Re: i have a question about size

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "fabio gabbianelli" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 1:00 PM
Subject: i have a question about size


> hi, i want to write a piano accompaniment. i write 2 scores,  melody and 
> the piano score but i want the melody's size smaller....i have searched in 
> the manual but i didn't find it
> i have set the lyl file so:
>
> \header {...
> }
>
> melody = {...
> }
>
> upper = \relative c'' {...
> }
>
> lower = \relative c {...
> }
>
> \score {
>  <<
>    \new Voice = "mel" { \autoBeamOff \melody }
>    \new PianoStaff <<
>      \new Staff = "upper" \upper
>      \new Staff = "lower" \lower
>    >>
>  >>
>
> }
>
> thanx!
> fabio
>
> ps: i didin't write the notes, i write just the file's structure

This should do what you want:

melody = \relative c'' { c4 d e f }

upper = \relative c'' { f4 e d c }

lower = \relative c { \clef "bass" g a b c }

\score {
 <<
   \new Staff \with {
     fontSize = #-2
     \override StaffSymbol #'staff-space = #(magstep -2)
     }
   \new Voice = "mel" { \autoBeamOff \melody }

   \new PianoStaff <<
     \new Staff = "upper" \upper
     \new Staff = "lower" \lower
   >>
 >>

}

See 
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/learning/length-and-thickness-of-objects

--
Phil Holmes