Formatting cue notes

The previous section explains how to quote other voices. The \cueDuring command is a more specialized form of \quoteDuring, being particularly useful for inserting cue notes into a part. The syntax is as follows:

  \cueDuring #partname #voice music

This command copies the corresponding measures from partname into a CueVoice context. The CueVoice is created implicitly, and occurs simultaneously with music, which creates a polyphonic situation. The voice argument determines whether the cue notes should be notated as a first or second voice; DOWN corresponds to the first voice, and UP corresponds to the second.

     
     oboe = \relative c'' {
       r2 r8 d16 f e g f a
       g8 g16 g g2.
     }
     \addQuote "oboe" { \oboe }
     
     \new Voice \relative c'' {
       \cueDuring #"oboe" #UP { R1 }
       g2 c,
     }

In the above example, the Voice context had to be explicitly declared, or else the entire music expression would belong to the CueVoice context.

The name of the cued instrument can be printed by setting the instrumentCueName property.

     
     oboe = \relative c''' {
       g4 r8 e16 f e4 d
     }
     \addQuote oboe { \oboe }
     
     \new Staff \relative c'' <<
       \new CueVoice \with {
         instrumentCueName = "ob."
       }
       \new Voice {
         \cueDuring #"oboe" #UP { R1 }
         g4. b8 d2
       }
     >>

The \killCues command is used to remove the cue notes from a music expression.

     
     flute = \relative c''' {
       r2 cis2 r2 dis2
     }
     \addQuote flute { \flute }
     
     \new Voice \relative c'' {
       \killCues {
         \cueDuring #"flute" #UP { R1 }
         g4. b8 d2
       }
     }

When typesetting cue notes, some guidelines should be followed:

• The instrument playing the cue should be clearly marked on the score.
• When the cue notes end, the name of the original instrument should be indicated.
• Any other changes introduced by the cued part should also be undone. For example, if the cued instrument plays in a different clef, the original clef should be stated once again.

The \transposedCueDuring command is useful to add cues for instruments in a completely different register. Having piccolo cues within a contrabassoon part is a good example.

     
     piccolo = \relative c''' {
       \clef "treble^8"
       R1
       c8 c c e g2
       a4 g g2
     }
     \addQuote "piccolo" { \piccolo }
     
     cbassoon = \relative c, {
       \clef "bass_8"
       c4 r g r
       \transposedCueDuring #"piccolo" #UP c,, { R1 }
       c4 r g r
     }
     
     <<
       \new Staff = "piccolo" \piccolo
       \new Staff = "cbassoon" \cbassoon
     >>

See also

Snippets: Staff notation.

Internals Reference: CueVoice, Voice.

Known issues and warnings

Collisions are not checked between Voice and CueVoice contexts.

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