orchestral bracket even with 1 staff

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orchestral bracket even with 1 staff

2012-02-29 05:09 pm

Hi,

I should like to have the orchestral bracket symbol remaining at the begin, even when there is only 1 staff.

How can i do that?

Thank you

Re: orchestral bracket even with 1 staff

Reply #1 – 2012-02-29 05:35 pm

Sorry, it seems to me that it is not possible in NWC 2.5.3 to have an orchestral bracket on a single staff.
Not even when it is layered to the following staff.

Rick G. might suggest a work-around for you.

Re: orchestral bracket even with 1 staff

Reply #2 – 2012-02-29 05:53 pm

For printing purposes, try this:

Code: (nwc) [Select · Download]

!NoteWorthyComposer(2.5)
|AddStaff
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Open (hidden)|WithNextStaff:Bracket
|Clef|Type:Treble
|Key|Signature:F#|Tonic:G
|TimeSig|Signature:Common
|Rest|Dur:Whole
|Bar|SysBreak:Y
|Rest|Dur:Whole
|Bar|SysBreak:Y
|Rest|Dur:Whole
|Bar|SysBreak:Y
|AddStaff
|StaffProperties|EndingBar:Open (hidden)
|Boundary|Style:Collapse
!NoteWorthyComposer-End

Re: orchestral bracket even with 1 staff

Reply #3 – 2012-02-29 08:59 pm

Quote from: Haymo – 2012-02-29 05:35 pm

Sorry, it seems to me that it is not possible in NWC 2.5.3 to have an orchestral bracket on a single staff.

... I maintain a doc with more than 100 nwc 1.75 files... where this (rather pretty;) bracket was set by default...

This stop my dream of mixing 1.75 and 2.0 nwc scores

Thank you

Re: orchestral bracket even with 1 staff

Reply #4 – 2012-03-01 10:13 am

Thank you Rick,
this is a neat workaround for NWC 2.5.3,

which is faster to implement than describe:

1. It needs a (new) "blank" Staff directly below where the single staff Orchestral Bracket is needed.
2. This "blank" staff must be in the same group as the staff above it.
3. This "blank" staff must (in F2) have Ending Bar set to "hidden"
4. This "blank" staff must have , using Insert > Boundary Change > "Start a collapsible section"

Re: orchestral bracket even with 1 staff

Reply #5 – 2012-03-01 01:27 pm

Neither 2 nor 3 are actually required, but the top staff must have 'Orchestral Bracket' set.