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Request to have the ability to add more lines to single-lined (percussion) instruments, but each line specifies to the number of that instruments that combine into one stave.
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Description
Your idea
Add lines to single-lined (percussion) instruments (which will signify the number of how many there are of the same instrument(s)) that are only notated to one line. Meaning that a single-lined instruments can be added more lines with how many there are of the same instrument(s).
(The feature for adding more lines to (a) single-lined (percussion) instrument(s) already exist but they will only use one line of the added lines, meaning added lines will not be used.)
Ideas for how it will look:
The single-lined instrument notated if only meaning to one of that instrument:
The single-lined instrument notated if meaning to multiple of that instrument:
(The feature for adding more lines to (a) single-lined instrument(s) already exist but they will only use one line of the added lines, meaning added lines will not be used.)
If the line only (or also) uses the spaces of that instrument, it will be notated like this:
(The note on the spaces will mean the high note and the note on the lines will mean the lower note.)
For dynamics it should probably be aligned to each voice if it will be specific only to one of those single-lined instruments.
See https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/22175
Problem to be solved
The problem that my idea would solve is most importantly the tiring workaround that most composers composing for single-lined percussion would rather do.
The way that they would do it is that they would add the specified number of single-lined instrument(s) then they would make it invisible (after adding the parts), then the notation of those single-lined instrument(s) combined would then be copied to a different instrument which will not be played and is pitched, then they would remove some lines (or add) so that it would be notated accurately. This is maybe the only way that it would align with their desired playback. This is how it would look without making the specific instruments invisible:
(This here is also how I would notate it with dynamics, (probably not done by most though.)
This workaround is tiring and is very impractical, doing this especially maybe for symphonies and large percussion ensemble works may take hours if not more.
Prior art
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Additional context
The feature for adding more lines to (a) single-lined (mostly percussion) instrument(s) already exists but the note will only use the first line from the top, meaning added lines will not be used.
Have you noticed that I used "Chinese Gongs" in the problem to be solved section? No that is not literal, or a dumb way to suggest adding Chinese gongs (but that would be pretty nice), its just a way to basically summarize all of the single-lined instruments, all are percussion (if there are instruments that use single-lined staves that aren't percussion tell me), most only use the line alone, and most rare percussion aren't in musecore or muse sounds :(.
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Research direction
The issue names no source files, tests, or entry points. Start by reproducing the existing multi-line behavior for single-lined percussion instruments and review the related dynamics discussion in issue #22175. Done would require the requested instrument count to use the added lines while retaining the intended playback and notation behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100