View source for Entering several tuplets using only one \tuplet command

The property <code>tupletSpannerDuration</code> sets how long each of the tuplets contained within the brackets after <code>\tuplet</code> should last. Many consecutive tuplets can then be placed within a single <code>\tuplet</code> expression, thus saving typing.

There are several ways to set <code>tupletSpannerDuration</code>. The command <code>\tupletSpan</code> sets it to a given duration, and clears it when instead of a duration <code>\default</code> is specified. Another way is to use an optional argument with <code>\tuplet</code>.

<lilypond version="2.24.0">
\relative c' {
  \time 2/4
  \tupletSpan 4
  \tuplet 3/2 { c8^"\\tupletSpan 4" c c c c c }
  \tupletSpan \default
  \tuplet 3/2 { c8^"\\tupletSpan \\default" c c c c c }
  \tuplet 3/2 4 { c8^"\\tuplet 3/2 4 {...}" c c c c c }
}
</lilypond>

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