Re: Adding a clef mid-measure

[David Kastrup]

David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:

> soundsfromsound <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> One last question for tonight please.  I'm having trouble figuring out how
>> to insert a treble clef mid-measure.  I keep getting an error message when I
>> try to insert the "\clef treble", but it works when I put it at the start of
>> the measure (though that's not what I'm after).
>>
>> Please see attached for the location of the clef and to see what I am trying
>> to accomplish.
>>
>> If you're curious what the code is that I'm using it's:
>>
>> <a' e'>2. ~ ~  8. [ fis''32 <c' d>32 ~ ] ~ \break | % 27
>
> Interesting.  The % 27 looks like this is a copy&paste job, but this is
> not legitimate LilyPond code.
>
> You are overdoing it a bit with ~ here (you don't need more than one in
> a row), and there must be some note or chord before the 8. or you'll get
> an error (or you are using some future version of LilyPond where
> durations can be used stand-alone, likely 2.17.35 or something).

And

\relative c, { \clef "bass" <a' e'>2. ~ q8.[ \clef "treble" fis''32 <c' d>32 ~ 
] }

works just fine here.

-- 
David Kastrup