D.3 String quartet

D.3.1 String quartet

This template demonstrates a string quartet. It also uses a \global section for time and key signatures.

     
     \version "2.10.10"
     
     global= {
       \time 4/4
       \key c \major
     }
     
     violinOne = \new Voice { \relative c''{
       \set Staff.instrumentName = "Violin 1 "
     
       c2 d e1
     
     \bar "|." }}
     violinTwo = \new Voice { \relative c''{
       \set Staff.instrumentName = "Violin 2 "
     
       g2 f e1
     
     \bar "|." }}
     viola = \new Voice { \relative c' {
       \set Staff.instrumentName = "Viola "
       \clef alto
     
       e2 d c1
     
     \bar "|." }}
     cello = \new Voice { \relative c' {
       \set Staff.instrumentName = "Cello     "
       \clef bass
     
       c2 b a1
     
     \bar "|."}}
     
     \score {
        \new StaffGroup <<
           \new Staff << \global \violinOne >>
           \new Staff << \global \violinTwo >>
           \new Staff << \global \viola >>
           \new Staff << \global \cello >>
        >>
        \layout { }
        \midi { }
     }

D.3.2 String quartet parts

The previous example produces a nice string quartet, but what if you needed to print parts? This template demonstrates how to use the \tag feature to easily split a piece into individual parts.

You need to split this template into separate files; the filenames are contained in comments at the beginning of each file. piece.ly contains all the music definitions. The other files – score.ly, vn1.ly, vn2.ly, vla.ly, and vlc.ly – produce the appropiate part.

%%%%% piece.ly
\version "2.10.10"

global= {
  \time 4/4
  \key c \major
}

Violinone = \new Voice { \relative c''{
  \set Staff.instrumentName = "Violin 1 "

  c2 d e1

\bar "|." }}   %*********************************
Violintwo = \new Voice { \relative c''{
  \set Staff.instrumentName = "Violin 2 "

  g2 f e1

\bar "|." }}   %*********************************
Viola = \new Voice { \relative c' {
  \set Staff.instrumentName = "Viola "
  \clef alto

  e2 d c1

\bar "|." }}   %*********************************
Cello = \new Voice { \relative c' {
  \set Staff.instrumentName = "Cello     "
  \clef bass

  c2 b a1

\bar "|."}}   %**********************************

music = {
  <<
    \tag #'score \tag #'vn1 \new Staff { << \global \Violinone >> }
    \tag #'score \tag #'vn2 \new Staff { << \global \Violintwo>> }
    \tag #'score \tag #'vla \new Staff { << \global \Viola>> }
    \tag #'score \tag #'vlc \new Staff { << \global \Cello>> }
  >>
}



%%%%% score.ly
\version "2.10.10"
\include "piece.ly"
#(set-global-staff-size 14)
\score {
  \new StaffGroup \keepWithTag #'score \music
  \layout { }
  \midi { }
}


%%%%% vn1.ly
\version "2.10.10"
\include "piece.ly"
\score {
  \keepWithTag #'vn1 \music
  \layout { }
}


%%%%% vn2.ly
\version "2.10.10"
\include "piece.ly"
\score {
  \keepWithTag #'vn2 \music
  \layout { }
}


%%%%% vla.ly
\version "2.10.10"
\include "piece.ly"
\score {
  \keepWithTag #'vla \music
  \layout { }
}


%%%%% vlc.ly
\version "2.10.10"
\include "piece.ly"
\score {
  \keepWithTag #'vlc \music
  \layout { }
}