LilyPond Internals Reference: 1.1.48 LyricEvent

### 1.1.48 `LyricEvent`

A lyric syllable. Must be entered in lyrics mode, i.e., `\lyrics { twinkle4 twinkle4 }` .

Event classes: `lyric-event`, `music-event`, `rhythmic-event` and `StreamEvent`.

Accepted by: `Lyric_engraver` and `Lyric_performer`.

Properties:

`iterator-ctor` (procedure):

  `ly:rhythmic-music-iterator::constructor`

  Function to construct a `music-event-iterator` object for this music.

`name` (symbol):

  `'LyricEvent`

  Name of this music object.

`types` (list):

      '(rhythmic-event lyric-event event)

  The types of this music object; determines by what engraver this music expression is processed.

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