Instrument solo - hiding staves
Hello everyone,
I've searched the forum and a handbook but couldn't find the answer to my question. I have an orchestra score for a piano concerto, and there's a section where the piano plays a solo. In the score, I see the piano part with empty staves for other instruments. I want to display only the piano like we see it in a part during this solo section without hiding the empty staves for the entire score.
Is there a way to show only the piano during the solo section while maintaining bar tracking for the other instruments, and then show the instruments again after the solo ends?
Thank you for any assistance or suggestions.
Comments
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/showing-staves-only-where-needed
In reply to https://musescore.org/en… by mikey12045
I read that, and I didn't see the answer to my question. I don't need to hide staves in other places except solo section.
Format / Style / Hide empty staves within systems
In reply to Format / Style / Hide empty… by TheHutch
Will it hide only in the solo section or along the whole score? I need to hide them only in a solo section.
In reply to Will it hide only in the… by iivtavi
Yes - if only the piano is playing, the other staves will be empty and so can be hidden using the instructions above. Try it and see - it won’t bite you! You may need to adjust the line breaks.
In reply to Will it hide only in the… by iivtavi
It is hidden in the entire score. There is no direct way (AFAIK) to hide it in just one section.
But there is a workaround. Use the command, but first place a staff text with a space in one of the bars of a staff that you do not want to hide. You have to do this for each instrument.
If you want to hide the measure later, simply select the measure and press DEL. The invisible space in the staff text will then also be deleted.
It does not work with lyrics and you cannot use a staff text other than blanks and hide the letters.
Or format the notes so that there is never a whole staff of rests. Where this is not possible, insert the staff text as described.