Is there a way in Gregorio to write a reciting note, e.g. (gr0) and not add another note before the first syllable of the ensuing cadence?
I am resetting the St. Matthew Passion (NRSV), so as to include additional openi verses assigned in the Revised Common Lectionary. Entering (j) after every syllable of the recitation is extremely time-consuming and tedious. I used the Meinrad fonts to create my earlier setting, where entering these repeated notes was less so, but these fonts are not compatible with Windows 11. So I am compelled to use Gregorio.
Ideally I would reset the entire passion, but if that proves particularly difficult, would it be feasible to set just the additional opening verses, create a .pdf, and tack it on to the old setting?
Would it be possible to create a .pdf from a Word document including Meinrad notes?
Have you experimented with this readings tool? There might be a way to get what you want, but I'm not 100% sure. I have used the (gr0) style for communion verses, abbreviated graduals, alleluias, and tracts, and other psalmody, but I've encountered the opposite problem in doing so: instead of entering a note after every syllable, I've had to delete notes and parentheses. The GABC Transcription Tool on that same site is a bit of a time saver, switching between integrated GABC and separate text boxes as needed, but there's still a lot of manual adjustment to be done. The hyphenator here is also useful, although there are some errors (sanc-tus instead of san-ctus, for example). You will want to put the (gr0) after the last syllable of the recitation, not the first, but you'll have to add another manually where you want/need a line break.
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