The staff group object
Type: Dictionary
The staff group object is a way to group staff layouts together, for the purposes of giving them a unified name and/or grouping symbol. You can also nest staff group objects within another, to represent more complex groupings of staves, as in large orchestral scores.Keys:
| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| An array of staff group objects, staff objects | Yes | ||
| staff label object | No | An optional name for this group of staves. If provided, this should be rendered to the left of the staff group. | |
| staff symbol object | No | The symbol to use along the left vertical edge of this group of staves. If omitted, the default value is "none". Note that the child objects might also define their own own "symbol" attributes. |
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The string "group"
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Yes |
Examples
This object is used in the following examples: