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Ambitus

The term ambitus (pl. ambitus) denotes a range of pitches for a given voice in a part of music. It may also denote the pitch range that a musical instrument is capable of playing. Ambitus are printed on vocal parts so that performers can easily determine if it matches their capabilities.

Ambitus are denoted at the beginning of a piece near the initial clef. The range is graphically specified by two note heads that represent the lowest and highest pitches. Accidentals are only printed if they are not part of the key signature.

     
     \layout {
       \context {
         \Voice
         \consists "Ambitus_engraver"
       }
     }
     
     \relative c'' {
       aes c e2
       cis,1
     }

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Selected Snippets

Adding ambitus per voice

Ambitus can be added per voice. In this case, the ambitus must be moved manually to prevent collisions.

     
     \new Staff <<
       \new Voice \with {
         \consists "Ambitus_engraver"
       } \relative c'' {
         \override Ambitus #'X-offset = #2.0
         \voiceOne
         c4 a d e
         f1
       }
       \new Voice \with {
         \consists "Ambitus_engraver"
       } \relative c' {
         \voiceTwo
         es4 f g as
         b1
       }
     >>

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Ambitus with multiple voices

Adding the Ambitus_engraver to the Staff context creates a single ambitus per staff, even in the case of staves with multiple voices.

     
     \new Staff \with {
       \consists "Ambitus_engraver"
       }
     <<
       \new Voice \relative c'' {
         \voiceOne
         c4 a d e
         f1
       }
       \new Voice \relative c' {
         \voiceTwo
         es4 f g as
         b1
       }
     >>
     

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See also

Music Glossary: ambitus.

Snippets: Pitches.

Internals Reference: Ambitus_engraver, Voice, Staff, Ambitus, AmbitusAccidental, AmbitusLine, AmbitusNoteHead, ambitus-interface.

Known issues and warnings

There is no collision handling in the case of multiple per-voice ambitus.

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