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Staff notation 119
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c1-\finger #29
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Cross staff stems
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29
This snippet shows the use of the Span_stem_engraver and \crossStaff to connect stems
across staves automatically. The stem length need not be specified, as the variable distance
between noteheads and staves is calculated automatically.
\layout {
\context {
\PianoStaff
\consists #Span_stem_engraver
}
}
{
}
\new PianoStaff e'8. g8 r\!
e'8 f' g'4 e'2
}
\new Staff {
\clef bass
\voiceOne
\autoBeamOff
\crossStaff { 4 e, g16 a8. c8} d
\autoBeamOn
g8 f g4 c2
}
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Display bracket with only one staff in a system
If there is only one staff in one of the staff types ChoirStaff or StaffGroup, the bracket and the
starting bar line will not be displayed as standard behavior. This can be changed by overriding
the relevant properties.
Note that in contexts such as PianoStaff and GrandStaff where the systems begin with a
brace instead of a bracket, another property has to be set, as shown on the second system in
the example.