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Each grouping context sets the style of the system start delimiter and the behavior of bar lines. <p>If no context is specified, the default properties will be used: the group is started with a vertical line, and the bar lines are not connected. <blockquote> <pre class="verbatim"> << \new Staff { c1 c } \new Staff { c1 c } >> </pre> <p> <a href="../f0/lily-74604fcd.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../f0/lily-74604fcd.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> </blockquote> <p>In the <code>StaffGroup</code> context, the group is started with a bracket and bar lines are drawn through all the staves. <blockquote> <pre class="verbatim"> \new StaffGroup << \new Staff { c1 c } \new Staff { c1 c } >> </pre> <p> <a href="../88/lily-5b3b7564.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../88/lily-5b3b7564.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> </blockquote> <p>In a <code>ChoirStaff</code>, the group starts with a bracket, but bar lines are not connected. <blockquote> <pre class="verbatim"> \new ChoirStaff << \new Staff { c1 c } \new Staff { c1 c } >> </pre> <p> <a href="../48/lily-b97811fe.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../48/lily-b97811fe.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> </blockquote> <p>In a <code>GrandStaff</code>, the group begins with a brace, and bar lines are connected between the staves. <blockquote> <pre class="verbatim"> \new GrandStaff << \new Staff { c1 c } \new Staff { c1 c } >> </pre> <p> <a href="../21/lily-9e8186d3.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../21/lily-9e8186d3.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> </blockquote> <p>The <code>PianoStaff</code> is identical to a <code>GrandStaff</code>, except that it supports printing the instrument name directly. For details, see <a href="Instrument-names.de.html#Instrument-names">Instrument names</a>. <blockquote> <pre class="verbatim"> \new PianoStaff << \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = "Piano" \new Staff { c1 c } \new Staff { c1 c } >> </pre> <p> <a href="../6f/lily-9f8ab9ce.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../6f/lily-9f8ab9ce.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> </blockquote> <p>Each staff group context sets the property <code>systemStartDelimiter</code> to one of the following values: <code>SystemStartBar</code>, <code>SystemStartBrace</code>, or <code>SystemStartBracket</code>. A fourth delimiter, <code>SystemStartSquare</code>, is also available, but it must be explicitly specified. <p class="noindent"> <h5 class="subsubheading">Selected Snippets</h5> <p><em>Use square bracket at the start of a staff group</em> <p>The system start delimiter <code>SystemStartSquare</code> can be used by setting it explicitly in a <code>StaffGroup</code> or <code>ChoirStaffGroup</code> context. <blockquote> <pre class="verbatim"> \score { \new StaffGroup { << \set StaffGroup.systemStartDelimiter = #'SystemStartSquare \new Staff { c'4 d' e' f' } \new Staff { c'4 d' e' f' } >> } } </pre> <p> <a href="../f5/lily-49c1d051.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../f5/lily-49c1d051.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> </blockquote> <p><em>Display bracket with only one staff in a system</em> <p>If there is only one staff in one of the staff types <code>ChoirStaff</code>, <code>InnerChoirStaff</code>, <code>InnerStaffGroup</code> or <code>StaffGroup</code>, the bracket and the starting bar line will not be displayed as standard behavior. This can be changed by overriding the relevant properties, as demonstrated in this example. <p>Note that in contexts such as <code>PianoStaff</code> and <code>GrandStaff</code> 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. <blockquote> <pre class="verbatim"> \markup \column { \score { \new StaffGroup << % Must be lower than the actual number of staff lines \override StaffGroup.SystemStartBracket #'collapse-height = #1 \override Score.SystemStartBar #'collapse-height = #1 \new Staff { c'1 } >> \layout { } } \score { \new PianoStaff << \override PianoStaff.SystemStartBrace #'collapse-height = #1 \override Score.SystemStartBar #'collapse-height = #1 \new Staff { c'1 } >> \layout { } } } </pre> <p> <a href="../f8/lily-68334250.