input/kortjakje.ly

   1 % "Ah,  vous dirais-je, maman" (Mozart, KV 265)
   2 %
   3 % bare bones version. (written down from memory :-)
   4 % for lyrics, see twinkle.ly
   5
   6 % the % is a comment.
   7 %
   8 % copyright: None
   9 %
  10 % declare melody (which will be in *one* staff ) for the lead voice
  11
  12 melodie = \melodic{
  13                                 % switch Lilypond in note-mode
  14         \clef\violin
  15         \meter{ 2/4 }
  16         \octave{ c }            % set the default octave
  17         % the default note duratino is 4
  18         %%% theme
  19         c c |                   % the '|' checks if there is a new measure here.
  20         g g|
  21         a a|
  22
  23         g2|     % g2 means a "g-1" pitched half-note
  24         f f|    e e|    d d|  c2
  25         g g|    f f|    e e|    d d|    g g|    f f|    e e|    d d|
  26         %%% var 1
  27           c r8 c8               % r8 means an 8th rest.
  28                   (|            % \start a slur
  29                                 % NOTE: the slur\start should be directly after the note
  30                         )       % end a slur.
  31                           g r8 g8 (|    ) a r8 a8 (|    ) g r4
  32           f r8 f8 (|    ) e4 r8 e8 (    |) d4 r8 d8 (|  ) c4 r4
  33 }
  34
  35                                 % more of this.
  36 begeleiding = \melodic{
  37         \clef "bass"
  38         \meter{ 2/4 }
  39         \octave{ c }            % default octave: 1 below the first octave.
  40
  41         %%% theme
  42         'c                      % ' before note means one octave lower.
  43                                 % Similarly: ' after means one higher.
  44            c    e c     f c     e c     d 'b    c 'a    'f 'g   'c2
  45         \octave { 'c }
  46         e 'g    d 'g    c 'g    'b 'g   e 'g    d 'g    c 'g    'b 'g
  47         %%%% var 1
  48         r8 e8() c       r8 e8() c       r8 f8()c        r8 e8()c
  49         r8 d8()'b       r8 c8()'a       r8 'a8()'f      r8 'e8()'c
  50 }
  51
  52 \score{
  53         \staff{ melodicregs melodie }
  54         \staff{ melodicregs begeleiding }
  55         \paper{
  56                 \unitspace 2.5\cm       % a whole note takes 2.5 \cm ideally.
  57         }
  58 }
  59