ChoirStaff - LilyPond program-reference
Description: LilyPond program-reference

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#### ChoirStaff

Identical to `StaffGroup` except that the contained staves are not connected vertically.

This context creates the following layout objects:

SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket and SystemStartSquare.

This context sets the following properties:

- Set translator property `shortVocalName` to `'()`
- Set translator property `vocalName` to `'()`
- Set translator property `systemStartDelimiter` to `'SystemStartBracket`

Context ChoirStaff can contain Staff, InnerStaffGroup, InnerChoirStaff, ChordNames, Lyrics, PianoStaff, GrandStaff, RhythmicStaff and DrumStaff

This context is built from the following engravers:

`System_start_delimiter_engraver`
  Creates a system start delimiter (ie. SystemStart{Bar, Brace, Bracket} spanner

  Properties (read)

  `systemStartDelimiter` (symbol)
    Which grob to make for the start of the system/staff? Set to `SystemStartBrace`, `SystemStartBracket` or `SystemStartBar`.
  `systemStartDelimiterHierarchy` (pair)
    A nested list, indicating the nesting of a start delimiters.
  `currentCommandColumn` (layout object)
    Grob that is X-parent to all current breakable (clef, key signature, etc.) items.
  This engraver creates the following layout objects: SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket and SystemStartSquare.

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This page is for LilyPond-2.10.33 (stable-branch).