Re: Multi-bar rests - can I do what I want?

[Mats Bengtsson]

I've used the same strategy without any problems.
Note that you can skip 15 bars, say, using \skip 2.*15

   /Mats

Anthony W. Youngman wrote:
> I've got the following in one of my part files...
>
> \score {
>         \new Staff {
>         \set Score.skipBars = ##t
>                 \notes {
>                         <<
>                                 \voiceStaff
>                                 \TromboneBassC
>                         >>
>                 }
>         }
>
>
> Notice I've set skipBars to "true". Basically, \voiceStaff contains time
> signatures, key signatures etc and I want to include it with every part.
> Each bar consists of "\skip 1*3/4" or whatever. \TromboneBassC contains
> all the notes for the trombone, and has a fair bit of stuff like R1*3 or
> whatever. Obviously, in the score these are going to get exploded. But I
> want them collapsed in the part, and I guess \voiceStaff won't let it
> :-(
>
> I tried putting the R syntax into \voiceStaff, but it then puts rests in
> the part, messes up the stems, etc etc. Am I going to have to ditch
> \voiceStaff and put it all in \TromboneBassC, or can I get it to do what
> I want?
>
> Cheers,
> Wol

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