Hi Jeff,
> I think my question came across differently than I intended. What I
> want is NOT for LilyPond to programmatically determine the best
> layout for each system. Rather, *I* want to tell Lily Pond that,
Yes, that is "easy" (read: possible).
> (I'm thinking that each system could be a different LilyPond piece,
> and I would merge them visually, so it looks like one piece when I
> ultimately print it. Not sure if that's feasible, but it's the first thing
> that
> hits me.)
No. You want to set up variables for each type of music, and then stitch them
together, such as
sopNotes = \relative { soprano-only music, with skips where sopranos won't have
their own staff }
altoNotes = \relative { alto-only music, with skips where altos won't have
their own staff }
tenorNotes = \relative { tenor-only music, with skips where tenors won't have
their own staff }
bassNotes = \relative { bass-only music, with skips where basses won't have
their own staff }
saNotes = \relative { "ladies"-only music, with skips where "ladies" won't have
their own staff }
tbNotes = \relative { "men"-only music, with skips where "men" won't have their
own staff }
unisNotes = \relative { unison music, with skips where the choir not in unison }
\score {
\new ChoirStaff <<
\new Staff \unisNotes
\new Staff \saNotes
\new Staff \sopNotes
\new Staff \altoNotes
\new Staff \tenorNotes
\new Staff \bassNotes
\new Staff \tbNotes
>>
}
Now, using \break appropriately (and having \RemoveEmptyStaffContext active),
you will be able to get the system setup you desire.
Good luck!
Kieren.
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