Score output

The layout template takes care of some shape-note standards:

Repeats with four dots
Removing brackets over alternate endings
Forcing hyphens to appear in lyrics
Multi-page headings ("Continued" and "Concluded")
Adjustments to the default note, lyric, and staff size and weights.

Repeats and D.C.

A repeat mark can be placed at the beginning of the piece by adding an explicit \bar.

D.C. can be indicated using two markup commands: \dc and \fine.

% examples/pardoning_love.ly
tenorMusic = \relative do' {
  \bar ".;"                 % Explicit beginning repeat mark
  \repeat volta 2 {
    % [music]
    \fine                   % "Fine." markup
  }
  \time 6/4
  % [music]
  \bar "|."                 % Explicit ending bar
  \dc                       % "D.C." markup
}

D.C. can be indicated in the lyrics using \stanzaDC.

Midi output

A separate (hidden) score is created for midi output, which does the following:

Lowers the pitch a whole step, to approximate the key the music would be sung in.
Unfolds repeats and D.C. (as long as you used \dc and \fine).
Attempts to accent the music in sacred harp style with primary and secondary accents, according to the time signature.
- This works by attaching dynamics to each note based on where it falls in the measure
- The amount of accent can be adjusted:
```
% These are the default settings
\setAccentDynamics "ff" "f" "mp"   % primary, secondary, unaccented
```

Parts can be muted:

trebleMusic = \relative do' {
  \mute
  sol'2 sol4 mi mi4 sol do do do2
}

Or a single part can solo:

trebleMusic = \relative do' {
  \solo
  sol'2 sol4 mi mi4 sol do do do2
}

mrichards42/ly-shapenote

Score output

Repeats and D.C.

Midi output