breaking also at those bar lines where a note overlaps %% into the next measure. The command is commented out in this %% short example score, but especially for large scores, you %% will typically yield better line breaking and thus improve %% overall spacing if you comment in the following command. %%\remove "Forbid_line_break_engraver" } indent = 6\cm incipit-width = 4\cm } }