Re: Horizontal spacing per measure?

[Vaughan McAlley]

On Wed, 23 Mar 2022 at 13:41, Molly Preston <mollyprestonre@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello. 

I am wondering if there is any way of changing the horizontal spacing. I would like the first two measures to have more room than the third measure. The cross-staff beaming I think needs more room and I am not sure how to do this other than moving the third measure to the next line. 

I tried using   \override SpacingSpanner.base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1/64)  in the \context \Score, which helps it stretch out a bit, but I'm not sure if there's a way to scheme code something that is more specific per measure or something? Anything would be helpful. Thank you! (Sorry for the long example. I tried to truncate it.)

\version "2.22.1"

up = {

    s1 *2 |

   

    \ottava #1 

    \acciaccatura { dis''' 8 }  e''' 8-.  < fis'' fis''' > -. <dis'' dis'''>8-.   \acciaccatura { dis''' 8 }  e''' 8-.  <fis'' fis''' > -. <dis'' dis''' >  -- ~ <dis'' dis'''> 4

    

    \break

    

    \ottava #0

  

}

    upper = {  \change Staff = "up" }

    lower = { \change Staff = "down" }

down = {

  

 \lower \stemDown \clef bass <b, dis ais >8\( ^\ff   \upper <b' ais'' >-. \) 

    

   \shape #'((-0.5 . -7) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur 

     \lower <e gis  dis'   >8 \(  \upper <d' cis''  >-.  \) 

      \shape #'((-0.5 . -10 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur 

      \lower <b, dis ais >8\( \upper <b' ais'' >-. \) 

      \shape #'((-0.5 . -7 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur 

      \lower <e gis  dis'   >8 \(  \upper <d' cis''  >-.  \) 

     

  

      \lower <b, dis ais >8\( \upper <b' ais'' >-. \) 

      

       \shape #'((-0.5 . -7 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur 

      \lower <e gis  dis'   >8 \(  \upper <d' cis''  >-.  \) 

     

      \shape #'((-0.5 . -10 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur 

    \lower <b, dis ais >8\( \upper <b' ais'' >-. \) 

     

     \shape #'((-0.5 . -7 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur 

     \lower <e gis  dis'   >8 \(  \upper <d' cis''  >-.  \) 

   

     \lower 

     \clef treble \stemNeutral

     \grace {s 8 } < e' dis'' >4. --   < e'  dis'' >4. -- r4 |

}

     \score {

   <<

 

  \new PianoStaff  \with {

    \override StaffGrouper.staff-staff-spacing = #'(

                            (basic-distance . 0)

                            (padding . 20)) 

   

                            } 

 

  <<  

    \new PianoStaff  <<

     \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano" 

     \new Staff = "up" {  \up \autoBeamOff }

      \new Staff =  "down"    { \down } 

 

            >>

  

    

       >>

  >>

  \layout {

     \context 

    

    {

      \Score

     \override SpacingSpanner.base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1/64) 

   

    }

           

    }

  

        \midi { } 

   

 }

Hi Molly,

This seems to work. I'm not sure why overriding SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration in the same place doesn't work?

Vaughan

\version "2.22.1"
up = {

  s1 *2 |

  \ottava #1
  \acciaccatura { dis''' 8 }  e''' 8-.  < fis'' fis''' > -. <dis'' dis'''>8-.   \acciaccatura { dis''' 8 }  e''' 8-.  <fis'' fis''' > -. <dis'' dis''' >  -- ~ <dis'' dis'''> 4

  \break

  \ottava #0

}

upper = {  \change Staff = "up" }
lower = { \change Staff = "down" }

down = {
  \newSpacingSection
  % change this number to suit your taste, default is 1.2
  \override Score.SpacingSpanner.spacing-increment = #1.75
  \lower \stemDown \clef bass <b, dis ais >8\( ^\ff   \upper <b' ais'' >-. \)

  \shape #'((-0.5 . -7) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
  \lower <e gis  dis'   >8 \(  \upper <d' cis''  >-.  \)
  \shape #'((-0.5 . -10 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
  \lower <b, dis ais >8\( \upper <b' ais'' >-. \)
  \shape #'((-0.5 . -7 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
  \lower <e gis  dis'   >8 \(  \upper <d' cis''  >-.  \)


  \lower <b, dis ais >8\( \upper <b' ais'' >-. \)

  \shape #'((-0.5 . -7 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
  \lower <e gis  dis'   >8 \(  \upper <d' cis''  >-.  \)

  \shape #'((-0.5 . -10 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
  \lower <b, dis ais >8\( \upper <b' ais'' >-. \)

  \shape #'((-0.5 . -7 ) (0 . 3) (0 . 2 ) (0 . 0)) PhrasingSlur
  \lower <e gis  dis'   >8 \(  \upper <d' cis''  >-.  \)
  \newSpacingSection
  \revert Score.SpacingSpanner.increment
  \lower
  \clef treble \stemNeutral
  \grace {s 8 } < e' dis'' >4. --   < e'  dis'' >4. -- r4 |
}


\score {
  <<

    \new PianoStaff  \with {
      \override StaffGrouper.staff-staff-spacing = #'(
                                                       (basic-distance . 0)
                                                       (padding . 20))

    }

    <<
      \new PianoStaff  <<
        \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
        \new Staff = "up" {  \up \autoBeamOff }
        \new Staff =  "down"    { \down }


      >>


    >>
  >>
  \layout {
    \context

    {
      \Score
      %\override SpacingSpanner.base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1/64)

    }

  }

  \midi { }

}