Re: trio template

[Paul Scott]

Aaron wrote:

> Hi all,
> A favor from some kind soul.
> I am notating a trio for oboe, viola and timpiani.
>
> I have the oboe and viola parts completed, and am editing the timp.
> now.
> I tried to make a score but no matter how hard I try I can't seem to 
> get it right.
> I think where I am confused is where to put the header file(s) and the 
> clefs and midi score blocks.

You need to have the "notes" in one (or more) file(s) which don't cause 
paper output and then have a file such as the following for each of the 
printed parts including the score.  In this case I have jinglenotes.ly 
which has all the notes defined in fluteI, fluteII, etc.:  In addition 
to jinglescore.ly to produce the score I have jinglefl1.ly to produce 
the Flute I part, etc.

%jinglenotes.ly
fluteI = \notes{ ... }   %and
fluteII = \notes{ ... }  %etc

%jinglescore.ly
\include "paper16.ly"
\include "jinglenotes.ly"

\score {
   <<
       \context StaffGroup <<
           \new Staff <<
               \property Staff.instrument = "Flute 1"
               \fluteI
           >>
           \new Staff <<
               \property Staff.instrument = "Flute 2"
               \fluteII
           >>
           \new Staff <<
               \property Staff.instrument = "Flute 3"
               \fluteIII
           >>
           \new Staff <<
               \property Staff.instrument = "Flute 4"
               \fluteIV
           >>
       >>
   >>
   \paper {
       papersize = "letter"
       indent = .4 \in
       \translator{ \RemoveEmptyStaffContext }
   }
}

In your case you would have:

\include "viola.ly"
\include "oboe.ly"
\include "timp.ly"

at the beginning of aaronscore.ly and one each of the "notes" files at 
the beginning of violapart.ly, oboepart.ly, and timppart.ly

HTH,

Paul Scott