Clef change at the beginning of a piece - Revision history

Lemzwerg at 17:28, 8 April 2026

2026-04-08T17:28:29Z

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	When changing the clef at the beginning of the first measure, Lilypond just changes the clef for the staff. This is how to keep the staff clef and add an extra clef after the time signature and before the first note.		When changing the clef at the beginning of the first measure, Lilypond just changes the clef for the staff. This is how to keep the staff clef and add an extra clef after the time signature and before the first note. See also [[Clef change at the beginning of a piece (alternative)]] and [[Initial clef change]].

	<lilypond version="2.24">		<lilypond version="2.24">

Lemzwerg: Reverted edit by Ksnortum (talk) to last revision by Lemzwerg

2026-04-08T17:27:58Z

Reverted edit by Ksnortum (talk) to last revision by Lemzwerg

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	When changing the clef at the beginning of the first measure, Lilypond just changes the clef for the staff. This is how to keep the staff clef and add an extra clef after the time signature and before the first note~~. See also [[Clef change at the beginning of a piece (alternative)]] and [[Initial clef change]]~~.		When changing the clef at the beginning of the first measure, Lilypond just changes the clef for the staff. This is how to keep the staff clef and add an extra clef after the time signature and before the first note.

	<~~span></span>~~		<lilypond version="2.24">
	\version "2.24"		%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=792
			%% see also http://lilypond.org/doc/stable/Documentation/notation/displaying-pitches
	%% ~~<nowiki>~~http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=792~~</nowiki>~~
	%% see also ~~<nowiki>~~http://lilypond.org/doc/stable/Documentation/notation/displaying-pitches~~</nowiki>~~		% Append markup in the text property to the grob
			#(define (append-markup grob old-stencil)
	% Append markup in the text property to the grob		(ly:stencil-combine-at-edge
	#(define (append-markup grob old-stencil)		old-stencil X RIGHT (ly:text-interface::print grob)))
	(ly:stencil-combine-at-edge
	old-stencil X RIGHT (ly:text-interface::print grob)))		trebleToBass = {
			\clef bass
	trebleToBass = {		% Fake staff clef appearance
	\clef bass		\once \override Staff.Clef.glyph-name = #"clefs.G"
	% Fake staff clef appearance		\once \override Staff.Clef.Y-offset = #-1
	\once \override Staff.Clef.glyph-name = #"clefs.G"		% Make sure any key signatures will printed with respect to
	\once \override Staff.Clef.Y-offset = #-1		% correct middle c position expected for treble clef
	% Make sure any key signatures will printed with respect to		\once \set Staff.middleCClefPosition = -6
	% correct middle c position expected for treble clef		% Append change clef to the time signature
	\once \set Staff.middleCClefPosition = -6		\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.text = \markup {
	% Append change clef to the time signature		\hspace #1.2
	\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.text = \markup {		\raise #1
	\hspace #1.2		\musicglyph "clefs.F_change"
	\raise #1		}
	\musicglyph "clefs.F_change"		\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.stencil = #(lambda (grob)
	}		(append-markup grob (ly:time-signature::print grob)))
	\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.stencil = #(lambda (grob)		}
	(append-markup grob (ly:time-signature::print grob)))
	}		bassToTreble = {
			\clef treble
	bassToTreble = {		% Fake staff clef appearance
	\clef treble		\once \override Staff.Clef.glyph-name = #"clefs.F"
	% Fake staff clef appearance		\once \override Staff.Clef.Y-offset = #1
	\once \override Staff.Clef.glyph-name = #"clefs.F"		% Make sure any key signatures will printed with respect to
	\once \override Staff.Clef.Y-offset = #1		% correct middle c position expected for bass clef
	% Make sure any key signatures will printed with respect to		\once \set Staff.middleCClefPosition = 6
	% correct middle c position expected for bass clef		% Append change clef to the time signature
	\once \set Staff.middleCClefPosition = 6		\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.text = \markup {
	% Append change clef to the time signature		\hspace #1.2
	\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.text = \markup {		\lower #1
	\hspace #1.2		\musicglyph "clefs.G_change"
	\lower #1		}
	\musicglyph "clefs.G_change"		\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.stencil = #(lambda (grob)
	}		(append-markup grob (ly:time-signature::print grob)))
	\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.stencil = #(lambda (grob)		}
	(append-markup grob (ly:time-signature::print grob)))
	}		\relative c {
			\trebleToBass
	\relative c {		\key f \major
	\trebleToBass		c4 d e f
	\key f \major		% This should not be visible
	c4 d e f		\clef bass
	% This should not be visible		g a b c
	\clef bass		% This should be visible
	g a b c		\clef treble
	% This should be visible		d e f g
	\clef treble		}
	d e f g		</lilypond>
	}
	~~<span>~~</~~span~~>

