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You do not have to enter durations though, if you add <code>\addlyrics</code> or <code>\lyricsto</code> when invoking your variable. <pre class="example">verseOne = \lyricmode { Joy to the world the Lord is come } \score { << \new Voice = "one" \relative c'' { \autoBeamOff \time 2/4 c4 b8. a16 g4. f8 e4 d c2 } \addlyrics { \verseOne } >> } </pre> <p>For different or more complex orderings, the best way is to setup the hierarchy of staves and lyrics first, e.g., <pre class="example">\new ChoirStaff << \new Voice = "soprano" { <em>music</em> } \new Lyrics = "sopranoLyrics" { s1 } \new Lyrics = "tenorLyrics" { s1 } \new Voice = "tenor" { <em>music</em> } >> </pre> <p>and then combine the appropriate melodies and lyric lines <pre class="example">\context Lyrics = sopranoLyrics \lyricsto "soprano" <em>the lyrics</em> </pre> <p class="noindent">The final input would resemble <pre class="example"><<\new ChoirStaff << <em>setup the music</em> >> \lyricsto "soprano" <em>etc</em> \lyricsto "alto" <em>etc</em> <em>etc</em> >> </pre> <p class="noindent"> <h5 class="subsubheading">See also</h5> <p class="indent"> <!-- TODO: document \new Staff << Voice \lyricsto >> bug --> <p>Internals Reference: <a name="index-LyricCombineMusic-1878"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/LyricCombineMusic.html#LyricCombineMusic">LyricCombineMusic</a>, <a name="index-Lyrics-1879"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/Lyrics.html#Lyrics">Lyrics</a>. <!-- footer_tag --><br><hr> <div class="node"> <p> Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="Entering-lyrics.html#Entering-lyrics">Entering lyrics</a>, Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="Common-notation-for-vocals.html#Common-notation-for-vocals">Common notation for vocals</a> </div> <div style="background-color: #e8ffe8; padding: 2; border: #c0ffc0 1px solid;"> <p> <font size="-1"> This page is for LilyPond-2.11.57 (development-branch). <br> <address> Report errors to <a href="http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs">http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs</a>. </address> <br> Your <a href="http://lilypond.org/web/devel/participating/documentation-adding">suggestions for the documentation</a> are welcome. </font> </p> </div> <P> Other languages: <a href="Working-with-lyrics-and-variables.fr.html">français</a>, <a href="Working-with-lyrics-and-variables.es.html">español</a>. <BR> </P> </BODY></html>