I said in the round one of this
comparison that I’d let you know if I got any useful
answers to my query on the lilypond list. One of the list
contributors got interested in the problem and wrote me a new
layout block that does indeed look a lot more like what Petrucci
does. You can read the gory details on the
list.
Pictures
Here’s the first page of the Petrucci facsimile of Adieu
mes amours by Josquin:
![[Petrucci facsimile]](https://i0.wp.com/www.laymusic.org/pictures/adieu/adieu-p1.png)
And here’s the cantus part lilypond produces now that I have
the new layout block:
![[Lilypond cantus]](https://i0.wp.com/www.laymusic.org/pictures/adieu/cantus-michael.png)
And here’s the tenor part from lilypond with the new layout block:
![[Lilypond tenor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.laymusic.org/pictures/adieu/tenor-michael.png)

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