Organ Chant Accompaniment
Hello,
I am new to MuseScore. I am trying to engrave some chant accompaniments on the organ, which are non-metrical. By using the technique for early music posted on another discussion, I've been able to get the whole beats to extend beyond the measure, but now I am having trouble getting the sustained notes to continue underneath the shorter notes. For example, in the second measure, I am attempting to get the D to be directly under the B-flat and cannot get it to work.
I have attached the file, as well as the music I'm trying to input (I'll need to change the lyrics, which is why I'm trying to get it into MuseScore.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Mag I g [English, Roff].pdf | 22.13 KB |
| MagnificatEnglish.mscz | 14.36 KB |
Comments
See: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/voices
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In reply to See: https://musescore.org… by Shoichi
Thanks Shoichi. I've familiarized myself with the voice feature. In the score I attached, the D is voice 3 and the B-flat is in voice 1, yet I still can't get them to overlap.
In reply to Thanks Shoichi. I've… by reedfreyco
Use as few Voices as possible (1 and 2 should be enough).
Ctrl+space bar for multiple words under the same note.
I inserted verse 1 as verse 2 to avoid misalignment.
In reply to Use as few Voices as… by Shoichi
Shoichi, thanks for your help. I still seem to not be able to manage my problem. In the example you so kindly made, the alignment is still not correct. I still cannot get a D to go under the B-flat on the organ accompaniment line. (You added it to the voice line, which should only have chanted melody line of music.
In reply to Shoichi, thanks for your… by reedfreyco
Oh wonderful! Just saw your follow up. Let me check it out!
In reply to Oh wonderful! Just saw your… by reedfreyco
This looks awesome. Thank you so much. Do you know how I can get the second left hand chord, to align with "Greatness" visually. The chord should be struck at the same time.
In reply to Shoichi, thanks for your… by reedfreyco
Select, use the filter (F6) to delete the superfluous.
In reply to Select, use the filter (F6)… by Shoichi
Thanks for all your continued help. I'm still struggling to adjust the bass clef chords. In the example you send, the bass accompaniment is misaligned from the right chords in the first line, which will create some problems. The second needs to be under the right hand d/b-flat and the third right hand chord needs to be under the g.
In reply to Thanks for all your… by reedfreyco
I adjusted the note duration...
In reply to I adjusted the note duration… by Shoichi
Okay, I have a pretty good score. I copied and pasted the two lines so that the verses are more closely related, and put the new translation. What I'd like now is to use the line and page break features so that two of the lines are on one page and the other two lines of music are on the facing page, with the break in the similar spot for both. For some reason I can't get the break to place where I want, at the words "and" "and" "mindful" "to Abraham..." etc.
In reply to Okay, I have a pretty good… by reedfreyco
I'm going to review the PDF, in the meantime check the verse numbering. I'm not a musician (nor do I speak English), but I believe the asterisks mean "Perform in alternating choruses."
Okay, I put a vertical frame on page 2; I added a vertical frame (page 2) to adjust the match.
I used: Tools/Split measure so that measure 5 goes in the next line.
Ctrl+- if you want to keep the hyphen close to the first syllable, then _ to indicate the melisma.
I'm not sure it's what you want.
In reply to I'm going to review the PDF,… by Shoichi
See also: https://musescore.org/en/node/21522
HTH