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2.1.21 Lyrics

Corresponds to a voice with lyrics. Handles the printing of a single line of lyrics.

This context creates the following layout object(s): InstrumentName, LyricExtender, LyricHyphen, 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:208:4 (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 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 and extender-event

Properties (read)

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.

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.