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Combining two parts on the same staff
The part combiner tool ( \partcombine command ) allows the combination of several different
parts on the same staff. Text directions such as “solo” or “a2” are added by default; to remove
them, simply set the property printPartCombineTexts to f. For vocal scores (hymns), there is
no need to add “solo/a2” texts, so they should be switched off. However, it might be better not
to use it if there are any solos, as they won’t be indicated. In such cases, standard polyphonic
notation may be preferable.
This snippet presents the three ways two parts can be printed on a same staff: standard
polyphony, \partcombine without texts, and \partcombine with texts.
musicUp = \relative c'' {
\time 4/4
a4 c4.( g8) a4 |
g4 e' g,( a8 b) |
c b a2.
}
musicDown = \relative c'' {
g4 e4.( d8) c4 |
r2 g'4( f8 e) |
d2 \stemDown a
}
\score {
>
>>
\layout {
indent = 6.0\cm
\context {
\Score
\override SystemStartBar #'collapse-height = #30
}
}