version that you are working on. See TRANSLATION for details.
@end ignore
-@c \version "2.11.51"
+@c \version "2.11.61"
-@node Keyboard instruments
-@section Keyboard instruments
+@node Keyboard and other multi-staff instruments
+@section Keyboard and other multi-staff instruments
@lilypondfile[quote]{keyboard-headword.ly}
-This section discusses several aspects of music notation that are unique
-to keyboard instruments.
+This section discusses several aspects of music notation that are
+unique to keyboard instruments and other instruments notated on
+many staves, such as harps and vibraphones. For the purposes of
+this section this entire group of multi-staff instruments is called
+@qq{keyboards} for short, even though some of them do not have a
+keyboard.
@menu
* Common notation for keyboards::
* Piano::
* Accordion::
+* Harp::
@end menu
@node Common notation for keyboards
@subsection Common notation for keyboards
-This section discusses notation issues that may arise for most keyboard
-instruments.
+This section discusses notation issues that may arise for most
+many-stringed instruments.
@menu
* References for keyboards::
@cindex staves, keyed instruments
@cindex keyboard instrument staves
@cindex keyed instrument staves
+
@funindex PianoStaff
Keyboard instruments are usually notated with Piano staves. These
@cindex notes, cross-staff
@cindex cross-staff beams
@cindex beams, cross-staff
+
@funindex \change
@funindex change
@cindex changing staff automatically
@cindex automatic staff changes
@cindex staff changes, automatic
+
@funindex \autochange
@funindex autochange
@funindex PianoStaff
@cindex relative music and autochange
@cindex autochange and relative music
+
@funindex \relative
@funindex relative
@cindex line, cross-staff
@cindex line, staff-change
@cindex follow voice
+@cindex voice, following
@cindex staff switching
@cindex cross-staff
+
@funindex followVoice
@funindex \showStaffSwitch
@funindex showStaffSwitch
@cindex chords, cross-staff
@cindex cross-staff chords
@cindex cross staff chords
+
@funindex Stem
@funindex cross-staff
@funindex length
@cindex piano pedals
@cindex pedals, piano
@cindex sustain pedal
+@cindex pedal, sustain
@cindex sostenuto pedal
+@cindex pedal, sostenuto
@cindex una corda
@cindex tre corde
@cindex sos.
@cindex U.C.
+
@funindex \sustainOn
@funindex sustainOn
@funindex \sustainOff
@cindex pedal indication, mixed
@cindex pedal sustain style
@cindex sustain pedal style
+
@funindex pedalSustainStyle
@funindex mixed
@funindex bracket
@node Discant symbols
@unnumberedsubsubsec Discant symbols
+
@cindex accordion discant symbols
@cindex discant symbols, accordion
@cindex accordion shifts
Snippets:
@rlsr{Keyboards}.
+
+
+@node Harp
+@subsection Harp
+
+TBC
+
+@ignore
+Some possibilities:
+- glissandi
+- tremolo (for bisbigliando)
+- natural harmonics
+- directional arpeggio and non-arpeggio
+- workaroung for keeping both staves visible in an orchestral
+ score,
+http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2007-08/msg00386.html
+and http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Item?u=1&id=312
+
+An LSR snippet could be used to demonstrate the main items; in the
+case of glissandi, it would be desirable to have a demonstration
+of different styles.
+
+@end ignore
+