	[[Category:Staff notation]]		[[Category:Staff notation]]

Ksnortum: Add "See also"

2026-04-08T16:47:08Z

Add "See also"

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:47, 8 April 2026
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	When changing the clef at the beginning of the first measure, Lilypond just changes the clef for the staff. This is how to keep the staff clef and add an extra clef after the time signature and before the first note.		When changing the clef at the beginning of the first measure, Lilypond just changes the clef for the staff. This is how to keep the staff clef and add an extra clef after the time signature and before the first note. See also [[Clef change at the beginning of a piece (alternative)]] and [[Initial clef change]].

	<~~lilypond~~ version="2.24">		<span></span>
	%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=792		\version "2.24"
	%% see also http://lilypond.org/doc/stable/Documentation/notation/displaying-pitches
			%% <nowiki>http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=792</nowiki>
	% Append markup in the text property to the grob		%% see also <nowiki>http://lilypond.org/doc/stable/Documentation/notation/displaying-pitches</nowiki>
	#(define (append-markup grob old-stencil)
	(ly:stencil-combine-at-edge		% Append markup in the text property to the grob
	old-stencil X RIGHT (ly:text-interface::print grob)))		#(define (append-markup grob old-stencil)
			(ly:stencil-combine-at-edge
	trebleToBass = {		old-stencil X RIGHT (ly:text-interface::print grob)))
	\clef bass
	% Fake staff clef appearance		trebleToBass = {
	\once \override Staff.Clef.glyph-name = #"clefs.G"		\clef bass
	\once \override Staff.Clef.Y-offset = #-1		% Fake staff clef appearance
	% Make sure any key signatures will printed with respect to		\once \override Staff.Clef.glyph-name = #"clefs.G"
	% correct middle c position expected for treble clef		\once \override Staff.Clef.Y-offset = #-1
	\once \set Staff.middleCClefPosition = -6		% Make sure any key signatures will printed with respect to
	% Append change clef to the time signature		% correct middle c position expected for treble clef
	\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.text = \markup {		\once \set Staff.middleCClefPosition = -6
	\hspace #1.2		% Append change clef to the time signature
	\raise #1		\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.text = \markup {
	\musicglyph "clefs.F_change"		\hspace #1.2
	}		\raise #1
	\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.stencil = #(lambda (grob)		\musicglyph "clefs.F_change"
	(append-markup grob (ly:time-signature::print grob)))		}
	}		\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.stencil = #(lambda (grob)
			(append-markup grob (ly:time-signature::print grob)))
	bassToTreble = {		}
	\clef treble
	% Fake staff clef appearance		bassToTreble = {
	\once \override Staff.Clef.glyph-name = #"clefs.F"		\clef treble
	\once \override Staff.Clef.Y-offset = #1		% Fake staff clef appearance
	% Make sure any key signatures will printed with respect to		\once \override Staff.Clef.glyph-name = #"clefs.F"
	% correct middle c position expected for bass clef		\once \override Staff.Clef.Y-offset = #1
	\once \set Staff.middleCClefPosition = 6		% Make sure any key signatures will printed with respect to
	% Append change clef to the time signature		% correct middle c position expected for bass clef
	\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.text = \markup {		\once \set Staff.middleCClefPosition = 6
	\hspace #1.2		% Append change clef to the time signature
	\lower #1		\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.text = \markup {
	\musicglyph "clefs.G_change"		\hspace #1.2
	}		\lower #1
	\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.stencil = #(lambda (grob)		\musicglyph "clefs.G_change"
	(append-markup grob (ly:time-signature::print grob)))		}
	}		\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.stencil = #(lambda (grob)
			(append-markup grob (ly:time-signature::print grob)))
	\relative c {		}
	\trebleToBass
	\key f \major		\relative c {
	c4 d e f		\trebleToBass
	% This should not be visible		\key f \major
	\clef bass		c4 d e f
	g a b c		% This should not be visible
	% This should be visible		\clef bass
	\clef treble		g a b c
	d e f g		% This should be visible
	}		\clef treble
	</~~lilypond~~>		d e f g
			}
			<span></span>

