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1.6.1.2 Staff symbol

The layout object which draws the lines of a staff is called staff symbol. The staff symbol may be tuned in the number, thickness and distance of lines, using properties. This is demonstrated in the example files

In addition, staves may be started and stopped at will. This is done with \startStaff and \stopStaff.

b4 b
\override Staff.StaffSymbol #'line-count = 2
\stopStaff \startStaff
b b
\revert Staff.StaffSymbol #'line-count
\stopStaff \startStaff
b b

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In combination with Frenched staves, this may be used to typeset ossia sections. An example is shown here

     
     <<
       \new Staff \with
       {
         \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
         fontSize = #-2
         \override StaffSymbol #'staff-space = #(magstep -2)
         firstClef = ##f
       }
       \relative c'' {
         \stopStaff
         \skip 2
     
         \startStaff
         \clef treble
         bes8[^"ossia" g bes g]
         \stopStaff
     
         s2
     
         \startStaff
         f8 d g4 
       }
       \new Staff  \relative
       {
         \time 2/4
         c4 c g' g a a g2
       }
     
     >>

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See also

Music Glossary: ossia, staff, Frenched staff.

Snippets: Staff

Internals Reference: StaffSymbol, DrumStaff.


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