\version "2.14.2" songDedication = \markup {for S.B.} songTitle = "I Want to Read a Book" songPoet = "S.W. Black" songCopyright = "2016 S.W.Black" tuneArranger = \markup { tune of \italic{ The Wassail Song } } tuneComposer = "17th Century English" tuneSource = \markup {from \italic {Christmas Carols, New and Old}} albumCopyright = \markup {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License} albumTagline = \markup {for \italic {Christmas 2016.} If you can do better, fork it from https://github.com/mrbeany/christmas-2016} % Fancier Copyright/Tagline messages \include "../book/album.ily" global = { \key e \major \time 6/8 \tempo 4 = 160 } sopMusic = \relative c' { \time 6/8 \partial 8 e8 | e4 fis8 gis4 fis8 | e4 fis8 gis4 fis8 | e4 b'8 b4 b8 | b4. b4 b8 | cis4 cis8 b4 gis8 | b4. a4 gis8 | fis4 e8 fis4 gis8 | a4. \time 2/2 \set Timing.measurePosition = #(ly:make-moment 1/2) gis4 a | b2 e4 cis | b2 gis4 a | b b e cis | b2 gis4 a | b2 cis4 gis | a fis e dis | e4. fis8 gis4 e | a2 gis4 a | b2 cis4 gis | a fis e dis | e2 \bar ":|" } altoMusic = \relative c' { \time 6/8 e8 | e4 e8 dis4 dis8 | \slurDotted e4( e8) dis4 dis8 | e4 e8 a4 gis8 | fis4.~ fis4 fis8 | a4 e8 e4 e8 | \slurSolid fis4.( dis4) e8 | \slurDotted cis4( e8) dis4 e8 | dis4. \time 2/2 \set Timing.measurePosition = #(ly:make-moment 1/2) e4 dis | e2 e4 fis | gis2 e4 dis | e dis gis e | dis2 gis4 fis | fis2 eis4 eis | \slurSolid fis( cis) b b | b4.( dis8) e4 e | cis( dis) e e | fis2 cis4 cis | cis cis b2 | b2 \bar ":|" } tenorMusic = \relative c' { \time 6/8 gis8 | gis4 a8 b4 a8 | \slurDotted gis4( a8) b4 a8 | gis4 b8 dis4 e8 | dis4.~ dis4 dis8 | e4 a,8 b4 b8 | b4.~ b4 b8 | cis4( b8) a4 gis8 | fis4. \bar "||" \time 2/2 \set Timing.measurePosition = #(ly:make-moment 1/2) b4 b | b2 cis4 dis | e2 b4 b | b b b ais | b2 b4 cis | b2 b4 b | a2 gis4 fis | \slurSolid gis4.( a8) b4 cis | a2 b4 cis | b2 gis4 b | a4 a gis( fis) | gis2 \bar ":|" } bassMusic = \relative c { \time 6/8 e8 | e4 e8 b4 b8 | \slurDotted e4( e8) b4 b8 | e4 gis8 fis4 e8 | b'4.~ b4 b8 | a4 a8 gis4 e8 | \slurSolid dis4.( fis4) e8 | \slurDotted a4( gis8) fis4 e8 | b4. \time 2/2 \set Timing.measurePosition = #(ly:make-moment 1/2) e4 fis | gis2 a4 a | e2 e4 fis | gis fis e fis | b,2 e4 e | dis2 cis4 cis | \slurSolid fis( a,) b b | gis'4.( fis8) e4 cis | fis2 e4 cis | dis2 eis4 eis | fis4 a, b2 | e2 \bar ":|" } lyricsA = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"1. " So, I think I might real -- ly like to read an -- oth -- er book. A big book or a lit -- tle book or one a -- bout a crook. Be -- cause I like all my books. I like to read them a lot. And I'm sure they'll bring joy to me as I get on to their plots. I'm sure I'll get on to their plots. } lyricsB = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"2. " I want to read a book a -- bout a leap -- ing lit -- tle frog, a lit -- tle book a -- bout a real -- ly fanc -- y lit -- tle frog, but this book's a -- bout toads and I don't like those old toads. So I'll put it back and look for an -- oth -- _ _ er book. I'll put it back and get an -- oth -- er book. } lyricsC = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"3. " I want to read a book a -- bout a wi -- zard named Har -- ry an old wiz -- ard and a liz -- ard that's a wiz -- ard liz -- ard, but this book's a -- bout a man who is called Dap -- per Dan and that doesn't sound like a wiz -- ard or a liz -- ard to me. That does not sound like a liz -- ard to me. } lyricsD = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"4. " I want to do some -- thing that is real -- ly, real -- ly we -- ird. Like get book co -- vers and use them while at the lib -- ra -- ry. I think that it could be sweet when they see a book a -- bout meat and they find it's a -- bout some veg' -- tar -- ian coo -- kies, when they find it's a -- bout ve -- gan coo -- kies. } lyricsE = \lyricmode { \set stanza = #"5. " I want to read a book a -- bout some liv -- ing gi -- ant whales. Space whales that are sail -- ing out in space, high a -- bove the sea. but I think this book might be a -- bout some light' -- ning bright. I don't think that's what I was look -- ing for to -- day. I don't think that's what I was look -- ing for to -- day. } \bookpart{ \tocItem \songTitle \header { title = \songTitle poet = \songPoet dedication = \songDedication %translator = \songTranslator composer = \tuneComposer arranger = \tuneArranger source = \tuneSource copyright = \albumCopyright tagline = \albumTagline } \score { << \new Staff \new Voice = "sopranos" { \global \sopMusic } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopranos" \lyricsA \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopranos" \lyricsB \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopranos" \lyricsC \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopranos" \lyricsD \new Lyrics \lyricsto "sopranos" \lyricsE >> \layout { } } } \bookpart{ \header { title = \songTitle poet = \songPoet } \score { << \new Staff \new Voice = "tune" { \global \repeat unfold 5 \sopMusic } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "tune" { \lyricsA \lyricsB \lyricsC \lyricsD \lyricsE } >> \midi { } } }