Editing Numbering groups of measures

This snippet demonstrates the use of the <code>Measure_counter_engraver</code> to number groups of successive measures. Any stretch of measures may be numbered, whether consisting of repetitions or not.

The engraver must be added to the appropriate context. Here, a <code>Staff</code> context is used; another possibility is a <code>Dynamics</code> context.

The counter is begun with <code>\startMeasureCount</code> and ended with <code>\stopMeasureCount</code>. Numbering will start by default with 1, but this behavior may be modified by overriding the <code>count-from</code> property.

When a measure extends across a line break, the number will appear twice, the second time in parentheses.

<lilypond version="2.24.0" full>
\layout {
  \context {
    \Staff
    \consists #Measure_counter_engraver
  }
}

\new Staff {
  \startMeasureCount
  \repeat unfold 7 {
    c'4 d' e' f'
  }
  \stopMeasureCount
  \bar "||"
  g'4 f' e' d'
  \override Staff.MeasureCounter.count-from = #2
  \startMeasureCount
  \repeat unfold 5 {
    g'4 f' e' d'
  }
  g'4 f'
  \bar ""
  \break
  e'4 d'
  \repeat unfold 7 {
    g'4 f' e' d'
  }
  \stopMeasureCount
}

\paper { tagline = ##f }
</lilypond>

[[Category:Included in the official documentation]]
[[Category:Contexts and engravers]]
[[Category:Editorial annotations]]
[[Category:Repeats]]
[[Category:Staff notation]]