% "It Came upon the Midnight Clear" % % Christmas carol notated for melody in B-flat major % with lyrics, chords, and shakuhachi 1.8 fingering. % % For free distribution. Have fun. This is dedicated % back to the public domain. If you correct or improve % something, please send me a copy (dstone -at- verrus -dot- com) % and keep the revision history up to date! % % Revision history: % 2006-12-15 Darren Stone Created. % 2006-12-16 Darren Stone Corrected two pitches & added chords. lastRevDate = "2006-12-16" % *** keep lastRevDate updated with latest revision date \version "2.6.3" #(ly:set-option 'point-and-click #f) % -- convenience definitions for ShakuhachiNotation.ttf -- % notes shakuRoDaiMeri = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter a } shakuRoMeri = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter b } shakuRo = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter c } shakuTsuMeri = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter d } shakuTsuChuMeri = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter e } shakuTsu = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter f } shakuReMeri = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter g } shakuReChuMeri = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter h } shakuRe = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter i } shakuUMeri = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter j } shakuU = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter k } shakuSanNoUMeri = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter l } shakuSanNoU = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter m } shakuChiMeri = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter n } shakuChi = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter o } shakuRiMeri = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter p } shakuRiChuMeri = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter q } shakuRi = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter r } shakuHa = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter s } shakuGoNoHa = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter t } shakuNiNoHa = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter u } shakuRa = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter v } shakuIMeri = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter w } shakuI = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter x } shakuA = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter y } shakuZ = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter z } shakuHiMeri = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter A } shakuHiChuMeri = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter B } shakuYonNoHi = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter C } shakuHi = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter D } % registers shakuOtsu = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter 1 } shakuKan = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter 2 } % notes with explicit register shakuRoOtsu = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter 1c } shakuTsuOtsu = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter 1f } shakuReOtsu = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter 1i } shakuRoKan = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter 2c } shakuTsuKan = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter 2f } shakuReKan = _\markup \center-align { \typewriter 2i } % change "PAPER-SIZE" to "letter" or "a4" or whatever you need #(set-default-paper-size "PAPER-SIZE") \paper { myStaffSize = #20 % text font is a casual font, seems to go well with the kana % the shakuhachi notation font is available at http://bitmason.com/shaku/font #(define fonts (make-pango-font-tree "TSCu_Comic" "TSCu_Comic" "ShakuhachiNotation" (/ myStaffSize 20))) } \book { \header { title = \markup \bold \center-align { "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear" } poet = \markup { \left-align \center-align {"Edmund H. Sears" \smaller "(1810-1876)"} } composer = \markup { \right-align \center-align { "Richard S. Willis" \smaller "(1819-1900)"} } tagline = \markup \with-url #"http://bitmason.com/shaku/sheet" { \smaller \smaller \smaller { "Public domain. Revision" \lastRevDate "from http://bitmason.com/shaku/sheet" } } } \score { << \new ChordNames \chords { \time 6/8 \autoBeamOff \override ChordName #'font-size = #-1 s2 r8 bes8 r4 bes8:aug ees8/bes r4 bes4 f8:7.9/a bes4 r8 ees8 r4 c8:7/g r8 c:7.9 f2 r4 bes4 bes8:aug ees8/bes r4 bes4 f8:7.9/a bes4 r8 ees4 c8:m f8:7 r4 bes2 r8 r8 r4 d8 r4 d8:7/c g4:m/bes d8 g4:m r8 f8/c r4 c8:7 r4 f2 r8 f8:7 bes4 bes8:aug ees8/bes r4 bes4 f8:7.9/a bes4 r8 ees4 c8:m f8:7 r4 bes2 } \relative { \time 6/8 \key bes \major \autoBeamOff \clef treble s2_\markup { \right-align \small shakuhachi \smaller "1.8" } r8 f8_\shakuTsuOtsu d'4_\shakuI c8_\shakuRi c8_\shakuRi [(bes8_\shakuRiMeri) g8_\shakuRe] f4_\shakuTsu g8_\shakuRe f4_\shakuTsu f8_\shakuTsu \once \override TextScript #'padding = #0.85 g8_\shakuRe [( \once \override TextScript #'padding = #0.85 a8_\shakuChi) bes8_\shakuRiMeri] bes8_\shakuRiMeri [(c8_\shakuRi) d8_\shakuI] \break c2_\shakuRi r8 f,8_\shakuTsu d'4_\shakuI a8_\shakuChi c8_\shakuRi [(bes8_\shakuRiMeri) g8_\shakuRe] f4_\shakuTsu g8_\shakuRe f4_\shakuTsu f8_\shakuTsu g4_\shakuRe g8_\shakuRe a8_\shakuChi [( \once \override TextScript #'padding = #1.3 g8_\shakuRe) f8_\shakuTsu] \break bes2_\shakuRiMeri r8 d8_\shakuRoKan d4_\shakuRo d,8_\shakuRoOtsu \once \override TextScript #'padding = #0.85 d8_\shakuRo [( \once \override TextScript #'padding = #1.6 e8_\shakuTsuChuMeri) \once \override TextScript #'padding = #1.0 fis8_\shakuReChuMeri] g4_\shakuRe a8_\shakuChi bes4_\shakuRiMeri d8_\shakuI c8_\shakuRi [(bes8_\shakuRiMeri) a8_\shakuChi] \once \override TextScript #'padding = #0.85 g8_\shakuRe [( \once \override TextScript #'padding = #0.85 a8_\shakuChi) g8_\shakuRe] \break f2_\shakuTsu r8 f8_\shakuTsu d'4_\shakuI a8_\shakuChi c8_\shakuRi [(bes8_\shakuRiMeri) g8_\shakuRe] f4_\shakuTsu g8_\shakuRe f4_\shakuTsu f8_\shakuTsu g4_\shakuRe g8_\shakuRe a8_\shakuChi [( \once \override TextScript #'padding = #1.0 g8_\shakuRe) f8_\shakuTsu] bes2_\shakuRiMeri \bar "|." } \addlyrics { \set ignoreMelismata = ##t \set stanza = "1." It came up -- on \skip4 the mid -- night clear, that glo -- rious \skip2 song \skip4 of old, from an -- gels bend -- \skip4 ing near the earth to touch their harps \skip4 of gold. "\"Peace" on the earth, \skip4 good will to men, from heav -- en's all gra -- \skip4 cious "King.\"" The world in sol -- \skip4 emn still -- ness lay to hear the an -- \skip4 gels sing. } \addlyrics { \set ignoreMelismata = ##t \set stanza = "2." Still through the clo -- \skip4 ven skies they come with peace -- \skip4 ful wings \skip4 un -- furled, and still their heav -- en -- ly mu -- sic floats o'er all the wea -- \skip4 ry world. A -- bove its sad \skip4 and low -- ly plains they bend \skip4 on hov -- \skip4 'ring wing, and ev -- er o'er \skip4 its Ba -- bel sounds the bles -- sed an -- \skip4 gels sing. } \addlyrics { \set ignoreMelismata = ##t \set stanza = "3." And ye, be -- neath \skip4 life's crush -- ing load whose forms \skip4 are ben -- \skip4 ding low, who toil a -- long \skip4 the climb -- ing way, with pain -- ful steps \skip4 and slow, look now, for glad \skip4 and gol -- den hours come swift -- \skip4 ly on \skip4 the wing. O rest be -- side \skip4 the wea -- ry road, and hear the an -- \skip4 gels sing! } \addlyrics { \set ignoreMelismata = ##t \set stanza = "4." For lo, the days \skip4 are hast -- 'ning on, by pro -- \skip4 phet bards \skip4 fore -- told, when with the ev -- \skip4 er cir -- cling years comes round the age \skip4 of gold when peace shall o -- \skip4 ver all the earth its an -- \skip4 cient splen -- \skip4 dors fling, and the whole world \skip4 send back the song which now the an -- \skip4 gels sing. } >> } % score } % book