Re: Removing Piano Staff Temporarily Under Flute Part

[Paul Scott]

craigbakalian wrote:
> Hi,
>         I am typesetting a Sonata for Flute and Piano.  There is a section in
> the music where the flute part goes into a cadenza with no piano
> accompaniment.  I want Lily to stop printing the empty piano part for 24
> bars, and format the flute part on about a half a page, and then resume
> the printing of piano staff there after.
>         Am I clear?  I don't know what a typesetter would call this to even
> look this up in the manual.  How about this-
>   

LilyPond calls it \RemoveEmptyStaffContext.  You can find it in the 
index.  You will probably want \break before and after the cadenza.

Put this at the end of the \score block:

 \layout {
   \context { \RemoveEmptyStaffContext }


HTH,

Paul Scott