Re: Tagging Troubles

[Mats Bengtsson]

I'm not sure that you have correctly understood the syntax of \tag.
For example in
\tag #'woodwinds <<
 ...
>>
the tag applies to the full music expression << ... >>, not only to the 
end of the line.

  /Mats

mojocojo2000 wrote:
> I'm trying to create a grand staff around two oboe parts when score.ly is
> compiled.  The files I'm using are belowed.
>
> % piece.ly
>
> music = {
> % oboe I.II
> \tag #'woodwinds \new GrandStaff <<
> \tag #'woodwinds \tag #'ob12 \new Staff { 
> \tag #'woodwinds \tag #'ob12 \set Staff.midiInstrument = "oboe"
> \tag #'woodwinds \set Staff.instrumentName = "Oboe I.II"
> \tag #'woodwinds \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = "Ob.I.II"
> \tag #'woodwinds \tag #'ob12 << \global \partcombine \oboeOne \oboeTwo >> }
> % oboe III.IV
> \tag #'woodwinds \tag #'ob34 \new Staff { 
> \tag #'woodwinds \tag #'ob34 \set Staff.midiInstrument = "oboe"
> \tag #'woodwinds \set Staff.instrumentName = "Oboe III.IV"
> \tag #'woodwinds \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = "Ob.III.IV"
> \tag #'woodwinds \tag #'ob34 << \global \partcombine \oboeThree \oboeFour >>
> } 
> \tag #'woodwinds >>
> }
>
>
> % ob12.ly
> \version "2.10.0"
> \include "piece.ly"
> \header {
>         instrument = "Oboe I.II"
> }
> \score {
>   \keepWithTag #'ob12 \music
>   \layout { }
>   \midi { }
> }
>
>
> % score.ly
> \version "2.10.0"
> \include "piece.ly"
> #(set-global-staff-size 14)
> \score {
>                 \new StaffGroup \keepWithTag #'woodwinds \music
>                 \new StaffGroup \keepWithTag #'brass \music
>                 \new StaffGroup \keepWithTag #'percussion \music
>                 \new StaffGroup \keepWithTag #'strings \music
>                 \layout { }
>                 \midi { }
> }
>
>
> The problem is when I compile score.ly I get an error about unexpected >>. 
> This of course comes from the line -- \tag #'woodwinds >>  in piece.ly.  Is
> there anyway to make this work?
>
>
>   

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