Change numbers of instruments/staves throughout the piece
Hi, I'm notating a choral piece that switches from unison to parts and back again throughout. Is it possible to begin with one stave (for the unison section), introduce a second stave (when the part-work comes in), then back to one stave for more unison etc. etc.? TIA!
ETA: I found the answer in a search - in "Stave/Part Properties" there is the option to hide stave when empty. This was automatically set to "Auto" in my file but when I changed it to "Always" the unused staves disappeared.
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Also, the "auto" setting means the staff obeys the global "hide empty staves: setting in Format / Style / Score. So, if you have have only one staff you want hidden when empty, it's best to use the Staff/Part Properties as you describe, but if you want all staves to do this, easier to just set the global option for the score.
In reply to Also, the "auto" setting… by Marc Sabatella
Super - thanks!