Re: rests position in otherwise empty measure.txt

[Trevor Daniels]

Hi Bill

The override to position a multi-measure rest is

\override MultiMeasureRest #'staff-position = #-2

Change the -2 as required - the position is measured
in half-staff spaces from the centre line.

You'll find this explained towards the end of section
1.2.2.3 Full measure rests in the 2.11 Notation 
reference, which applies pretty well to 2.10 and is
much improved.

Trevor

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Mooney" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 6:39 AM
Subject: rests position in otherwise empty measure.txt


> I am preparing a score for an SATB choir with Organ accompaniment.
>
> The S/A parts and the T/B parts are on two staves (defined with the
> "\new ChoirStaff" command) , with the organ on a 'piano' staff below.
> (see the \score definition below
>
> The composition begins with two bars of rest for the choir while the
> organ plays the introduction.
> I am using R1 to put full bar rests in the choir parts.
> Can anyone explain how I can get the rests to print on the D and G lines
> (treble clef) and the F and B lines (Bass clef) They are defaulting to
> F and E, and A and G, respectively (as in the attached png file)
> [ie they printing two staff lines either side of the centre line -
> I would like them to go one staff line either side]
> r2 and r4 rests seem to exhibit similar behaviour, which I would like to
> alter as well. Can this be done globally, rather than as an adjustment
> for each occurrence?
> I have read the manual and all the other docs I can find but I can't
> find where to alter this behaviour.
> Many thanks for your assistance
> Bill M
>
> \version "2.10.33"
> \score {
> <<
> \new ChoirStaff
>
> <<
> \new Staff = women
>            <<
> \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup { \column {"S " "A " } }
>            \new Voice =
>            "sopranos" { \voiceOne << \global \sopMusic >> }
>            
> %\global is defined earlier and contains time and key info
>
>            \new Voice =
>            "altos" { \voiceTwo << \global \altoMusic >> }
>            >>
> \new Lyrics = sopranos { s1 }
> \new Staff = men
>            <<
> \set Staff.instrumentName = \markup { \column {"T " "B " } }
>            \clef bass
>            \new Voice =
>            "tenors" { \voiceOne <<\global \tenorMusic >> }
>            \new Voice =
>            "basses" { \voiceTwo <<\global \bassMusic >> }
>            >>
> \context Lyrics = sopranos \lyricsto sopranos \sopWords
>
> >>
>
> \new PianoStaff
> <<
> \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = " Organ  "
> \new Staff = "upper"  { << \global \upper >> }
> \new Staff = "lower"  { \clef bass { << \global \lower >> } }
> >>
> >>
> \layout {
> \context {
> % a little smaller so lyrics can be closer to the staff
> \Staff
> % \override VerticalAxisGroup #minimum-Y-extent = #'(-3 . 3)
>
>  }
>   }
>    }
>
>
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