Showing original clef or time sig. at start of score
Editors of scholarly editions often want to indicate that a clef or time signature other than that found in the original source has been used. Typically a small (like one measure) set of staff lines with the original clef or signature is printed at the beginning of the piece; see screen shot for sample. What's the best way to do this in MuseScore?
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You can create a score with Musescore (even with 6 lines! -> 'Staff/Part properties...' context menu) with the view you want, copy it with 'Image Capture' and paste it at the beginning of the other score.
In reply to You can create a score with… by ILPEPITO
Thank you. This suggestion works as long as the new score you create has exactly the same distance between the two halves of the grand staff; not hard as long as you're aware of this going in. Otherwise things don't line up right.
In reply to Thank you. This suggestion… by redux02
There is also a second way to do what you need (provided you don't care about the six lines...), that is to insert a 'Horizontal Box' between the first and second measure, and handle any unwanted objects by making them invisible. It's just a matter of working on it..
In reply to There is also a second way… by ILPEPITO
The problem of the distance between the two staves can be solved by copying each staff as an image separately. This, if i understand what you mean.
In reply to There is also a second way… by ILPEPITO
Your second suggestion is excellent; I am well acquainted with frames but did not think to use one this way. (My current project requires only five lines on a staff 😅.) One could use separate images to avoid any issues arising from differences between grand staff spacing. But then one would have to get the images perfectly positioned vertically relative to the staff. I have sometimes wished that MuseScore could use guidelines the same way that my publishing programs do – just pull down a guideline from the ruler and you can line everything up just right.
In reply to This is excellent; I am well… by redux02
There are step-by-step instructions here, with an image of the final result: https://musescore.org/en/node/353311
There are some early music symbols in the Master Palette, and you could also install the Serenissima font, to make the incipit look more interesting: https://www.earlymusicsources.com/more/font-serenissima