Orchestra, choir and piano template - Revision history

Lemzwerg: Use `\book` for the sake of `lilypond-book`, otherwise staves get too much squeezed vertically.

2025-12-07T22:12:22Z

Use `\book` for the sake of `lilypond-book`, otherwise staves get too much squeezed vertically.

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Lemzwerg: Formatting

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Lemzwerg: New category

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Lemzwerg at 22:56, 21 November 2025

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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

2025-11-16T18:52:02Z

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

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	This template demonstrates the use of nested <code>StaffGroup</code> and <code>GrandStaff</code> contexts to sub-group instruments of the same type together, and a way to use <code>\transpose</code> so that variables hold music for transposing instruments at concert pitch.		This template demonstrates the use of nested <code>StaffGroup</code> and <code>GrandStaff</code> contexts to sub-group instruments of the same type together, and a way to use <code>\transpose</code> so that variables hold music for transposing instruments at concert pitch.

	<lilypond version="2.24.0" full>		<lilypond version="2.24" full>
	#(set-global-staff-size 17)		#(set-global-staff-size 17)

Jean Abou Samra: Import snippet from LSR

2025-10-26T22:46:01Z

Import snippet from LSR

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This template demonstrates the use of nested <code>StaffGroup</code> and <code>GrandStaff</code> contexts to sub-group instruments of the same type together, and a way to use <code>\transpose</code> so that variables hold music for transposing instruments at concert pitch.

<lilypond version="2.24.0" full>
#(set-global-staff-size 17)

\paper {
indent = 3.0\cm % add space for instrumentName
short-indent = 1.5\cm % add less space for shortInstrumentName
}

\header { tagline = ##f }

fluteMusic = \relative c' { \key g \major g'1 b }

% Pitches as written on a manuscript for Clarinet in A
% are transposed to concert pitch.

clarinetMusic = \transpose c' a
\relative c'' { \key bes \major bes1 d }

trumpetMusic = \relative c { \key g \major g''1 b }

% Key signature is often omitted for horns

hornMusic = \transpose c' f
\relative c { d'1 fis }

percussionMusic = \relative c { \key g \major g1 b }

sopranoMusic = \relative c'' { \key g \major g'1 b }

sopranoLyrics = \lyricmode { Lyr -- ics }

altoIMusic = \relative c' { \key g \major g'1 b }

altoIIMusic = \relative c' { \key g \major g'1 b }

altoILyrics = \sopranoLyrics

altoIILyrics = \lyricmode { Ah -- ah }

tenorMusic = \relative c' { \clef "treble_8" \key g \major g1 b }

tenorLyrics = \sopranoLyrics

pianoRHMusic = \relative c { \key g \major g''1 b }

pianoLHMusic = \relative c { \clef bass \key g \major g1 b }

violinIMusic = \relative c' { \key g \major g'1 b }

violinIIMusic = \relative c' { \key g \major g'1 b }

violaMusic = \relative c { \clef alto \key g \major g'1 b }

celloMusic = \relative c { \clef bass \key g \major g1 b }

bassMusic = \relative c { \clef "bass_8" \key g \major g,1 b }

\score {
<<
\new StaffGroup = "StaffGroup_woodwinds" <<
\new Staff = "Staff_flute" \with { instrumentName = "Flute" }
\fluteMusic

\new Staff = "Staff_clarinet" \with {
instrumentName = \markup { \concat { "Clarinet in B" \flat } }
}

% Declare that written Middle C in the music
% to follow sounds a concert B flat, for
% output using sounded pitches such as MIDI.
%\transposition bes

% Print music for a B-flat clarinet
\transpose bes c' \clarinetMusic
>>

\new StaffGroup = "StaffGroup_brass" <<
\new Staff = "Staff_hornI" \with { instrumentName = "Horn in F" }
% \transposition f
\transpose f c' \hornMusic

\new Staff = "Staff_trumpet" \with { instrumentName = "Trumpet in C" }
\trumpetMusic

>>
\new RhythmicStaff = "RhythmicStaff_percussion"
\with { instrumentName = "Percussion" }
<<
\percussionMusic
>>
\new PianoStaff \with { instrumentName = "Piano" }
<<
\new Staff { \pianoRHMusic }
\new Staff { \pianoLHMusic }
>>
\new ChoirStaff = "ChoirStaff_choir" <<
\new Staff = "Staff_soprano" \with { instrumentName = "Soprano" }
\new Voice = "soprano"
\sopranoMusic

\new Lyrics \lyricsto "soprano" { \sopranoLyrics }
\new GrandStaff = "GrandStaff_altos"
\with { \accepts Lyrics } <<
\new Staff = "Staff_altoI" \with { instrumentName = "Alto I" }
\new Voice = "altoI"
\altoIMusic

\new Lyrics \lyricsto "altoI" { \altoILyrics }
\new Staff = "Staff_altoII" \with { instrumentName = "Alto II" }
\new Voice = "altoII"
\altoIIMusic

\new Lyrics \lyricsto "altoII" { \altoIILyrics }
>>

\new Staff = "Staff_tenor" \with { instrumentName = "Tenor" }
\new Voice = "tenor"
\tenorMusic

\new Lyrics \lyricsto "tenor" { \tenorLyrics }
>>
\new StaffGroup = "StaffGroup_strings" <<
\new GrandStaff = "GrandStaff_violins" <<
\new Staff = "Staff_violinI" \with { instrumentName = "Violin I" }
\violinIMusic

\new Staff = "Staff_violinII" \with { instrumentName = "Violin II" }
\violinIIMusic
>>

\new Staff = "Staff_viola" \with { instrumentName = "Viola" }
\violaMusic

\new Staff = "Staff_cello" \with { instrumentName = "Cello" }
\celloMusic

\new Staff = "Staff_bass" \with { instrumentName = "Double Bass" }
\bassMusic
>>
>>
\layout { }
}
</lilypond>

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[[Category:Included in the official documentation]]