\header {
  title = "Melita"
  composer = "John Bacchus Dykes (1823-1876), 1861"
  copyright = "Public Domain"
  date = "1861"
  tagline = "Last update: 2009-04-03"
}
\version "2.10.10"
% #(set-default-paper-size "letter")

melody = { \time 4/4 \partial 4  { \key c \major c'4 e'4. e'8 g'4 g' a' a' g' g' c'' d'' b' g' g' fis' g' d' f'4. f'8 e'4 e' g'4. g'8 fis'4 b' g' fis'8 fis' e'4 ( a'8 ) a' g'4 fis' e' e' e'4. e'8 f'4 f' fis'4. fis'8 g'4 g' g' a' g' e' d'4. c'8 c'4 s4
  \bar "|."
  }
}
alto = {
  { \key c \major c'4 c'4. c'8 e'4 e' f' f' e' g' g'4. fis'8 g'4. e'8 d'4 d' d' b d'4. d'8 c'4 c' e'4. e'8 d'4 fis' e'4. dis'8 e'4. fis'8 e'4 dis' e' b ais4. ais8 a4 c' c'4. c'8 b4 f' e' d' e' c' b4. c'8 c'4 s4
  \bar "|."
  }
}
tenor = {
  { \key c \major e4 g4. g8 c'4 c'8 b a b c' d' e'4 d' c' a b d'8 c' a4 a b g g4. g8 g4 g a4. a8 a4 b b a b c' b b g g g4. g8 f4 ( a ) a4. a8 g4 d' c' c' c' g f4. e8 e4 s4
  \bar "|."
  }
}
bass = {
  { \key c \major c4 c4. c8 c4 c8 c f g a b c'4 b a d g b,8 c d4 d g g b,4. b,8 c4 c cis4. cis8 d4 dis e fis g a b b, e e c4. c8 f4 f d4. d8 g4 b, c fis, g, g, g,4. c8 c4 s4
  \bar "|."
  }
}


  \score {
    \context GrandStaff <<
      \context Staff = upper <<
        \set Staff.printPartCombineTexts = ##f
        \partcombine
        {   #(set-accidental-style 'modern-cautionary) \melody }
        { \alto}
      >>  
      \context Staff = lower <<
        \set Staff.printPartCombineTexts = ##f
        \clef bass
        \partcombine	{  #(set-accidental-style 'modern-cautionary) \tenor }
        { \bass }
      >>  
    >>
\midi { \context { \Score tempWholesPerMinute = #(ly:make-moment 111 4 ) } }
\layout {
  between-system-space = 1\mm
  \context {
    \Score
    % defaults
    % (shortest-duration-space . 2.0)
    % (spacing-increment . 1.2)
    % (base-shortest-duration . ,(ly:make-moment 1 8))
    % tighter spacing
    \override SpacingSpanner #'shortest-duration-space = #2.8
    \override SpacingSpanner #'spacing-increment = #0.6
    \override SpacingSpanner #'base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1 8)
    \remove "Bar_number_engraver"
  }
  \context { \Staff 
    \override VerticalAxisGroup #'minimum-Y-extent = #'(-1 . 1)
  }
  }
}
\paper { }