Re: Parenthesis/bracket/brace questions

[Brent Annable]

Hey Mark,

Thank you for your response. Yes I considered the arpeggio bracket option, but the problem is I'm using that extensively throughout the edition to indicate right-hand chords, so I wanted something that looks a little different to avoid confusion. A staff brace would seem ideal, but I'm not a programmer so I have no idea how to manipulate one into the middle of the staff.

I suppose I could just use another solution (such as small notes), but this looks rather elegant so I'd like to stick at it if possible.

Brent.

On 21 May 2018 at 01:16, Mark Stephen Mrotek <address@hidden> wrote:

Brent,

 

As to No. 1, perhaps a cross staff arpeggio/bracket?

 

http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/expressive-marks-as-lines#arpeggio

 

Mark

 

From: lilypond-user [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=address@hidden] On Behalf Of Brent Annable
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2018 7:31 AM
To: lilypond-user <address@hidden>
Subject: Parenthesis/bracket/brace questions

 

 

Hi all,

 

So I'm working on a score at the moment and have run into two challenges:

 

1. Does anybody have an idea how to insert large, cross-staff square braces (effectively parenthesizing the entire staff) as in the link below? I have no idea how to even start.

 

https://imgur.com/a/gTnREC6

 

2. I would like to parenthesize a couple of two-note chords in the tenor part. Has anybody come up with a decent way to put parentheses around entire chords yet? I've rummaged around the old threads but can't really find anything that fits the bill. 

 

The below example shows the two chords I need; the solution to the second one kind of works because the chord has a middle note that can be parenthesized and made invisible (and I assume the dot as well, although I haven't figured that out yet), then the parenthesis enlarged to span the entire chord. But the chord before it doesn't, and I can't figure out a way to either move or centre the parentheses:

 

 

\version "2.19.65"

 

\relative c' { \override ParenthesesItem.font-size = #3

\key es \major

<f  as> < bes \hide \parenthesize g es>2.

}

 

 

I would be grateful for any help.

 

Thanks and regards,

 

Brent.