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../f8/lily-68334250.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> </blockquote> <p><a name="index-mensurstriche-layout-1350"></a><a name="index-renaissance-music-1351"></a><a name="index-transcription-of-mensural-music-1352"></a><a name="index-mensural-music_002c-transcription-of-1353"></a> <em>Mensurstriche layout (bar lines between the staves)</em> <p>The mensurstriche-layout where the bar lines do not show on the staves but between staves can be achieved with a <code>StaffGroup</code> instead of a <code>ChoirStaff</code>. The bar line on staves is blanked out by setting the <code>transparent</code> property. <blockquote> <pre class="verbatim"> global = { \override Staff.BarLine #'transparent = ##t s1 s % the final bar line is not interrupted \revert Staff.BarLine #'transparent \bar "|." } \new StaffGroup \relative c'' { << \new Staff { << \global { c1 c } >> } \new Staff { << \global { c c } >> } >> } </pre> <p> <a href="../9e/lily-559d109a.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../9e/lily-559d109a.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> </blockquote> <!-- FIXME: move to NR 2.8.x when sectioning is ready --> <p class="noindent"> <h5 class="subsubheading">See also</h5> <p class="indent"> <p>Music Glossary: <a name="index-brace-1354"></a><a href="../music-glossary/brace.de.html#brace">brace</a>, <a name="index-bracket-1355"></a><a href="../music-glossary/bracket.de.html#bracket">bracket</a>, <a name="index-grand-staff-1356"></a><a href="../music-glossary/grand-staff.de.html#grand-staff">grand staff</a>. <p>Notation Reference: <a href="Instrument-names.de.html#Instrument-names">Instrument names</a>. <p>Snippets: <a href="../../../input/lsr/lilypond-snippets/Staff-notation.html#Staff-notation">Staff notation</a>. <p>Internals Reference: <a name="index-Staff-1357"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/Staff.de.html#Staff">Staff</a>, <a name="index-StaffGroup-1358"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/StaffGroup.de.html#StaffGroup">StaffGroup</a>, <a name="index-ChoirStaff-1359"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/ChoirStaff.de.html#ChoirStaff">ChoirStaff</a>, <a name="index-GrandStaff-1360"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/GrandStaff.de.html#GrandStaff">GrandStaff</a>, <a name="index-PianoStaff-1361"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/PianoStaff.de.html#PianoStaff">PianoStaff</a>, <a name="index-SystemStartBar-1362"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/SystemStartBar.de.html#SystemStartBar">SystemStartBar</a>, <a name="index-SystemStartBrace-1363"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/SystemStartBrace.de.html#SystemStartBrace">SystemStartBrace</a>, <a name="index-SystemStartBracket-1364"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/SystemStartBracket.de.html#SystemStartBracket">SystemStartBracket</a>, <a name="index-SystemStartSquare-1365"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/SystemStartSquare.de.html#SystemStartSquare">SystemStartSquare</a>. <!-- footer_tag --><br><hr> <div class="node"> <p> Next: <a rel="next" accesskey="n" href="Deeper-nested-staff-groups.de.html#Deeper-nested-staff-groups">Deeper nested staff groups</a>, Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="Instantiating-new-staves.de.html#Instantiating-new-staves">Instantiating new staves</a>, Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="Displaying-staves.de.html#Displaying-staves">Displaying staves</a> </div> <div style="background-color: #e8ffe8; padding: 2; border: #c0ffc0 1px solid;"> <p> <font size="-1"> Diese Seite ist für LilyPond-2.11.57 (Entwicklungszweig). <br> <address> Fehler bitte an <a href="http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs">http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs</a> melden. </address> <br> Ihre <a href="http://lilypond.org/web/devel/participating/documentation-adding">Vorschläge für die Dokumentation</a> sind willkommen. </font> </p> </div> <P> Andere Sprachen: <a href="Grouping-staves.fr.html">français</a>. <BR> </P> </BODY></html>