\version "2.13.10" #(set-default-paper-size "a4") #(set-global-staff-size 15.5) \header { title = "Serben-Quadrille" composer = "Johann Strauss Sohn (1825-1899)" subtitle = "Arrangement for String Trio" } \paper { ragged-right = ##f ragged-last = ##f ragged-bottom = ##f ragged-last-bottom = ##f } myTitlePageMarkup = \markup \column { "Here comes a nice titlepage (full page)..." } \paper { bookTitleMarkup = \myTitlePageMarkup } sc = \score { << \new Staff \relative c'' { \repeat unfold 15 {c''4 c,,,, c'' c}} \new Staff \relative c'' { \repeat unfold 15 {c4 c c c}} \new Staff \relative c'' { \repeat unfold 15 {c4 c c c}} >> \header { piece = "Test"} } % The bookTitleMarkup should be on its own page, so we need to insert a page break \pageBreak \score { \sc } \score { \sc } \score { \sc } \score { \sc } % Without the following page break, the music fits on two pages, where the first % four scores take ~1.33 pages, the final score takes ~0.66 pages. % If I want to force a page break before the final score (should be one one page % by itself), the first four scores suddenly take 3 (!!!!) pages instead of % the expected two pages... % Just insert the following page break and the whole score will increase from % 3 pages to 5 instead of 4: % \pageBreak \score { << \new Staff \relative c'' { \repeat unfold 40 {c4 c c c}} \new Staff \relative c'' { \repeat unfold 40 {c4 c c c}} \new Staff \relative c'' { \repeat unfold 40 {c4 c c c}} >> \header { piece = "Test"} }