2014/11/16
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 "|"
}
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There is also a piano version, dedicated to a friend who passed.