>Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 04:29:00 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Eluze <elu...@gmail.com>
>To: lilypond-user@gnu.org
>Subject: Re: Removing empty systems/groups
>Message-ID: <1349782140489-134469.p...@n5.nabble.com>
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>Alex Voice wrote
>> Hi Lilypond Experts,
>>
>> In a small orchestral score that incorporates an intermittent
>>chorale-like
>> string quartet, I'd like to have all staves showing at the start (I
>>think
>> I've worked that bit out), but thereafter remove the quartet StaffGroup
>> From the score unless one or more of the parts of the quartet is
>>playing, in
>> which case I would like to see all four parts of the quartet (even if
>> Their staves are empty) just for ease of following.
>
>I think this is handled by the /Keep_alive_together_engraver/
>
>in your example, add:
>\layout {
> \context {
> \GrandStaff
> \consists Keep_alive_together_engraver
>} }
>
>hth
>Eluze
Many, many thanks - it does indeed work perfectly.
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