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Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses.

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LilyPond Lyrics Alignment - align to syllable vowel (as found in gregorian sheets)

Is there a way to align lyrics in LilyPond in such a way that the syllable vowel (or last vowel of a diphtong) aligns to the note (or the first note of a melisma), like we find in gregorian chant scores …
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LilyPond Lyrics Alignment - align to syllable vowel (as found in gregorian sheets)

I was able to modify LSR 888 snippet to provide a center-on-vowel logic, as follows: % Based on https://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=888 #(define vowel-set (list->char-set (string->list "AÁÀÃÂÆǼE …
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Applying a given markup to two consecutive syllables in lyrics

\lyricsto "melody" \lyra \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" \lyrb \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" \lyrc >> \layout {} \midi {} } How could I write a custom function that applies a given markup … (e.g. bold or italic) to two consecutive syllables in lyrics? …
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