Differently colored note heads in one staff
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Note head coloring for better readability of different (transposed) instruments in one staff, to keep track of chord changes.
\version "2.24.0"
%% http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=199
%% Note head coloring for better readability of brass section
%% ==========================================================
% variables introduced: \NHblue, \NHmagenta, \NHred, \NHreverts
% and \NHonly (no coloring)
% example :
% \new Staff
% <<
% \transpose c b, { \NHblue \TrpImusic } \\
% \transpose c es, { \NHmagenta \Altomusic } \\
% \transpose c c' { \NHred \Tbmusic } \\
% { \NHreverts \clef treble s1*3 } % Modify for desired clef
% >>
SBT = {
\override Voice.Stem.transparent = ##t
\override Voice.Beam.transparent = ##t
\override Voice.TupletBracket.transparent = ##t
\override Voice.TupletNumber.transparent = ##t
}
RS = {
\override Voice.Rest.transparent = ##t
\override Voice.MultiMeasureRest.transparent = ##t
\override Voice.Slur.transparent = ##t
\override Voice.PhrasingSlur.transparent = ##t
}
NHonly = {
% Remove everything exept note heads.
% Add more if needed, but also do the \revert
% in NHreverts!
\SBT
\RS
}
NHblue = { % top voice
\override Voice.NoteHead.color = #blue
% move rests to their expected positons
\override Voice.Rest.staff-position = #-0.1 % #0 wont change position; bug?
\override Voice.MultiMeasureRest.staff-position = #0
}
NHmagenta = { % Copy this and modify for additional colors
\override Voice.NoteHead.color = #magenta
\NHonly
}
NHred = { % lowest voice only blanks out rests
\override Voice.NoteHead.color = #red
\RS
\stemDown % should be automatic, but just to be sure!
\tieDown
}
NHreverts = {
\revert Voice.Stem.transparent
\revert Voice.Beam.transparent
\revert Voice.TupletBracket.transparent
\revert Voice.TupletNumber.transparent
\revert Voice.Rest.transparent
\revert Voice.Rest.staff-position
\revert Voice.MultiMeasureRest.transparent
\revert Voice.Slur.transparent
\revert Voice.PhrasingSlur.transparent
\stemNeutral
}
% {
% All pitches in C
trpmusic = \relative g' {
\override Voice.NoteHead.color = #blue
\clef treble
\key c \major
| \tuplet 3/2 { g8(\( a a) } b4 ~ b4 c4\)
| b c r e
\bar "|."
}
altomusic = \relative e' {
\override Voice.NoteHead.color = #magenta
\clef treble
\key c \major
| \tuplet 3/2 { e8(\( f f) } g4 ~ g4 a4\)
| g a r c
\bar "|."
}
tbmusic = \relative c' {
\override Voice.NoteHead.color = #red
\clef bass
\key c \major
| \tuplet 3/2 { c8(\( c d) } d4 e4 ~ e4\)
| d e r g
\bar "|."
}
\score { {
\new StaffGroup
<<
\new Staff {
\set Staff.instrumentName = "Trumpet Bb"
\set Staff.shortInstrumentName = "trp"
\transpose bes, c { \trpmusic }
}
\new Staff {
\set Staff.instrumentName = "Alto Sax Eb"
\set Staff.shortInstrumentName = "asax"
\transpose es, c { \altomusic }
}
\new Staff {
\set Staff.instrumentName = "Trombone C"
\set Staff.shortInstrumentName = "tb"
\tbmusic
}
\new Staff {
\set Staff.instrumentName = "Brass in C"
\set Staff.shortInstrumentName = "br"
<<
{ \NHblue \trpmusic } \\
{ \NHmagenta \altomusic } \\
\transpose c c { \NHred \tbmusic } \\ % Transpose for better readability
{ \NHreverts \clef treble } % Modify for desired clef
>>
}
>>
}
\layout {
ragged-right = ##t
indent = 20
}
% \midi { }
}
% }