2014-02-23 18:00 GMT+01:00 Paul Morris <p...@paulwmorris.com>:
> I have a question about preventing automatic page breaks and only using
> manual page breaks. I'm working on a large file (72 pages) that has 1-3
> separate fiddle tunes per page. Each tune is in a separate file that I
> include in the main file like this:
>
> % page 1
> \include "TuneA.ly"
> \include "TuneB.ly"
> \pageBreak
>
> % page 2
> \include "TuneC.ly"
> \include "TuneD.ly"
> \include "TuneE.ly"
> \pageBreak
>
> Each tune file has its own \score block that contains the music (stored in
> variables) and the header info for each tune.
>
> I only want page breaks where I manually put them in the main file, but
> LilyPond occasionally puts them in the middle of a tune when the vertical
> spacing gets tight on a given page.
>
> I tried putting each page in a \bookpart[1] or \book block, but this
> doesn't work because of the variables in each tune file which apparently
> can't appear inside of these blocks. For example, this won't work:
>
> \bookpart {
> melodyA = { a b c d }
> \score { \new Staff \melodyA }
> \score { \new Staff { e f g } }
> }
>
IMO \bookpart is the best choice for your use case.
What prevents you from moving melodyA out of the \bookpart block?
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