copying lyrics to clipboard
Copying lyrics to clipboard does not collect all the lyrics.
I've attached two files: the MuS one is part of a Shubert's mass of which only the Soprano part is visible.
The second file it's a PDF of a doc I wrote by extracting soprano's lyrics and adding the measure# in red.
In blue it's the missing lyrics area.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| test2.mscz | 45.37 KB |
| s.pdf | 147.54 KB |
Comments
Hmm, nobody commented on this one. I wonder if it's because nobody use this function or ...
In reply to Hmm, nobody commented on… by Trottolina
I don't usually use lyrics so I didn't comment previously expecting someone who deals more with choral music to respond. What I found is that the lyrics that did not copy are not in voice 1.
I see no compelling reason to put the lyrics anywhere but voice 1. You can select the measures with the non-voice 1, right click a lyric, choose Select>All similar elements in range selection, cut the selected lyrics, select a voice 1 note and paste the lyrics. They will then be transferred to voice 1.
The lyrics not in voice 1 not being copied I see is a problem. I don't know how it should be addressed. How should the lyrics be pasted into a document in such a situation? There are legitimate uses for different voices with lyrics, like a score where alto and soprano are on the same staff with soprano lyrics above and alto lyrics below.
In reply to I don't usually use lyrics… by mike320
Thanks Mike320, that helps. Now, as for how should be addressed I'll give you my idea.
In my experience with music scores I see frequently on one stave multiple voices (typically not more than two).
Let's say, for instance SOPRANO 1 and SOPRANO 2 (the same apply to ALTO, TENORE and BASSO).
While S1 can have different notes from S2, I HAVE NEVER SEEN (but that's only in my experience for what it counts) different lyrics.
In reply to Thanks Mike320, that helps… by Trottolina
As I initially said, my experience with choral works is limited. There are others with far more experience around here that would be a better option to look at the issues involved in copying lyrics to the clipboard.
I know there are scores with the Soprano and Alto on the same staff, and they at times have different rhythms and/or lyrics. For example, the Soprano may hold a note on a word while the alto repeats the word using a shorter rhythm. In a case like this, the use of voices makes sense and the soprano is written above the staff, while the alto is written below it.
In reply to As I initially said, my… by mike320
I cannot find a way to ask MuS to copy a specific voice lyrics to the Clipboard.
I've even tried with the selection filter checking voice 2 and lyrics with no success.
Any other option?
In reply to I cannot find a way to ask… by Trottolina
That is what I said was the problem I don't know how it should be fixed. In this specific score, cut the non-voice 1 lyrics then paste them to the same spot on the voice 1 note to move them to voice 1. You can then copy all of the lyrics to the clipboard.
In reply to That is what I said was the… by mike320
Is there a way to highlight the non-voice 1 lyrics?
Because it's not feasible to check word-by-word whether it belongs to which voice
In reply to Is there a way to highlight… by Trottolina
EDIT: NVM... (see mike320 post)
;-)
In reply to Is there a way to highlight… by Trottolina
You can absolutely tell which voice a lyric is in. Select a measure and voice 1 lyrics are blue, voice 2 are green and voice 3 are orange. If you use the selection filter, uncheck voice 1 and select a group of measures, you will see that only non-blue lyrics (and everything else) are selected. You can then right click any lyric and choose select>All similar elements in range selection to choose all of the lyrics not in voice 1. You can then cut all of them with ctrl+x, click the voice 1 note and press ctrl+v to put them into voice 1. Don't forget to check voice 1 at this point so you can later make voice 1 selections. You now have all of the lyrics you selected in voice 1. You may need to do this in multiple places to move all of the lyrics to voice 1 so they can all be copied to the clipboard.