Re: Combine staves

[Jonathan Kulp]

I created a short example doing this with the staff-change command and 
it gets the lower voice into the upper staff just fine, with the 
noteheads merged and the stems going opposite directions, but the 
vacated staff doesn't disappear like I think Stefan wanted.  Is this the 
sort of thing you envisioned, Andrew?


\version "2.11.62"

csu = \change Staff = up

up = \relative c'' {
  \repeat unfold 3 { c4 d e d | }
  \break
  \voiceOne c4 d e d
}

down = \relative c' {
  \repeat unfold 2 { c4 d e d |}
  c8 d e f g f g a16 b |
  \csu \voiceTwo c4 d e d
}

\score {
  \new StaffGroup <<
    \new Staff = "up" <<
      \up
    >>
    \new Staff = "down" <<
      \down
    >>
  >>
  \layout {}
  \midi {}
}


Andrew Hawryluk wrote:
> This could be nice occasion to use the \chage Staff = "..." command,
> which is explained in the section of keyboard music (where it is
> indidpensible), but it can be used on any named staves in your score.
> You can also change the instrument name manually at this point.
>
> Note that you will need to make sure that the change happens at a line
> break so the score makes sense. I guess you could wait to the end when
> you know where the line breaks are. Does anyone know of a more elegant
> solution?
>
> Andrew
>
> On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Jonathan Kulp <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Well, it's easy enough to put two voices on the same staff and make their
> > stems go in opposite directions.  See the docs where they discuss
> > single-staff polyphony (Learning Manual section 2.3.5 for version 2.11.62 or
> > later), and depending on how you do the single-staff polyphony, you may need
> > \voiceOne, \voiceTwo, and so forth.
> >
> > If you leave the second staff empty in spots where the first staff has both
> > voices (by empty I mean having skips or full-measure rests), then I *think*
> > it is hidden by default.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > Stefan Slapeta wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > is it possible to combine two staves temporarily in the score? The reason
> > > behind it is that two voices have identical notes in this section, and I
> > > would like to print them in one single staff (stem up and down). It would be
> > > nice if this also reflects to the instrument names...
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Stefan
> > >
> > >
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