At smaller sizes, LilyPond uses proportionally heavier lines so the
music will still read well.
-@ignore
This also allows staves of different sizes to coexist peacefully when
used together on the same page:
-@c TODO: are the stems in this example the right thickness? How should
-@c line weights be scaled for small staves?
-
@c Grieg's Violin Sonata Op. 45
@lilypond[indent=1.5cm]
global = {
\score {
<<
\new Staff \with {
- fontSize = #-4
- \override StaffSymbol.staff-space = #(magstep -4)
- \override StaffSymbol.thickness = #(magstep -3)
+ \magnifyStaff #2/3
}
\relative c' {
\global
>>
}
@end lilypond
-@end ignore
+
@node Why work so hard?
@unnumberedsubsec Why work so hard?