Re: clef change in 1st ending

[Jean Abou Samra]

Le 26/10/2021 à 01:21, David Zelinsky a écrit :
> I have a repeated section that starts in tenor clef, then changes to
> bass clef (before the repeat).  I want to show a tenor clef at the end
> of the 1st ending, just before the repeat sign, as a reminder that the
> repeat starts in that clef.  But when I put '\clef "tenor"' in the first
> \alternative, the 2nd ending then also gets engraved in tenor clef,
> which is not right.  Adding '\clef "bass" at the beginning of the 2nd
> \alternative makes the tenor clef in the 1st ending disappear.
>
> What is the correct way to deal with this situation?
>
> (I'm sure I've seen a way to force a clef to be visible in situations
> like this, but try as I might I can't find it.)
>
> -David


David,

I'd do it like this:

\version "2.22.1"

{
  \clef tenor
  \repeat volta 2 {
    c'1
    \clef bass
    c'1
  }
  \alternative {
    {
      c'1
      \set Staff.clefGlyph = "clefs.C"
    }
    { c'1 }
  }
  c'1
}

Best,
Jean