I have tried to make a tiny example here but just shortening my file to ten bars. I don't know if it is still too big though. I am sure that the problem arises from my attempt to add centred dynamics to the piano score but I don't know how to fix it. I have fiddle with every parameter I could find but nothing seems to change it.
I apologise in advance if this really isn't what a tiny example is supposed to look like but in making a tiny example I don't want to inadvertently remove the problem I have created Any advice would be greatly appreciated. The full file is here too just in case it would make more sense to anyone. http://d.pr/f/2x3m \version "2.16.0" \language "nederlands" \header { title = "Au fond du temple saint" } \paper { system-count = #29 |% % min-systems-per-page =#2 annotate-spacing = ##f system-system-spacing #'basic-distance = #8 % adjust the value score-system-spacing = #'((minimum-distance . 8) % be close, when needed (basic-distance . 16) (stretchability . 0) (padding . 1)) bottom-margin = 1\cm ragged-last-bottom = ##t left-margin =20\mm right-margin =20\mm } \layout { } global = { \key es \major \time 4/4 #(set-global-staff-size 17.82) } tenorVoice = \relative c' { \global \dynamicUp % Music follows here. \stemNeutral \autoBeamOff r1 | %1 r2 r4 r8 \once\override DynamicText #'extra-offset = #'( -0.0 . -1.0)f,8\p |%2 bes4. bes8 c4. g8 |%3 bes2 r4 r8 bes8 |%4 es4. es8 f4. c8 |%5 es2 r4 r8 es16 ees |%6 as2 g4. g8 |%7 f4~f8 r8 r4 r8 ees8 |%8 d4. d8 c4. c8 | %9 } verseTenorVoice = \lyricmode { % Lyrics follow here. \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #-1 Au fond du tem -- ple saint pa- ré de fleurs et d'or U- ne femme ap -- pa -- raît __ \skip1 Je crois la voir en- cor } bassVoice = \relative c { \global \dynamicUp % Music follows here. \set Score.melismaBusyProperties = #'() r1 | %1 R1 | %2 R1 | %3 R1 |%4 R1 |%5 R1 |%6 R1 |%7 \autoBeamOff r4 r8 aes' 16 aes g 4 g8. g16 | %8 f4 r4 r2 | %9 } verseBassVoice = \lyricmode { % Lyrics follow here. \override LyricText #'self-alignment-X = #-1 U- ne femme ap- pa- raît Je crois la voir en- cor2.__ \skip1 } right = \relative c'' { \global % Music follows here. f,1 d1 |%2 <f d'>8( <bes f'> <d bes'><bes f'> <g es'> <c g'> <es c'> <c g'> |%3 <f, d'>8 <bes f'> <d bes'><bes f'> <f d'> <bes f'> <d bes'> <bes f'>)%4 <bes g'>8 (_[<ees bes'> <g ees'><ees bes'>] <c aes'> <f c'> <aes f'> <c f,> ) |%5 <bes, g'>8 (_[<ees bes'> <g ees'><ees bes'>] <bes g'> <ees bes'> <g ees'> <ees bes'> ) |%6 \ottava #0 \set Staff.ottavation = #"8" < ees, c'> (_[<aes ees'> <c aes'> <aes ees'> ] <d, bes'> _[<g d'> <bes g'> <g d'>]) | %7 \ottava #0 <c aes'>( <f c'> <aes f'> <f c'> <bes, g'> <ees bes'> <g ees'> <ees bes'>) |%8 <aes, f'>\(<d aes'><f d'><d aes'> <g, ees'> <c g'> <ees c'> <c g'> |%9 } left = \relative c' { \global \tempo "Andante" 4 = 66 % Music follows here. < f, f,>1 |%1 < d d,>1|%2 << {r8 <d bes'>(<f d'> <d bes'> <g es'> <es c'><g es'> <es c'> } \\ { <bes bes,>1 ~ }>>%3 << { <d' f,>8<d, bes'><f d'> <d bes'> <f d'> <d bes'><f d'> <d bes'>)}\\ {<bes bes,>1} >>%4 << { r8 <g' ees'>_(<bes g'> <g ees'> <c aes'> <aes f'><c aes'> <aes f'>)}\\{<bes,_~bes,>1~}>> |%5 << { <bes' g'>8 _( <g ees'> <bes g'> <g ees'> <bes g'> <g ees'> <bes g'> <g ees'>)}\\ {<bes, bes,>1}>> | %6 << {r8 \clef treble < c' aes'>_( <ees c'> <c aes'> <d bes'> <bes g'> <d bes'> <bes g'>)}\\{<bes, bes,>1 }>> |%7 <<{}\\{ <c' aes'>8 (^[<aes f'> <c aes'> <aes f'>] <bes g'> ^[<g ees'><bes g'> <g ees'>]) \clef bass}>> |%8 <bes,, bes'> <f'' d'> (<aes f'> <f d'> <g ees'> <ees c'> <g ees'> <ees c'> | %9 } pedal = { s1|%1 s1|%2 s1 \sustainOn |%3 s4 s4 s4 s8 s16 s16 \sustainOff |%4 s1 \sustainOn |%5 s4 s4 s4 s8 s16 \sustainOff s16 |%6 s1 \sustainOn |%7 s4 s4 s4 s8 s16 \sustainOff s16 |%8 s4 \sustainOn s4 s4 s8 s16 \sustainOff s16 |%9 s1 \sustainOn |%10 } dynamics = { \once\override DynamicText #'extra-offset = #'( -6.1 . 1.7) s16\ppp s16 s8 s4 \once\override DynamicText #'X-offset = #-3 s4\unaCorda s4 % |1 s1 %|2 s1%|3 s1%|4 s1%|5 s1%|6 s1%|7 s1%|8 s1%|9 } tenorVoicePart = \new Staff \with { \override VerticalAxisGroup #'default-staff-staff-spacing = #'( (padding . 8)) instrumentName = "Nadir" shortInstrumentName = "N." midiInstrument = "choir aahs" } { \clef "treble_8" \tenorVoice } \addlyrics { \verseTenorVoice } bassVoicePart = \new Staff \with { \override VerticalAxisGroup #'default-staff-staff-spacing = #'( (padding . 8)) instrumentName = "Zurga" shortInstrumentName = "Z." midiInstrument = "choir aahs" } { \clef bass \bassVoice } \addlyrics { \verseBassVoice } pianoPart = \new PianoStaff \with { instrumentName = "Piano" shortInstrumentName = "" } << \new Staff = "right" \with { midiInstrument = "acoustic grand"} \right \new Dynamics = "Dynamics_pf" \dynamics \new Staff = "left" \with { midiInstrument = "acoustic grand" } { \clef bass \left } \new Dynamics = "pedal" \pedal >> \score { << \tenorVoicePart \bassVoicePart \pianoPart >> \layout { % define Dynamics context \context { \type "Engraver_group" \name Dynamics \alias Voice \consists "Output_property_engraver" \consists "Piano_pedal_engraver" \consists "Script_engraver" \consists "New_dynamic_engraver" \consists "Dynamic_align_engraver" \consists "Text_engraver" \consists "Skip_event_swallow_translator" \consists "Axis_group_engraver" pedalSustainStrings = #'("Ped." "*Ped." "*") pedalUnaCordaStrings = #'("una corda" "" "tre corde") \override DynamicLineSpanner #'Y-offset = #0 \override TextScript #'font-size = #0 \override TextScript #'font-shape = #'italic } % modify PianoStaff context to accept Dynamics context \context { \PianoStaff \accepts Dynamics } } } -- View this message in context: http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/Huge-gap-between-piano-staves-tp146457p147881.html Sent from the User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
