LilyPond Internals Reference: 2.1.16 Lyrics

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2.1.16 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 and VerticalAxisGroup.

This context sets the following properties:

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 staff-affinity in VerticalAxisGroup to 1.
Set translator property instrumentName to '().
Set translator property searchForVoice to #f.
Set translator property shortInstrumentName to '().

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 (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

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 and distance constraints between words.

Music types accepted:

hyphen-event

This engraver creates the following layout object(s):

LyricHyphen and LyricSpace.

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 (clef, key signature, etc.) items.

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.

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2.1.16 Lyrics

Internals Reference v2.21.0 (branca de desenvolupament).