Secondary brackets

Secondary brackets are a second level of staff grouping. They are positioned to the left of brackets and allow you to mark groups of staves within a bracketed group. In Dorico Pro, secondary brackets can appear as a brace or as a sub-bracket.

By default, secondary brackets appear as sub-brackets: thin lines with square corners that extend beyond the bracket. You can change the appearance of secondary brackets and hide/show them for adjacent identical instruments in bracketed groups in each layout independently.


Figure 1. Secondary bracket as a sub-bracket	Figure 2. Secondary bracket as a brace

Note

You cannot show sub-sub-brackets in addition to braces, you can only show sub-sub-brackets in addition to sub-brackets.

You can input and delete sub-brackets from selected rhythmic positions using custom bracket/brace groups.

You can change various aspects of the appearance and position of secondary brackets, such as whether sub-brackets reach to the systemic barline or just to the bracket, in the Sub-brackets subsection of the Design section of the Brackets and Braces page in Engrave > Engraving Options.