scamp.score.Staff

class scamp.score.Staff(measures: Sequence[Measure], name: str = None)

Bases: ScoreComponent, ScoreContainer

Representation of a single staff of a western-notated score

Parameters:

• measures – Chronological list of Measure objects contained in this staff

• name – Name of this staff in the score

Methods

length()	Length of this Staff in beats.
to_music_xml()	Convert this score component to its corresponding pymusicxml component

Inherited Methods

append(item)	Add a child ScoreComponent of the appropriate type
export_lilypond(file_path[, non_score_blocks])	Convert and wrap as a LilyPond (.ly) file, and save to the given path.
export_music_xml(file_path[, pretty_print])	Convert and wrap as a MusicXML score, and save to the given path.
export_pdf(file_path[, non_score_blocks])	Exports score as a PDF file and saves it to the given file_path
extend(items)	Add several child ScoreComponents of the appropriate type
index(item)	Get the index of the given child ScoreComponent
insert(index, item)	Insert a child ScoreComponent at the given index.
pop([i])	Pop and return the child ScoreComponent at the given index.
print_lilypond([wrap_as_file, non_score_blocks])	Convert and print LilyPond code, via the abjad library.
print_music_xml([pretty_print])	Convert and wrap as a MusicXML score, and print the resulting XML.
remove(item)	Remove the given child ScoreComponent.
show([non_score_blocks])	Using the abjad.show command, generates and opens a PDF of the music represented by this component
show_xml()	Convert and wrap as a MusicXML score, and open it up in notation software.
to_abjad([wrap_as_file, non_score_blocks])	Convert this score component to its corresponding abjad component
to_lilypond([wrap_as_file, non_score_blocks])	Convert to LilyPond code, via the abjad library.

Attributes

measures

Chronological list of Measure objects contained in this staff

property measures: Sequence[Measure]

Chronological list of Measure objects contained in this staff

length() → float

Length of this Staff in beats. (i.e. end beat of its last measure)

to_music_xml() → Part

Convert this score component to its corresponding pymusicxml component

append(item: ScoreComponent) → None

Add a child ScoreComponent of the appropriate type

export_lilypond(file_path: str, non_score_blocks: Sequence = None, **lilypond_file_args) → None

Convert and wrap as a LilyPond (.ly) file, and save to the given path.

Parameters:

• file_path – file path to save to

• non_score_blocks – a list of abjad.Block objects (or strings containing the LilyPond code for such a block, which are then parsed by abjad); typical blocks might be a header block, a layout block, or a paper block. If no header block is specified, one will be created with the score’s title and composer. If a header is specified, title and composer will be added if not present.

• lilypond_file_args – any additional keyword arguments will be passed along to the constructor of abjad.LilyPondFile (assuming wrap_as_file is True). This allows for setting staff size and various other customizations.

export_music_xml(file_path: str, pretty_print: bool = True) → None

Convert and wrap as a MusicXML score, and save to the given path.

Parameters:

• file_path – file path to save to

• pretty_print – whether or not to take the extra space and format the file with indentations, etc.

export_pdf(file_path: str, non_score_blocks: Sequence = None, **lilypond_file_args) → None

Exports score as a PDF file and saves it to the given file_path

Parameters:

• file_path – where to save the PDF

• non_score_blocks – a list of abjad.Block objects (or strings containing the LilyPond code for such a block, which are then parsed by abjad); typical blocks might be a header block, a layout block, or a paper block. If no header block is specified, one will be created with the score’s title and composer. If a header is specified, title and composer will be added if not present.

• lilypond_file_args – any additional keyword arguments will be passed along to the constructor of abjad.LilyPondFile (assuming wrap_as_file is True). This allows for setting staff size and various other customizations.

extend(items) → None

Add several child ScoreComponents of the appropriate type

index(item) → int

Get the index of the given child ScoreComponent

insert(index, item) → None

Insert a child ScoreComponent at the given index.

pop(i=-1) → ScoreComponent

Pop and return the child ScoreComponent at the given index.

print_lilypond(wrap_as_file: bool = False, non_score_blocks: Sequence = None, **lilypond_file_args) → None

Convert and print LilyPond code, via the abjad library.

Parameters:

• wrap_as_file – if True, wraps this as an abjad.LilypondFile

• non_score_blocks – (Only applicable if wrap_as_file is set to True). A list of abjad.Block objects (or strings containing the LilyPond code for such a block, which are then parsed by abjad). Typical blocks might be a header block, a layout block, or a paper block. If no header block is specified, one will be created with the score’s title and composer. If a header is specified, title and composer will be added if not present.

• lilypond_file_args – any additional keyword arguments will be passed along to the constructor of abjad.LilyPondFile (assuming wrap_as_file is True). This allows for setting staff size and various other customizations.

print_music_xml(pretty_print: bool = True) → None

Convert and wrap as a MusicXML score, and print the resulting XML.

Parameters:

pretty_print – whether or not to take the extra space and format the file with indentations, etc.

remove(item) → None

Remove the given child ScoreComponent.

show(non_score_blocks: Sequence = None, **lilypond_file_args) → None

Using the abjad.show command, generates and opens a PDF of the music represented by this component

Parameters:

• non_score_blocks – a list of abjad.Block objects (or strings containing the LilyPond code for such a block, which are then parsed by abjad); typical blocks might be a header block, a layout block, or a paper block. If no header block is specified, one will be created with the score’s title and composer. If a header is specified, title and composer will be added if not present.

• lilypond_file_args – any additional keyword arguments will be passed along to the constructor of abjad.LilyPondFile (assuming wrap_as_file is True). This allows for setting staff size and various other customizations.

show_xml() → None

Convert and wrap as a MusicXML score, and open it up in notation software. (The software to use is defined in engraving_settings.music_xml_open_command.)

to_abjad(wrap_as_file: bool = False, non_score_blocks: Sequence = None, **lilypond_file_args) → abjad.Component

Convert this score component to its corresponding abjad component

Parameters:

• wrap_as_file – if True, wraps this as an abjad.LilypondFile

• non_score_blocks – (Only applicable if wrap_as_file is set to True). A list of abjad.Block objects (or strings containing the LilyPond code for such a block, which are then parsed by abjad). Typical blocks might be a header block, a layout block, or a paper block. If no header block is specified, one will be created with the score’s title and composer. If a header is specified, title and composer will be added if not present.

• lilypond_file_args – any additional keyword arguments will be passed along to the constructor of abjad.LilyPondFile (assuming wrap_as_file is True). This allows for setting staff size and various other customizations.

to_lilypond(wrap_as_file: bool = False, non_score_blocks: Sequence = None, **lilypond_file_args) → str

Convert to LilyPond code, via the abjad library.

Parameters:

• wrap_as_file – if True, wraps this as an abjad.LilypondFile

• non_score_blocks – (Only applicable if wrap_as_file is set to True). A list of abjad.Block objects (or strings containing the LilyPond code for such a block, which are then parsed by abjad). Typical blocks might be a header block, a layout block, or a paper block. If no header block is specified, one will be created with the score’s title and composer. If a header is specified, title and composer will be added if not present.

• lilypond_file_args – any additional keyword arguments will be passed along to the constructor of abjad.LilyPondFile (assuming wrap_as_file is True). This allows for setting staff size and various other customizations.

Returns:

a string containing the LilyPond code