Re: Doing A Fiddle Tunebook in Lilypond

[Christopher R. Maden]

On 10/29/19 11:28 PM, Solomon Foster wrote:
> "Christopher R. Maden" <address@hidden> writes:
> > The important part is to have files for each tune that define all
> > the info but which don’t actually *do* anything.  That gives you
> > the flexibility to do different things with that info in different
> > contexts.
>
> Is there a technical reason to do this, or is it purely for your 
> organizing?  I ask because I'm autogenerating my Lilypond from ABC
> anyway, so my typical approach would be to do different contexts by
> tweaking the ABC -> Lilypond translator.

Yes.  If one file does something (like has a \score block), then if I 
include it, I’ll get that score at the point where the file is included. 
 So if I have information I want to use in more than one context, I 
should isolate it in a file that generates no output, and have any 
output generation in discrete files.

> > I have a helper file called tunes.ly which handles layout and
> > making a MIDI of a dozen instruments playing in unison.
>
> That would be very interesting to see, I think?

It’s at <URL: http://music.maden.org/images/9/90/Tunes.ly >.

> PS chanteyman, eh?  https://whiskyandwater.wordpress.com/

Cool!  We certainly know people in common — I opened for Tom Kastle a 
few years ago.  I am a Working Chanteyman sometimes at Mystic Seaport 
Museum in southeastern Connecticut (and any ’Ponders who find themselves 
in the area should definitely say hi), and just got back from giving a 
concert at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.  The 
Draken Harald Hårfagre, which I guess you saw at Bay City Tall Ships, is 
currently berthed at Mystic.

~crism
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Chris Maden, text nerd & chanteyman
<URL: http://crism.maden.org/ >
<URL: http://music.maden.org/ >
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