Hello everyone,
I want to set divisi passages (for strings) in the part as separate
staves, but in the score combined.
I am aware of the \partCombine
<https://lilypond.org/doc/latest/Documentation/notation/automatic-part-combining>
functionality, but I'm not sure that it suits this use case. Precisely:
1. Is there a way to set a minimum length of time for identical notes
to be merged in unison? That is, only if I have more than one
continuous bar of unison do I want to actually set the parts as one
voice.
2. Likewise, I don't want the automatic part-combiner to immediately
say /"SOLO!"/ when the other division has a short rest, but rather
print the rest.
3. In the parts, how can I set unison passages using only one stave? I
could make the other empty, but I don't know how that affects the
combined part.
4. Not necessary, but could I set (even manually) simpler passages as
single-staff polyphony in the part, but more complex ones in
separate staves?
I've taken a look at
https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.25/Documentation/notation/hiding-staves, and
it seems useful, but I don't know if it can merge unison properly.
Perhaps I can use this method in the parts together with \partCombine in
the shared stave, and in the score only use a shared stave. Would that
work? Would the Staff.keepAliveInterfaces changes mess with the score in
any way?
But that still doesn't consider points 1-2 above.
Thanks for any help!
