Re: Split Parts

[Peter Bjuhr]

Hi Orm!

On 01/21/2014 09:06 PM, Orm Finnendahl wrote:
> I'm taking the plunge to write a pretty big orchestra piece with
> lilypond (contemporary music) and am wondering how to organize the
> parts: There will be sections in the piece where e.g. the first
> violins are split (maybe sometimes only for a couple of bars and up to
> 14 different parts). In the score, the unisono parts should get
> notated only on one staff. For staff systems containing bars with
> divisi strings, each instrument should get its own staff (replicating
> existing unisono bars on all staffs).

First of all, which version of LilyPond are you using?

For creating parts with occasional string divisi I'd take a look at the 
technique of adding extra staffs 
http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.17/Documentation/snippets/staff-notation#staff-notation-adding-an-extra-staff

If you're going to divide the strings in up to 14 different parts, maybe 
the best approach is to use the same technique also in the score.
> In the individual parts I'd like
> to have parts with each instrument having only his/her part in it.

Do you mean that each string musician should get his/her own part? I 
would think this is highly unusual when dealing with occasional and 
shifting divisions. But if the divisions are done consequently 
throughout the piece it's doable to organize them as separate parts.

Best
Peter