Creeate new score - linked staffs
In 'Create New Score', there is an explanation about linked staffs.
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/create-new-score#add-linked_staff
It reads:
This arrangement of staves is commonly used to create linked staff/tablature for the guitar or other plucked-string instruments.
What I dont get is that exactly the same explation is given about staffs that are not linked.
I can understand the reason for linking staff and tabulature for the guitar, but there must be other situations where it's more natural to use un-linked staffs.
I would suggest that un-linked staffs are typically used for instruments with several voices, where you want each voice to have it's own staff line, instead of combining them into one (e.g 1. and 2. violin).
Can someone clarify?
Comments
Piano (2 staves) and Organ (2-3 staves) are examples. Key here is more one player on one instrument, left hand, right hand, feet. Violin 1 and 2 could be done, but would be 2 different instruments, played by 2 different musicians.
Check whether you like my attempt to clarify that handbook page
In the Classical Orchestra template two unlinked staves are used for the Horns. I don't like this because things such as dynamics are assigned to instruments (rather than staves) by default, so delete I always one of the staves and enter a new instrument to give the two lines independence from one another. As Jojo said, it is perfect for Harp, Piano, Organ...
In reply to In the Classical Orchestra… by mike320
Well the point here is really the handbook, which claims that the typical use for un-linked staffs, is for guitar, pitch staff and tabulature.
I suggest that er may add something like
"This is also usefull in cases when one Instrument (like piano or organ) is performing multiple voices simultaneously"
In reply to Well the point here is… by Niels Erik Nielsen 2
The right expression may not be exactly like that; but the real reason is something like this:
"Instruments with a wide pitch-range and played with two hands (such as piano, org, harp) usually use two staffs, one with a bass clef (bottom) and the other with a treble clef (top). = Grand Staff"
In reply to Well the point here is… by Niels Erik Nielsen 2
The statement "the typical use for un-linked staffs, is for guitar, pitch staff and tabulature" I believe is a false statement. This is actually an unusual use for unlinked staves. A user would only want to use this technique if they were trying to do some special annotation to be visible on one staff and not the other. I've seen discussions where this is the route to go, but they are by far the exception to the use of unlinked staves.
Maybe a guitar or lute player could respond my assertion.
In reply to The statement "the typical… by mike320
If we agree that the statement is false. How do we get it corrected?
I will change it in the danish translation.
In reply to The statement "the typical… by mike320
The string pluckers haven't piped in so I don't know it is definitely correct. Perhaps I would get more of a response if I went ahead and changed it.
In reply to The string pluckers haven't… by mike320
Already updated. Add Staff/Add Linked Staff.
Guitar staff/tab can be linked or unlinked. Ultimately it's a matter of preference, but unlinked staff/tab has the advantage of independent editing of staves, allowing notation of harmonics, 8va passages and other features which may not be possible with linked staff/tab.