	[[Category:Staff notation]]		[[Category:Staff notation]]

Lemzwerg: New category

2025-11-21T23:22:39Z

New category

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	[[Category:Staff notation]]		[[Category:Staff notation]]
	[[Category:Pitches]]		[[Category:Pitches]]
	[[Category:Tweaks and overrides]][[Category:Snippet]]		[[Category:Tweaks and overrides]]
			[[Category:Snippet]]

Lemzwerg at 22:49, 21 November 2025

2025-11-21T22:49:40Z

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	[[Category:Staff notation]]		[[Category:Staff notation]]
	[[Category:Pitches]]		[[Category:Pitches]]
	[[Category:Tweaks and overrides]]		[[Category:Tweaks and overrides]][[Category:Snippet]]

Jean Abou Samra: Replace version="2.24.0" with version="2.24" now that the LilyWiki extension supports auto-selecting the latest release in a stable series

2025-11-16T18:46:20Z

Replace version="2.24.0" with version="2.24" now that the LilyWiki extension supports auto-selecting the latest release in a stable series

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:46, 16 November 2025
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	When changing the clef at the beginning of the first measure, Lilypond just changes the clef for the staff. This is how to keep the staff clef and add an extra clef after the time signature and before the first note.		When changing the clef at the beginning of the first measure, Lilypond just changes the clef for the staff. This is how to keep the staff clef and add an extra clef after the time signature and before the first note.

	<lilypond version="2.24.0">		<lilypond version="2.24">
	%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=792		%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=792
	%% see also http://lilypond.org/doc/stable/Documentation/notation/displaying-pitches		%% see also http://lilypond.org/doc/stable/Documentation/notation/displaying-pitches

Jean Abou Samra: Import snippet from LSR

2025-10-26T22:47:24Z

Import snippet from LSR

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When changing the clef at the beginning of the first measure, Lilypond just changes the clef for the staff. This is how to keep the staff clef and add an extra clef after the time signature and before the first note.

<lilypond version="2.24.0">
%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=792
%% see also http://lilypond.org/doc/stable/Documentation/notation/displaying-pitches

% Append markup in the text property to the grob
#(define (append-markup grob old-stencil)
(ly:stencil-combine-at-edge
old-stencil X RIGHT (ly:text-interface::print grob)))

trebleToBass = {
\clef bass
% Fake staff clef appearance
\once \override Staff.Clef.glyph-name = #"clefs.G"
\once \override Staff.Clef.Y-offset = #-1
% Make sure any key signatures will printed with respect to
% correct middle c position expected for treble clef
\once \set Staff.middleCClefPosition = -6
% Append change clef to the time signature
\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.text = \markup {
\hspace #1.2
\raise #1
\musicglyph "clefs.F_change"
}
\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.stencil = #(lambda (grob)
(append-markup grob (ly:time-signature::print grob)))
}

bassToTreble = {
\clef treble
% Fake staff clef appearance
\once \override Staff.Clef.glyph-name = #"clefs.F"
\once \override Staff.Clef.Y-offset = #1
% Make sure any key signatures will printed with respect to
% correct middle c position expected for bass clef
\once \set Staff.middleCClefPosition = 6
% Append change clef to the time signature
\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.text = \markup {
\hspace #1.2
\lower #1
\musicglyph "clefs.G_change"
}
\once \override Staff.TimeSignature.stencil = #(lambda (grob)
(append-markup grob (ly:time-signature::print grob)))
}

\relative c {
\trebleToBass
\key f \major
c4 d e f
% This should not be visible
\clef bass
g a b c
% This should be visible
\clef treble
d e f g
}
</lilypond>

[[Category:Staff notation]]
[[Category:Staff notation]]
[[Category:Pitches]]
[[Category:Tweaks and overrides]]