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This style is called ‘French Score’. For the <code>Lyrics</code>, <code>ChordNames</code>, and <code>FiguredBass</code> contexts, this is switched on by default. <p>For other staff contexts, this behavior is set with the <code>\RemoveEmptyStaffContext</code> command. It is set in the <code>\layout</code> block. As a result, empty staves or staves containing multi-measure rests are removed after a line break. <blockquote> <pre class="verbatim"> \layout { \context { \RemoveEmptyStaffContext } } \relative c'' { << \new Staff { e4 f g a \break c1 } \new Staff { c4 d e f \break R1 } >> } </pre> <p> <a href="../d6/lily-388bd3ed.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../d6/lily-388bd3ed.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> </blockquote> <p>To remove other types of contexts, use <code>\AncientRemoveEmptyStaffContext</code> or <code>\RemoveEmptyRhythmicStaffContext</code>. <p><a name="index-ossia-1426"></a> Another application of <code>\RemoveEmptyStaffContext</code> is to make ossia sections, i.e., alternative melodies on a separate piece of staff, with help of a Frenched staff. For details, see <a href="Ossia-staves.html#Ossia-staves">Ossia staves</a>. <p>Staff lines can be made invisible by removing the <code>Staff_symbol_engraver</code> from the <code>Staff</code> context: <blockquote> <pre class="verbatim"> \new Staff \with { \remove "Staff_symbol_engraver" } \relative c'' { c8 c c16 c c c c2 } </pre> <p> <a href="../dd/lily-ec3d2671.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../dd/lily-ec3d2671.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> </blockquote> <p class="noindent"> <h5 class="subsubheading">Selected Snippets</h5> <p><em>Removing the first empty line</em> <p>The first empty staff can also be removed from the score by setting the <code>VerticalAxisGroup</code> property <code>remove-first</code>. This can be done globally inside the <code>\layout</code> block, or locally inside the specific staff that should be removed. In the latter case, you have to specify the context (<code>Staff</code> applies only to the current staff) in front of the property. <p>The lower staff of the second staff group is not removed, because the setting applies only to the specific staff inside of which it is written. <blockquote> <pre class="verbatim"> \layout { \context { \RemoveEmptyStaffContext % To use the setting globally, uncomment the following line: % \override VerticalAxisGroup #'remove-first = ##t } } \new StaffGroup << \new Staff \relative c' { e4 f g a \break c1 } \new Staff { % To use the setting globally, comment this line, % uncomment the line in the \layout block above \override Staff.VerticalAxisGroup #'remove-first = ##t R1 \break R } >> \new StaffGroup << \new Staff \relative c' { e4 f g a \break c1 } \new Staff { R1 \break R } >> </pre> <p> <a href="../73/lily-bf0ab4e1.ly"> <img align="middle" border="0" src="../73/lily-bf0ab4e1.png" alt="[image of music]"> </a> </p> </blockquote> <p class="noindent"> <h5 class="subsubheading">Predefined commands</h5> <p><a name="index-g_t_005cRemoveEmptyStaffContext-1427"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cRemoveEmptyStaffContext-1428"></a> <code>\RemoveEmptyStaffContext</code>, <a name="index-g_t_005cAncientRemoveEmptyStaffContext-1429"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cAncientRemoveEmptyStaffContext-1430"></a> <code>\AncientRemoveEmptyStaffContext</code>, <a name="index-g_t_005cRemoveEmptyRhythmicStaffContext-1431"></a><a name="index-g_t_005cRemoveEmptyRhythmicStaffContext-1432"></a> <code>\RemoveEmptyRhythmicStaffContext</code>. <p class="noindent"> <h5 class="subsubheading">See also</h5> <p class="indent"> <p>Notation Reference: <a href="Staff-symbol.html#Staff-symbol">Staff symbol</a>, <a href="Ossia-staves.html#Ossia-staves">Ossia staves</a>. <p>Snippets: <a href="../../../input/lsr/lilypond-snippets/Staff-notation.html#Staff-notation">Staff notation</a>. <p>Internals Reference: <a name="index-ChordNames-1433"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/ChordNames.html#ChordNames">ChordNames</a>, <a name="index-FiguredBass-1434"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/FiguredBass.html#FiguredBass">FiguredBass</a>, <a name="index-Lyrics-1435"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/Lyrics.html#Lyrics">Lyrics</a>, <a name="index-Staff-1436"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/Staff.html#Staff">Staff</a>, <a name="index-VerticalAxisGroup-1437"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/VerticalAxisGroup.html#VerticalAxisGroup">VerticalAxisGroup</a>. <!-- footer_tag --><br><hr> <div class="node"> <p> Previous: <a rel="previous" accesskey="p" href="Ossia-staves.html#Ossia-staves">Ossia staves</a>, Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="Modifying-single-staves.html#Modifying-single-staves">Modifying single staves</a> </div> <div style="background-color: #e8ffe8; padding: 2; border: #c0ffc0 1px solid;"> <p> <font size="-1"> This page is for LilyPond-2.11.57 (development-branch). <br> <address> Report errors to <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>. </address> <br> Your <a href="http://lilypond.org/web/devel/participating/documentation-adding">suggestions for the documentation</a> are welcome. </font> </p> </div> <P> Other languages: <a href="Hiding-staves.fr.html">français</a>, <a href="Hiding-staves.es.html">español</a>. <BR> </P> </BODY></html>