Re: New to Lilypond, how do i change the left hand clef from bass clef to treble clef right at the beginning of the piece?

[Aaron Hill]

On 2018-09-18 2:55 pm, tripleamia wrote:
> <http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/file/t5705/Opera_Snapshot_2018-09-18_175428_conquest.png>
> I'm working in Frescobaldi, so I have the right hand and left hand, and 
> for
> the first two measures of the left hand I need to switch from bass to 
> treble
> before any notes. I'm having difficulty explaining but you see in the
> picture what I'm trying to do. What is the least complicated way to do 
> this?

Here is an ugly hack that achieves what you want by inserting a very 
small moment to allow the initial bass clef to not be immediately 
overridden by the treble clef:

%%%%
\version "2.19.82"
hack = { \cadenzaOn s128 \cadenzaOff }
\new PianoStaff { <<
  \new Staff {
    \clef treble \key d \major \time 3/4 \hack
    fis''4. e''8 d''4 | a'4. g'8 fis'4 | }
  \new Staff {
    \clef bass \key d \major \time 3/4 \hack
    \clef treble d''4 a'8 fis' d'4 |
    \clef bass d'4 a8 fis d4 | } >> }
%%%%

That hack in mind, what I would do is not try to duplicate the reference 
engraving exactly and rather just go with the treble clef from the 
beginning.  This would visually simplify the piece and give you back a 
little width in the line as you don't need the otherwise useless bass 
clef.

-- Aaron Hill

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