% This is the Lilypond source for Delia Derbyshire's score marked only % "D = A220", % created by Martin Guy 2021-07-02. % For further info see http://wikidelia.net/wiki/D_=_A220 % Using a tempo of 23 instead of Delia's 23.077 (2.6s) gives the piece a length % of 6'56" instead of Delia's 6'50". See "\tempo" at the end of the file. \version "2.19" \header { title = "D = A220" composer = "Delia Derbyshire" tagline = "Typeset from Delia's score with Lilypond by Martin Guy. See http://wikidelia-net/wiki/D_=_A220" } global = { \key g \minor % Key signature with C D Eb A Bb. It's not in G minor. } \layout { \context { \Voice \consists "Horizontal_bracket_engraver" \override HorizontalBracket.direction = #UP } } Melody = \new Voice \transpose d a, { \relative c' { | % A (24) \time 24/4 \mark "A" %{1:4=4%} a'1^\markup { \box 1 }_"D = A220" \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 2 } %{2:23=5%} a2\startGroup d,2.\stopGroup \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 3 } %{3:1113=6%} a'4\startGroup bes a d,2.\stopGroup \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 5 } %{5:11124=9%} a'4\startGroup bes a ees2 d1\stopGroup | % B (20) \time 20/4 \mark "B" \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 2 } %{2:23=5%} a'2\startGroup d,2.\stopGroup \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 4 } %{4:1113=6%} a'4\startGroup bes a ees2.\stopGroup \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 6 } %{6:111114=9%}a4\startGroup bes a ees d c1\stopGroup % Last two note lengths are unclear but must add up to 5. | % C (24) \time 24/4 \mark "C" \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 2 } %{2:23=5%} a'2\startGroup d,2.\stopGroup \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 3 } %{3:1113=6%} a'4\startGroup bes a d,2.\stopGroup \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 7 } %{7:11123=8%} a'4\startGroup bes a c2 a2.\stopGroup \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 2 } %{2:23=5%} a2\startGroup d,2.\stopGroup | % D (34) \time 34/4 \mark "D" \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 2 } %{2:33=6%} a'2.\startGroup d,2.\stopGroup \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 3 } %{3:2123=8%} a'2\startGroup bes4 a2 d,2.\stopGroup \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 4 } %{4:2314=10%} a'2\startGroup bes2. a4 ees1\stopGroup \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 3 } %{3:2224=10%} a2\startGroup bes2 a2 d,1\stopGroup | % E (29) \time 29/4 \mark "E" \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 2 } %{2:34=7%} a'2.\startGroup d,1\stopGroup \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 5 } %{5:22234=13%}a'2\startGroup bes a ees2. d1\stopGroup \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 3 } %{3:1224=9%} a'4\startGroup bes2 a2 d,1\stopGroup | % F (27) \time 27/4 \mark "F" \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 2 } %{2:22=4%} a'2\startGroup d,\stopGroup \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 7 } %{7:11133=9%} a'4\startGroup bes a c2. a2.\stopGroup \once\override HorizontalBracketText.text = \markup { \box 8 } %{8:12122114=14%} a4\startGroup bes2 a4 c2 a2 ees4 d c1\stopGroup | } } \paper { % Don't indent the first line of the score indent = #0 } \score { \new Staff { \global \clef treble \omit Staff.TimeSignature % Set tempo for MIDI output but don't include it in the printed score % A single-length note (1), which we represent with a crochet, is 2.6 seconds % of which there are 23.077 in a minute. Using 23 gives a total length of % 6'56" instead of Delia's 6'50" (in fact, 158 x 2.6s = 410.8s = 6'50.8") \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \new Voice { \Melody } } \midi { \tempo 4=23 } \layout {} }