Archive for November, 2014

minute-long quartet

Written a while ago, revised it recently. Some voice crossing, welp.

Also, this. Can’t believe from version 2.10.33 to 2.18.2, Lilypond changed the base of relative pitch notation and removed a bunch of definitions syntax.


Input: \paper{
    line-width=140\mm
    ragged-right = #f
 }
\new StaffGroup	<<
		% Violino I.
		\new Staff
		\new Voice = "a" {
			\autoBeamOff
			\clef treble
			\key g \major % or e \minor
			\tempo "Moderato" 4 = 110
			\time 3/4
			b'4 b'4 b'4 \bar "|"
			d''4 b'4 d''8\( e''8 \bar "|"
			fis''4.\) d''8\( b'8 a'8\) \bar "|"
			g'2. \bar "|"
			e''4. c''8\( a'8 g'8\) \bar "|"  % bar 5
			fis'2 e'4 \bar "|"
			fis'2.\( \bar "|"
			d'2.\) \bar "|"
			b'4 b'4 b'4 \bar "|"  % bar 10
			d''4 b'4 d''4 \bar "|"
			e''4. d''8\( b'8 a'8\) \bar "|"
			g'2. \bar "|"
			e''4.\( d''8 b'8 a'8\) \bar "|"
			g'4 e'2 \bar "|"  % bar 15
			g'4 e'2 \bar "|"
			fis'4 d'2 \bar "|"
			g'4 b'4 c''4 \bar "|"
			d''4 a''4 fis''4 \bar "|"  % bar 20
			g''4 b'4 c''4 \bar "|"
			d''4 fis''4 g''4 \bar "|"
			e''4 g'4 c''4 \bar "|"
			d''4 g'4 f'4 \bar "|"
			e'4 g'4 a'4 \bar "|"  % bar 25
			fis'4 a'4 b'4 \bar "|"
			g'4 b'4 c''4 \bar "|"
			d''4 bes''4 a''4 \bar "|"
			g''4 b''4 g''4 \bar "|"
			e''4 g''4 c''4 \bar "|"  % bar 30
			d''4 g''4 d''4 \bar "|"
			c''4 g''4 b'4 \bar "|"
			a'4^\markup { \bold \italic rit. } b'4 fis'4 \bar "|"
			g'2. \bar "|"
		}
		% Violino II.
		\new Staff
		\new Voice = "b" {
			\autoBeamOff
			\clef treble
			\key g \major % or e \minor
			\time 3/4
			g'4 d'4 g'4 \bar "|"
			a'4 d'4 a'8 b'8 \bar "|"
			d''4 g'8 a'8 d'4 \bar "|"
			e'4. d'8 e'4 \bar "|"
			g'4. e'8 d'8 e'8 \bar "|"  % bar 5
			c'2. \bar "|"
			a2. \bar "|"
			fis'4 c''4. d''8 \bar "|"
			g'4 d'4 g'4 \bar "|"  % bar 10
			a'4 d'4 a'4 \bar "|"
			b'4 g'8 e'8 d'4 \bar "|"
			cis'2. \bar "|"
			a'4. b'8 g'8 e'8 \bar "|"
			d'2. \bar "|"  % bar 15
			d'2. \bar "|"
			c'2. \bar "|"
			d'4.\( g'8 g'4\) \bar "|"
			a'4\( g'4 a'4\) \bar "|"  % bar 20
			b'4.\( e''8 b'4\) \bar "|"
			g'4\( b'2\) \bar "|"
			e'4.\( d'8 e'4\) \bar "|"
			d'4\( b'2\) \bar "|"
			d'4.\( d'8 e'4\) \bar "|"  % bar 25
			d'4\( fis'2\) \bar "|"
			d'4.\( g'8 g'4\) \bar "|"
			a'4\( g'4 a'4\) \bar "|"
			b'4.\( d''8 b'4\) \bar "|"
			e'4\( g'2\) \bar "|"  % bar 30
			g'4.\( b'8 g'4\) \bar "|"
			c'4\( d'2\) \bar "|"
			d'4.\( e'8 c'4\) \bar "|"
			b2. \bar "|"
		}
		% Viola.
		\new Staff
		\new Voice = "c" {
			\autoBeamOff
			\clef alto
			\key g \major % or e \minor
			\time 3/4
			d4. b4. \bar "|"
			d4. a4. \bar "|"
			e4. g4. \bar "|"
			c'2. \bar "|"
			e4. g4. \bar "|"  % bar 5
			a2. \bar "|"
			d'2. \bar "|"
			a4. d4. \bar "|"
			g4. b4. \bar "|"  % bar 10
			d'4. a4. \bar "|"
			e'4. b4. \bar "|"
			g2. \bar "|"
			e'4. b4. \bar "|"
			e2. \bar "|"  % bar 15
			g2. \bar "|"
			c'4. d'4. \bar "|"
			b4. d'4. \bar "|"
			a4. d'4. \bar "|"  % bar 20
			e'4. g'4. \bar "|"
			b2. \bar "|"
			c'4. g'4. \bar "|"
			d'4. b4. \bar "|"
			g2. \bar "|"  % bar 25
			a2. \bar "|"
			b4. b4. \bar "|"
			d'4. c'4. \bar "|"
			b4. d'4. \bar "|"
			g2. \bar "|"  % bar 30
			b4. d'4. \bar "|"
			g4. d'4. \bar "|"
			c'2. \bar "|"
			b2. \bar "|"
		}
		% Violoncello.
		\new Staff
		\new Voice = "d" {
			\autoBeamOff
			\clef bass
			\key g \major % or e \minor
			\time 3/4
			g2. \bar "|"
			fis2. \bar "|"
			e2. \bar "|"
			c2. \bar "|"
			a,2. \bar "|"  % bar 5
			d2. \bar "|"
			d2. \bar "|"
			fis2. \bar "|"
			g2. \bar "|"  % bar 10
			fis2. \bar "|"
			e2. \bar "|"
			a,4. b,4. \bar "|"
			cis2. \bar "|"
			c2. \bar "|"  % bar 15
			e2. \bar "|"
			d2. \bar "|"
			g,2. \bar "|"
			a,2. \bar "|"  % bar 20
			e,2. \bar "|"
			b,2. \bar "|"
			c2. \bar "|"
			g,2. \bar "|"
			c2. \bar "|"  % bar 25
			d2. \bar "|"
			g,2. \bar "|"
			fis,2. \bar "|"
			e,2. \bar "|"
			c,2. \bar "|"  % bar 30
			g,2. \bar "|"
			a,2. \bar "|"
			d,2. \bar "|"
			g,2. \bar "|"
		}
	>>

There is also a piano version, dedicated to a friend who passed.