J Martin Rushton <martinrushto...@btinternet.com> writes:
> I'm trying to set a composition which starts with a single instrument
> before bringing in the whole ensemble. I don't want to break it up into
> multiple scores because I want the midi to play through as a single
> performance.
>
> I've tried many ways to do this with little success. The latest attempt
> was (copied from the learning manual, §A.4.5) :
>
>
> \score {
> <<
> \new Voice = "SoloVoice" << introPart >>
> \new Staff <<
> \new Voice = "SopranoVoice" << \descantRecorderPart >>
> \new Voice = "BassVoice" << \tenorRecorderPart >>
> >>
> >>
> \layout { }
> \midi {
> \tempo 4=60
> }
> }
>
> but this errors at the first voice complaining that introPart is not a
> note name. IntroPart is actually:
>
> introPart = \new Staff \with {
> instrumentName = "Tenor"
> midiInstrument = "recorder"
> } { \clef treble \intro }
No, it isn't. It is a word. You are confusing introPart and \introPart
here.
> I've also tried:
>
> \score {
> \introPart
> <<
> \descantRecorderPart
> \tenorRecorderPart
> >>
> \layout { }
> \midi {
> \tempo 4=60
> }
> }
>
> which errors with "Spurious expression in \score" <<
Well, yes. Now you write \introPart (which _is_ a music expression) and
follow it with << ... >>, another music expression.
> I've also tried every variant of the last form that I can think of. Can
> anyone point me in the right direction?
The first one is fine, but the reference to introPart (as opposed to the
definition) needs to start with a backslash.
--
David Kastrup
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