Documentation/snippets/new/vocal-ensemble-template.ly

   1 \version "2.13.31"
   2
   3 \header {
   4   lsrtags = "vocal-music, template"
   5   texidoc = "
   6 Here is a standard four-part SATB vocal score. With larger ensembles,
   7 it is often useful to include a section which is included in all parts.
   8 For example, the time signature and key signature are almost always the
   9 same for all parts. Like in the @qq{Hymn} template, the four voices are
  10 regrouped on only two staves.
  11
  12 "
  13   doctitle = "Vocal ensemble template"
  14 } % begin verbatim
  15
  16 global = {
  17   \key c \major
  18   \time 4/4
  19 }
  20
  21 sopMusic = \relative c'' {
  22   c4 c c8[( b)] c4
  23 }
  24 sopWords = \lyricmode {
  25   hi hi hi hi
  26 }
  27
  28 altoMusic = \relative c' {
  29   e4 f d e
  30 }
  31 altoWords = \lyricmode {
  32   ha ha ha ha
  33 }
  34
  35 tenorMusic = \relative c' {
  36   g4 a f g
  37 }
  38 tenorWords = \lyricmode {
  39   hu hu hu hu
  40 }
  41
  42 bassMusic = \relative c {
  43   c4 c g c
  44 }
  45 bassWords = \lyricmode {
  46   ho ho ho ho
  47 }
  48
  49 \score {
  50   \new ChoirStaff <<
  51     \new Lyrics = "sopranos"
  52     \new Staff = "women" <<
  53       \new Voice = "sopranos" {
  54         \voiceOne
  55         << \global \sopMusic >>
  56       }
  57       \new Voice = "altos" {
  58         \voiceTwo
  59         << \global \altoMusic >>
  60       }
  61     >>
  62     \new Lyrics = "altos"
  63     \new Lyrics = "tenors"
  64     \new Staff = "men" <<
  65       \clef bass
  66       \new Voice = "tenors" {
  67         \voiceOne
  68         << \global \tenorMusic >>
  69       }
  70       \new Voice = "basses" {
  71         \voiceTwo << \global \bassMusic >>
  72       }
  73     >>
  74     \new Lyrics = "basses"
  75     \context Lyrics = "sopranos" \lyricsto "sopranos" \sopWords
  76     \context Lyrics = "altos" \lyricsto "altos" \altoWords
  77     \context Lyrics = "tenors" \lyricsto "tenors" \tenorWords
  78     \context Lyrics = "basses" \lyricsto "basses" \bassWords
  79   >>
  80 }
  81