Hello,
When I extract the timpani part from my overture (I have not made cues), a
fatal problem comes--spacing issues. No matter what staff size I set, the
warning "couldn't fit music on page" always appears. How to sove it?
Regards
Haipeng
a simplified version (without rehearsal and top texts)
\version "2.13.24"
crpap = {
\set crescendoText = \markup { \italic "Cresc. poco a poco" }
\set crescendoSpanner = #'text
\override DynamicTextSpanner #'style = #'dotted-line
}
offCr = {
\unset crescendoText
\unset crescendoSpanner
\revert DynamicTextSpanner #'style
}
timpani = \relative c {
\clef bass \key c \major \time 4/4
% introduction
% initial, bars 1-6
R1^"3 in G, C & E" |
\time 5/4
r8 \repeat tremolo 12 c32\mp\< \repeat tremolo 12 c c8\!\f r4 |
\time 4/4
R1 |
\time 5/4
r8 \repeat tremolo 12 e32\mp\< \repeat tremolo 12 e e8\!\f r4 |
\repeat tremolo 24 g,32\p\< \repeat tremolo 16 g |
c8->\!\f r^"E to D" r4 r r2 |
% part 1
% rehearsal 1, bars 7-20
\time 9/8 R1*9/8*3 |
\time 5/4 R1*5/4*3 |
g4.\mf d'4 g,4. d'4 |
g,8\mp\< d' g, d' g, d' g, d' g, g-> |
\time 9/8
c4.->\!\sf^"D to F" g4\f g16 g g g c8 g-> |
c4.-> g4 c16 c c c g8 g-> |
c4.-> g4 \repeat tremolo 4 c32\p\< \repeat tremolo 12 c |
\time 5/4
f8->\!\sf^"C to D" r r4 r8 \repeat tremolo 8 f32\mp\< f8\!\f r4 |
r \repeat tremolo 8 f32\mp\< f8\!\f r r2 |
r2 d16\mf d d8 d16\f d d8->\sf r4\fermata \bar "||"
% rehearsal 2, bars 21-37
R1*5/4*9^"G to A, F to E" |
\repeat tremolo 12 a32\mf e'4 a,4. a4 |
d4. a4\> d4. d4\!\p |
R1*5/4*6^"A to Bb, D to B, F to Eb" |
% rehearsal 3, bars 38-51
\time 3/4
R2.*7 |
r2 r8 b\f |
\time 5/4
ees4. bes4\mf ees4. bes4 |
ees4.\< bes4 ees4. bes4 |
ees4.\!\f bes4 ees4.^"to E" b4 |
e4. b4 e4.\> e4\! |
R1*5/4^"Bb to G, E to D" |
d4\mf\< d8 d d d4 d8 d d |
% rehearsal 4, bars 52-65
\time 9/8
g,4.\!\f d'4 d16 d d d g,8 d'-> |
g,4.-> d'4 g,16 g g g d'8 d-> |
g,4. d'4 d16 d d d g,8 d'-> |
g,4.-> d'4 g,16 g g g d'8 d-> |
g,16 g g g g8 d'16 d d d d8 g,16 g g g g8 |
d'4 d8 g,4 d'8 d4 d8 |
\repeat tremolo 24 g,32\> \repeat tremolo 12 g |
\repeat tremolo 24 g \repeat tremolo 12 g |
\repeat tremolo 24 g \repeat tremolo 12 g |
\repeat tremolo 24 g\!\p \repeat tremolo 12 g |
g8 r r r4 r8 r4 r8 |
\time 5/4
g16 g g8 g g g g16 g g8 g g g |
g16\> g g8 g g g g r2 |
g4\!\pp^"B to Bb, D to Eb" r r r2\fermata \bar "||"
% part 2
% rehearsal 5, bars 66-82
\key ees \major \time 4/4
R1*17 |
% rehearsal 6, bars 83-108
R1*15 |
\repeat tremolo 24 ees'32\p\< ees8-> ees->\! |
\tag #'score { << { \repeat tremolo 32 bes32 } \\ { s8\f s\mp\< s2 s4\! }
>> | }
\tag #'midi { << { \repeat tremolo 64 bes64 } \\ { s8\f s\mp\< s2 s4\! } >>
| }
ees4\f r r2 | R1*7 |
\tag #'score { << { \repeat tremolo 32 g,32-> } \\ { s2.\mf\> s4\p } >> | }
\tag #'midi { << { \repeat tremolo 64 g64-> } \\ { s2.\mf\> s4\p } >> | }
% rehearsal 7, bars 109-120
R1*5^"Bb to C, Eb to D" | R1^\fermataMarkup |
R1*3 |
\tag #'score { \repeat tremolo 32 g32->\p |
\repeat tremolo 32 g\> |
\repeat tremolo 32 g\fermata\!\pp \bar "||" }
\tag #'midi { \repeat tremolo 64 g64->\p |
\repeat tremolo 64 g\> |
\repeat tremolo 64 g\fermata\!\pp \bar "||" }
% part 3
% rehearsal 8, bars 121-130
\key c \major \time 3/4
\repeat tremolo 24 g32 |
\repeat tremolo 24 g |
\repeat tremolo 24 g |
\repeat tremolo 24 g |
\time 4/4
\repeat tremolo 32 g\cresc |
\repeat tremolo 32 g |
\time 3/4
\repeat tremolo 24 g |
\repeat tremolo 24 g |
\time 5/4
\repeat tremolo 24 g->\f\< \repeat tremolo 16 g |
c8->\!\sf r r4 r r2 |
% rehearsal 9, bars 131-146
\time 9/8 R1*9/8*3 |
\time 5/4 R1*5/4*3 |
g4.\mf d'4 g,4. d'4 |
g,8\mp\< d' g, d' g, d' g, d' g, g-> |
\time 9/8
c4.->\!\sf^"D to F" g4\f g16 g g g c8 g-> |
c4.-> g4 c16 c c c g8 g-> |
c4.-> g4 \repeat tremolo 4 c32\p\< \repeat tremolo 12 c |
\time 5/4
f8->\!\sf r r4 r8 \repeat tremolo 8 f32\mp\< f8\!\f r4 |
r \repeat tremolo 8 f32\mp\< f8\!\f r r4 r8 \repeat tremolo 4 c32\mp\< |
\repeat tremolo 4 c c8\!\f r4 r \repeat tremolo 8 c32\mp\< c8\!\f r |
r2 r4 r8 g16\mf g g8 g16\f g |
g8->\sf r r4 r r2 |
% rehearsal 10, bars 147-167
R1*5/4*8 |
f'4.\mf c4 f4. c4 |
R1*5/4 | R1*5/4 |
c4. g4 c4. g4 |
R1*5/4 | R1*5/4 |
f'4.\mp\cresc c4 f4.^"to D" c4 |
d4. d4 g,8\!\f d'\mf\< d d g, |
c4\!\f r r r2 | R1*5/4 |
g4.\mp\cresc g4 c4. c4 |
c4. c4 d4 d8-> d-> d-> |
\tag #'score { \repeat tremolo 24 g,32\!\sf\> \repeat tremolo 16 g \bar
"||" }
\tag #'midi { \repeat unfold 10 g\!\sf\> \repeat unfold 10 g \repeat unfold
10 g \repeat unfold 10 g \bar "||" }
% coda
% rehearsal 11, bars 168-188
\time 3/4
\repeat tr
