English: Melody of The Holly and the Ivy, from Sharp, English Folk-Carols (1911)
Date
Source
English Folk-Carols. London: Novello. pp. 17–18.
Author
Traditional, ed. Cecil J. Sharp,
Generated from the following Lilypond source with the command: lilypond holly_ivy.ly
\version "2.18.2"
myMelody = {
g4 |
g8 g8 g4 e'4 |
d4 b4. g8 |
g8 g8 g4 e'4 |
d2 d8 ([c8]) |
b8 a8 g4 b8 b8 |
e,8 e8 d4 g8 ([a8]) |
b8 c8 b4 a4 |
g2 r8 g8 |
g8 g8 g4 e'4 |
d4 ([b4]) g8 g8 |
g8 g8 g4 e'4 |
d2 d8 ([c8]) |
b8 a8 g4 b4 |
e,8 e8 d4 g8 a8 |
b8 c8 b4 a4 |
g2
\bar "|."
}
myLyrics = \lyricmode {
The
hol -- ly and the i -- vy,
When they are both full grown,
Of all the trees that are in the wood,
The hol -- ly bears the crown.
The ri -- sing of the sun
And the run -- ning of the deer,
The play -- ing of the mer -- ry or -- gan,
Sweet sing -- ing in the choir.
}
%% PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
hollMelody = {
\autoBeamOff
\time 3/4
\key g \major
\partial 4
\relative c'' {
\myMelody
}
}
hollLyrics = {
\set associatedVoice = #"hollMelody"
\myLyrics
}
allMelody = \new Voice = "melody" { \hollMelody }
allLyrics = \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \hollLyrics }
hollStaff = \new Staff <<
\allMelody
\allLyrics
>>
disableBarNumbers = {
\context Score \applyContext #(set-bar-number-visibility 1000)
}
hollScore = \score {
<< \disableBarNumbers \hollStaff >>
}
hollBook = \book {
\header { tagline = "" } %% remove footer
\hollScore
}
\hollBook
%% END
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