Re: Inserting a few bars with a 3-staff PianoStaff into a normal 2-staff PianoStaff

[Robert Blackstone]

Hi Kieren,

Thanks for your reaction. 

I could not imagine a MWE for this problem. But I can tell you what my “trick'’ 
is and I can also send you the whole file.

It is Federico Mompou's Prelude No. 9. It begins with 16 bars in normal 2-staff 
PianoStaff on 4 systems. Then follow 4 bars in 3-staff PianoStaff on one 
system, followed by 12 bars in in normal 2-staff PianoStaff on three systems.  
My “trick” is to split the whole into tree separate scores and “concatenate" 
them in one _ly.tex - file. (I’m using TeXShop as editor).
 
It works but for the too short system with the  3-staff PianoStaff. If I could 
stretch that a bit it would be OK.

If it is OK with you to send you the complete file I will do that after having 
added a few lacking dynamic signs.

Best regards,
Robert

> On 16 Oct 2019, at 12:30, Kieren MacMillan <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> Hi Robert,
> 
>> Is there a “valid” possibility to insert into a normal 2-staff PianoStaff a 
>> few bars with a 3-staff PianoStaff?
> 
> Absolutely. [Note: In most traditional engraving, such a 3-staff section 
> would usually fill the entire system, even if that meant having full-measure 
> rests in measures at the beginning or end of the system.]
> 
>> I used some trick but the result is unsatisfactory since that  
>> 3-staff-segment does not fill the space available in that system and I have 
>> not been able to stretch it a bit to reach the right-side margin. The result 
>> is a  sort of indentation in the wrong place.
> 
> It is essentially impossible to diagnose the issue with your example because 
> you did not provide code (preferably a MWE) to consider.
> 
> Best,
> Kieren.
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