Alternative bar numbering: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 06:00, 11 January 2026

Setting the alternativeNumberingStyle context property, two additional methods are available for enumerating bar numbers in repeats.

\version "2.24"

music = \relative c' {
  \repeat volta 3 {
    c4 d e f |
    \alternative {
      \volta 1 { c4 d e f | c2 d \break }
      \volta 2 { f4 g a b | f4 g a b | f2 a | \break }
      \volta 3 { c4 d e f | c2 d } } }
  c1 \bar "|."
}

{
  \textMark \markup \large "default"
  \music
}

{
  \textMark \markup \large \typewriter "numbers"
  \set Score.alternativeNumberingStyle = #'numbers
  \music
}

{
  \textMark \markup \large \typewriter "numbers-with-letters"
  \set Score.alternativeNumberingStyle = #'numbers-with-letters
  \music
}

\layout {
  \context {
    \Score
    \override TextMark.Y-offset = #5
  }
}

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-Two alternative methods for bar numbering can be set, especially for when using repeated music.
+Setting the <code>alternativeNumberingStyle</code> context property, two additional methods are available for enumerating bar numbers in repeats.
-<lilypond version="2.24" full>
+<lilypond version="2.24">
 music = \relative c' {
    \repeat volta 3 {
@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 }
-\markup "default"
 {
+  \textMark \markup \large "default"
    \music
 }
-\markup \typewriter "'numbers"
 {
+  \textMark \markup \large \typewriter "numbers"
    \set Score.alternativeNumberingStyle = #'numbers
    \music
 }
-\markup \typewriter "'numbers-with-letters"
 {
+  \textMark \markup \large \typewriter "numbers-with-letters"
    \set Score.alternativeNumberingStyle = #'numbers-with-letters
    \music
 }
-\paper { tagline = ##f }
+\layout {
+  \context {
+    \Score
+    \override TextMark.Y-offset = #5
+  }
+}
 </lilypond>
-[[Category:Included in the official documentation]]
 [[Category:Editorial annotations]]
 [[Category:Staff notation]]
 [[Category:Tweaks and overrides]]
+[[Category:Included in the official documentation]]
 [[Category:Snippet]]