changing names of instruments on different pages of a score

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Post by kruker » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:19 pm

How I can change the name of the isntrument on different pages of a score? Ex. I have an english horn playing as well the 3rd oboe part so I want him to play the oboe on the page 5-7. I'd like to change the name of the staff for those pages without changing it on the other pages. How can I do that?

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Post by michelp » Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:01 pm

Create a staff style, with a specific staff name.
Then select the region of the staff and apply it.
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Post by kruker » Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:32 pm

Thanks for reply. However, I have one more question. How I can change the group (groups and brackets) name on different pages of the score?

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Post by michelp » Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:27 pm

kruker wrote:Thanks for reply. However, I have one more question. How I can change the group (groups and brackets) name on different pages of the score?
To the best of my knowledge, group names are not an option in the parameters of the staff styles. Logical, staff styles are supposed to apply to ... staves.

Workaround :
1) don't display a group name
2) for one of the staves only, display its name and reposition it.
3) create a staff style with another name for that same staff, and if needed, reposition it. Apply to the region.
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:00 pm

kruker wrote:...I have one more question. How I can change the group (groups and brackets) name on different pages of the score?
It's possible, but it requires some work, since you can't do it with a staff style.
You have to do it system by system:

Page Layout Tool.
Optimize the system(s).
Or toggle "Allow Individual Staff Spacing" on.

When you switch to the Staff Tool, you can edit Group Attributes on a "System by System" basis in the systems that are optimized (= the systems that have "Allow Individual Staff Spacing" toggled on).

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