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Re: Removing Piano Staff Temporarily Under Flute Part

by Paul Scott-3 :: Rate this Message:

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craigbakalian wrote:
> Hi,
> I am typesetting a Sonata for Flute and Piano.  There is a section in
> the music where the flute part goes into a cadenza with no piano
> accompaniment.  I want Lily to stop printing the empty piano part for 24
> bars, and format the flute part on about a half a page, and then resume
> the printing of piano staff there after.
> Am I clear?  I don't know what a typesetter would call this to even
> look this up in the manual.  How about this-
>  

LilyPond calls it \RemoveEmptyStaffContext.  You can find it in the
index.  You will probably want \break before and after the cadenza.

Put this at the end of the \score block:

  \layout {
    \context { \RemoveEmptyStaffContext }


HTH,

Paul Scott





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