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Creating contexts
Contexts for a music expression can be selected manually, using the following music expression.
\context contexttype [= contextname] musicexpr
This instructs lilypond to interpret musicexpr within the context of type contexttype and with name contextname. If this context does not exist, it will be created.
\score {
\notes \relative c'' {
c4 <d4 \context Staff = "another" e4> f
}
}
![[picture of music]](lily-1113310444.png)
In this example, the c and d are printed on the
default staff. For the e, a context Staff called
another is specified; since that does not exist, a new
context is created. Within another, a (default) Voice context
is created for the e4. When all music referring to a
context is finished, the context is ended as well. So after the
third quarter, another is removed.
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