Cannot use \layout in a variable

[Peter Toye]

I wanted to use the same layout in a number of places, so put it into a variable. And got an error.

\version "2.19.52"

\language "english"

Lay = {
  \layout {
  }
}

\new Score {
  \new Staff {
    \relative
    { c'4 c c c  }
  }
}


gives

Starting lilypond-windows.exe 2.19.52 [Layout.ly]...
Processing `D:/Peter/Music/Lilypond/Bugs/Layout.ly'
Parsing...
D:/Peter/Music/Lilypond/Bugs/Layout.ly:6:3: error: syntax error, unexpected \layout
  
  \layout {
Interpreting music...
Preprocessing graphical objects...
Finding the ideal number of pages...
Fitting music on 1 page...
Drawing systems...
Layout output to `./tmp-lilypond-PzQNTV'...
Converting to `Layout.pdf'...
Deleting `./tmp-lilypond-PzQNTV'...
fatal error: failed files: "D:/Peter/Music/Lilypond/Bugs/Layout.ly"
Exited with return code 1.


Any ideas why?

 
Regards,

Peter
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