Hello there, Please let this not be a duplicate.
Is there a way for the tacet staff to be shown *only* when all the other staves are empty ? Manual intervention is not a viable option here. \version "2.25.10" \language "english" \layout { \context { \StaffGroup \RemoveAllEmptyStaves } % remove-layer = ? % keepAliveInterfaces = ? } tacet = { R1*100 } musicA = { \repeat unfold 32 g'4 | R1*10 \repeat unfold 16 g'4 | } musicB = { R1*4 \break \repeat unfold 16 c'4 | \break R1*10 \break \repeat unfold 16 c'4 | } \new StaffGroup \with { } << \new Staff \with { shortInstrumentName = "Tacet" } \tacet \new Staff \with { instrumentName = "A" shortInstrumentName = "A" } \musicA \new Staff \with { shortInstrumentName = "B" } \musicB >> Thanks for any pointers -- *Pierre-Luc Gauthier*