template

[chip]

I have finally come up with a template that works well for a horn 
section for a band, I use it for TexMex/Tejano transcriptions. It has a 
score which includes trumpets 1,2, Alto Sax 1,2, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, 
Trombone 1 Bass Clef and Trombone 2 Treble Clef (requested by one of our 
trombone players). It prints the score and creates the separate horn 
parts files. It also has overrides for bar numbering, auto-beaming, 
zigzag glissando, multi-measure rests and numeric time sig. The score 
prints the instrument name and the shortinstrumentnames on each 
successive page. On the individual parts the instrument name is above 
the top staff on the left in the 'piece' header position. And it 
includes english.ly so sharps and flats are simply a 'f' or 's', not the 
unfamiliar (to everybody I know) 'es' and 'is'. The first staff 
indentation in the parts is set to zero. If anyone is interested in this 
template I have included it below for your perusal. If it can be used 
anywhere in the Lilypond docs, well, that'd be great too.

Regards,
Chip  

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% LilyPond
\include "english.ly"
\version "2.11.65"
\header{
   title = "Title"
   composer = "ComposerName"
   arranger = "ArrangerName"
}
global = { \time 4/4  \key c \major \tempo 4=107
 #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 8 * *) 1 4 'Staff)
 #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 8 * *) 2 4 'Staff)
 #(override-auto-beam-setting '(end 1 8 * *) 3 4 'Staff)
 \override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #'#(#t #t #t)
 \override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #end-of-line-invisible
 \override Score.BarNumber #'self-alignment-X = #-1
 \override Glissando #'thickness = #3
 \override Glissando #'style = #'zigzag
 \override Glissando #'minimum-length = #6
 \override Glissando #'springs-and-rods = #ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods
 \override MultiMeasureRest #'expand-limit = 1
 \set Score.skipBars = ##t
 \numericTimeSignature
}
\paper {
top-margin = 0.1\cm
page-top-space = 0.1\cm
ragged-bottom = ##t
left-margin = 20\mm
line-width = 175\mm
}

% ------ Trumpet 1------
trpta = {
% Notes here -----
a b c d
}
trumpeta = \transpose c d \relative c'' {
 \global
 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Trumpet 1"
 \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Trpt 1"
 \clef treble
 << \trpta >>
 }

% ------ Trumpet 2------
trptb = {
% Notes here -----
a b c d
}
trumpetb = \transpose c d \relative c'' {
 \global
 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Trumpet 2"
 \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Trpt 2"
 \clef treble
 << \trptb >>
}

% ------ Alto Sax 1 ------
altoa = {
% Notes here -----
a b c d
}
altosaxa = \transpose c a \relative c'' {
 \global
 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Alto Sax 1"
 \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Alto"
 \clef treble
 << \altoa >>
}

% ------ Alto Sax 2 -----
altob = {
% Notes here -----
a b c d
}
altosaxb = \transpose c a \relative c'' {
 \global
 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Alto Sax 2"
 \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Alto"
 \clef treble
 << \altob >>
}

% ------ Tenor------
tenor = {
% Notes here -----
a b c d
}
tenorsax = \transpose c d \relative c'' {
 \global
 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Tenor Sax"
 \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Tnr Sax"
 \clef treble
 << \tenor >>
}

% ------ Bari------
bari = {
% Notes here -----
a b c d
}
barisax =  \transpose c a \relative c''{
 \global
 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bari Sax"
 \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Btn Sax"
 \clef treble
 << \bari >>
}

% ------ Trombone Bass Clef------
tbonea = {
% Notes here -----
a b c d
}
trombonea = \relative c {
 \global
 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Trombone 1"
 \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Tbn 1"
 \clef bass
 << \tbonea >>
}

% ------ Trombone Treble Clef------
tboneb= {
% Notes here -----
a b c d
}
tromboneb = \transpose c d \relative c' {
 \global
 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Trombone 2"
 \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Tbn 2"
 \clef treble
 << \tboneb >>
}

\book { \score {
 <<
   \new StaffGroup = "trumpets" <<
        \new Staff = "trpta" \trumpeta
            \new Staff = "trptb" \trumpetb >>
   \new StaffGroup = "saxes" <<
            \new Staff = "altoa" \altosaxa
            \new Staff = "altob" \altosaxb
            \new Staff = "tenor" \tenorsax
            \new Staff = "bari" \barisax >>
   \new StaffGroup = "trombones" <<
            \new Staff = "tbonea" \trombonea
        \new Staff = "tboneb" \tromboneb>>
 >> } }

\book { \score { << \new Staff = "trumpeta" \with { \remove 
Instrument_name_engraver } \trumpeta >> \header {piece="Trumpet 1"} 
\layout { indent = 0\mm} } }
\book { \score { << \new Staff = "trumpetb" \with { \remove 
Instrument_name_engraver } \trumpetb >> \header {piece="Trumpet 2"} 
\layout { indent = 0\mm} } }
\book { \score { << \new Staff = "altosaxa" \with { \remove 
Instrument_name_engraver } \altosaxa >> \header {piece="Alto Sax 1"} 
\layout { indent = 0\mm} } }
\book { \score { << \new Staff = "altosaxb" \with { \remove 
Instrument_name_engraver } \altosaxb >> \header {piece="Alto Sax 2"} 
\layout { indent = 0\mm} } }
\book { \score { << \new Staff = "tenorsax" \with { \remove 
Instrument_name_engraver } \tenorsax >> \header {piece="Tenor Sax"} 
\layout { indent = 0\mm} } }
\book { \score { << \new Staff = "barisax" \with { \remove 
Instrument_name_engraver } \barisax >> \header {piece="Baritone Sax"} 
\layout { indent = 0\mm} } }
\book { \score { << \new Staff = "trombonea" \with { \remove 
Instrument_name_engraver } \trombonea >> \header {piece="Trombone Base 
Clef"} \layout { indent = 0\mm} } }
\book { \score { << \new Staff = "tromboneb" \with { \remove 
Instrument_name_engraver } \tromboneb >> \header {piece="Trombone Treble 
Clef"} \layout { indent = 0\mm} } }
\layout { \context { \Score } }