Partial measures (pickup measures)

Partial measures, such as an anacrusis or upbeat, are entered using the \partial command. The syntax for this command is \partial duration.

This is internally translated into \set Timing.measurePosition = -length of duration

The property measurePosition contains a rational number indicating how much of the measure has passed at this point.

\version "2.24"

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\relative c''{
  \partial 16*5 c16 cis d dis e | a2. c,4 | b1
}

% Below are the instruction to set the pickup bar with the grace note.
\relative c'' {
  \partial 4
  \grace f16
  g4
  a2 g2
}