\version "2.13.36" \header { title = "Extra Staves #2" %opus = "opus" %piece = "piece" % subtitle = " " tagline = " " } stemOn = { \revert Staff.Stem #'transparent } stemOff = { \override Staff.Stem #'transparent = ##t } global = { \key g \major \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'() } \score { \new StaffGroup << % Must be lower than the actual number of staff lines \override StaffGroup.SystemStartBracket #'collapse-height = #1 \override Score.SystemStartBar #'collapse-height = #1 \new Staff \with { \remove Time_signature_engraver } \relative c' { \override Staff.BarLine #'transparent = ##t \stemOff \key g \major \time 4/4 g'4 g2 s g4 s a s b s a s a2 s \override Staff.BarLine #'transparent = ##f \bar "||" } \addlyrics { A B C D E F G } >> \layout { ragged-right = ##t indent = 10 } } \score { \new StaffGroup << % Must be lower than the actual number of staff lines \override StaffGroup.SystemStartBracket #'collapse-height = #1 \override Score.SystemStartBar #'collapse-height = #1 \new Staff \with { \remove Time_signature_engraver } \relative c' { \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Or " \override Staff.BarLine #'transparent = ##t \stemOff \key g \major \time 4/4 g'4 g s g g s s g s g s g s a s b s a2 s \override Staff.BarLine #'transparent = ##f \bar "||" } \addlyrics { H I J K L M N O P Q } >> \layout { ragged-right = ##t indent = 10 } } \score { \new StaffGroup << % Must be lower than the actual number of staff lines \override StaffGroup.SystemStartBracket #'collapse-height = #1 \override Score.SystemStartBar #'collapse-height = #1 \new Staff \with { \remove Time_signature_engraver } \relative c' { \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Or " \override Staff.BarLine #'transparent = ##t \stemOff \key g \major \time 4/4 g'4 g s g2 s g4 s g s g s g s g s g2 s a4 s b s a2 s \override Staff.BarLine #'transparent = ##f \bar "||" } \addlyrics { R S T U V W X Y Z A B C } >> \layout { ragged-right = ##t indent = 10 } } AllT = \relative c' { \time 2/4 g'2 g4 g g2 \bar "||" } Twords = \lyricmode { F G H J } sopranoT = \relative c' { d'2 d4 d4 d2 } altoT = \relative c' { b2 b4 b4 b2 } tenorT = \relative c { \clef bass d'2 d4 d4 d2 } bassT = \relative c { g'2 g4 g4 g2 } \score { \new StaffGroup << % Must be lower than the actual number of staff lines %********************* \override StaffGroup.SystemStartBracket #'collapse-height = #4 %************************** \override Score.SystemStartBar #'collapse-height = #4 %************************** \new Staff \with { \remove Time_signature_engraver } \relative c' { \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Or " %%%%%%%% 'This' "Or" disappears!! with the use of the code below to achieve the 'extra-staves' %%%%%%%% but if the *-ed lines above are deleted the "Or' reappears! but the brackets go... \override Staff.BarLine #'transparent = ##t \stemOff \key g \major \time 4/4 g'2 g4( g) g2 \override Staff.BarLine #'transparent = ##f \bar "||" << \once\override Score.BreakAlignment #'break-align-orders = #(make-vector 3 '( staff-bar span-bar clef key-signature time-signature instrument-name) ) \new Voice = "sopranos" { << \stemOn \AllT >> } \new Lyrics \lyricsto sopranos \Twords \new PianoStaff %\new StaffGroup << \once\override GrandStaff.SystemStartBrace #'X-offset = #0 \new Staff << \new Voice = sopranos { << \voiceOne \global \sopranoT >> } \new Lyrics = sopranos { s1 } \new Voice = alto { << \voiceTwo \global \altoT >> } >> \new Staff << \new Voice = tenor { << \voiceOne \global \tenorT >> } \new Voice =bass { << \voiceTwo \global \bassT >> } >> \context Lyrics = sopranos \lyricsto sopranos \Twords >> >> } \addlyrics { A S D } >> \layout { \context { \PianoStaff \accepts "Lyrics" } ragged-right = ##f indent = 10 } }