Vertically aligned StaffGroups without connecting SystemStartBar - Revision history

Lemzwerg at 07:36, 26 December 2025

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	\layout {		\layout {
			indent = 0

	\context {		\context {
	\StaffGroup		\StaffGroup

Lemzwerg: Reduce staff size to make it fit one system in PDF documentation.

2025-12-11T10:16:21Z

Reduce staff size to make it fit one system in PDF documentation.

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	This snippet shows how to achieve vertically aligned <code>StaffGroups</code> with a <code>SystemStartBar</code> for each <code>StaffGroup</code>, but without connecting them.		This snippet shows how to achieve vertically aligned <code>StaffGroups</code> with a <code>SystemStartBar</code> for each <code>StaffGroup</code>, but without connecting them.

			Note that this only works properly for music that can be printed as a single system.

	<lilypond version="2.24" full>		<lilypond version="2.24" full>
	#(set-global-staff-size 18)		#(set-global-staff-size 15)

	\paper {		\paper {

Lemzwerg at 10:08, 11 December 2025

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Lemzwerg at 23:02, 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

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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 snippet shows how to achieve vertically aligned <code>StaffGroups</code> with a <code>SystemStartBar</code> for each <code>StaffGroup</code>, but without connecting them.		This snippet shows how to achieve vertically aligned <code>StaffGroups</code> with a <code>SystemStartBar</code> for each <code>StaffGroup</code>, but without connecting them.

	<lilypond version="2.24.0" full>		<lilypond version="2.24" full>
	#(set-global-staff-size 18)		#(set-global-staff-size 18)

Jean Abou Samra: Import snippet from LSR

2025-10-26T22:48:46Z

Import snippet from LSR

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This snippet shows how to achieve vertically aligned <code>StaffGroups</code> with a <code>SystemStartBar</code> for each <code>StaffGroup</code>, but without connecting them.

<lilypond version="2.24.0" full>
#(set-global-staff-size 18)

\header { tagline = ##f }

\paper {
indent = 0
ragged-right = ##f
print-all-headers = ##t
}

\layout {
\context {
\StaffGroup
\consists Text_mark_engraver
\consists Staff_collecting_engraver
systemStartDelimiterHierarchy =
#'(SystemStartBrace (SystemStartBracket a b))
}

\context {
\Score
\remove Text_mark_engraver
\remove Staff_collecting_engraver
\override SystemStartBrace.style = #'bar-line
\omit SystemStartBar
\override SystemStartBrace.padding = #-0.1
\override SystemStartBrace.thickness = #1.6
\override StaffGrouper.staffgroup-staff-spacing.basic-distance = #15
}
}

%%%% EXAMPLE

txt =
\lyricmode {
Wer4 nur den lie -- ben Gott läßt wal2 -- ten4
und4 hof -- fet auf ihn al -- le Zeit2.
}

% First StaffGroup "exercise"

eI =
\relative c' {
\textMark \markup {
\bold Teacher:
This is a simple setting of the choral. Please improve it.
}
\key a \minor
\time 4/4
\voiceOne

\partial 4
e4
a b c b
a b gis2
e4\fermata g! g f
e a a gis
a2.\fermata
\bar ":|."
}

eII =
\relative c' {
\key a \minor
\time 4/4
\voiceTwo
\partial 4
c4
e e e gis
a f e2
b4 b d d
c c d d
c2.
\bar ":|."
}

eIII =
\relative c' {
\key a \minor
\time 4/4
\clef bass
\voiceOne

\partial 4
a4
c b a b
c d b2
gis4 g g b
c a f e
e2.
}

eIV =
\relative c' {
\key a \minor
\time 4/4
\clef bass
\voiceTwo

\partial 4
a,4
a' gis a e
a, d e2
e,4\fermata e' b g
c f d e
a,2.\fermata
\bar ":|."
}

exercise =
\new StaffGroup = "exercise"
<<

\new Staff
<<
\new Voice \eI
\new Voice \eII
>>

\new Lyrics \txt

\new Staff
<<
\new Voice \eIII
\new Voice \eIV
>>
>>

% Second StaffGroup "simple Bach"

sbI =
\relative c' {
\textMark \markup { \bold" Pupil:" Here's my version! }
\key a \minor
\time 4/4
\voiceOne

\partial 4
e4
a b c b
a b gis2
e4\fermata g! g f
e a a gis
a2.\fermata
\bar ":|."
}

sbII =
\relative c' {
\key a \minor
\time 4/4
\voiceTwo
\partial 4
c8 d
e4 e e8 f g4
f f e2
b4 b8 c d4 d
e8 d c4 b8 c d4
c2.
\bar ":|."
}

sbIII =
\relative c' {
\key a \minor
\time 4/4
\clef bass
\voiceOne

\partial 4
a8 b
c4 b a b8 c
d4 d8 c b2
gis4 g g8 a b4
b a8 g f4 e
e2.
}

sbIV =
\relative c' {
\key a \minor
\time 4/4
\clef bass
\voiceTwo

\partial 4
a,4
a' gis a e
f8 e d4 e2
e,4\fermata e' b a8 g
c4 f8 e d4 e
a,2.\fermata
\bar ":|."
}

simpleBach =
\new StaffGroup = "simple Bach"
<<

\new Staff
<<
\new Voice \sbI
\new Voice \sbII
>>

\new Lyrics \txt

\new Staff
<<
\new Voice \sbIII
\new Voice \sbIV
>>
>>

% Third StaffGroup "chromatic Bach"

cbI =
\relative c' {
\textMark \markup {
\bold "Teacher:"
\column {
"Well, you simply copied and transposed a version of J.S.Bach."
"Do you know this one?"
}
}
\key a \minor
\time 4/4
\voiceOne

\partial 4
e4
a b c b
a b gis4. fis8
e4\fermata g! g f
e a a8 b gis4
a2.\fermata
\bar ":|."
}

cbII =
\relative c' {
\key a \minor
\time 4/4
\voiceTwo
\partial 4
c8 d
e4 e e8 fis gis4
a8 g! f!4 e2
b4 e e d
d8[ cis] d dis e fis e4
e2.
\bar ":|."
}

cbIII =
\relative c' {
\key a \minor
\time 4/4
\clef bass
\voiceOne

\partial 4
a8 b
c[ b] a gis8 a4 d,
e8[ e'] d c b4. a8
gis4 b c d8 c
b[ a] a b c b b c16 d
c2.
}

cbIV =
\relative c' {
\key a \minor
\time 4/4
\clef bass
\voiceTwo

\partial 4
a4
c, e a, b
c d e2
e4\fermata e a b8 c
gis[ g] fis f e dis e4
a,2.\fermata
\bar ":|."
}

chromaticBach =
\new StaffGroup = "chromatic Bach"
<<

\new Staff
<<
\new Voice \cbI
\new Voice \cbII
>>

\new Lyrics \txt

\new Staff
<<
\new Voice \cbIII
\new Voice \cbIV
>>
>>

% Score

\score {
<<
\exercise
\simpleBach
\chromaticBach
>>

\header {
title = \markup
\column {
\combine \null \vspace #1
"Exercise: Improve the given choral"
" "
}
}
\layout {
\context {
\Lyrics
\override LyricText.X-offset = #-1
}
}
}
</lilypond>

[[Category:Staff notation]]
[[Category:Syntax and expressions]]
[[Category:Paper and layout]]
[[Category:Included in the official documentation]]