Re: Cross staff notation

[Jonathan Kulp]

The way I dealt with this issue was just to put the \change Staff 
command into variables:


csu = \change Staff = u  % change staff upper
csl = \change Staff = l  % change staff lower

Then issue the \csu or \csd commands when necessary.  You still have to 
make it change staves a lot, but at least the code looks cleaner. 
Here's one of your lines done this way:

\stemUp d8 a' d \csu \stemDown fis \csl

You could also add the stem-direction commands to the variables if 
they're always associated with the same staff-change commands.

Jon

Helge Kruse wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to write a piece that has a lot of cross staff notes. I have to 
> switch the staff and keep care for the stemp direction. This is a 
> repeated task and annoying.
> How can I manage this in an easy and error proof way? I attach the 
> original to show how it should look like.
>
> Best regards,
> Helge
>
>
> \version "2.10.4"
> \include "deutsch.ly"
>
> upperHarp = \relative c' {
> \clef treble  \key d \major  \time 4/4
> fis'2 e | d cis |
> }
>
> lowerHarp = \relative c {
> \clef bass  \key d \major \time 4/4
> \stemUp d8 a' d \change Staff = u \stemDown fis \change Staff = l 
> \stemNeutral
> a,, e' cis' \change Staff = u e \change Staff = l |
> h, fis' h \change Staff = u d \change Staff = l |
> fis,, cis' a' cis |
> }
>
> \book
> { \score
> {
>  { <<
>   \new GrandStaff
>   <<
>    \new Staff = u \upperHarp
>    \new Staff = l \lowerHarp
>   >>
>  >>
>  }
>  \layout { }
> }
> }
>
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