Positioning multi-measure rests: Difference between revisions
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Unlike ordinary rests, there is no predefined command to change the staff position of a multi-measure rest symbol of either form by attaching it to a note. However, | Unlike ordinary rests, there is no predefined command to change the staff position of a multi-measure rest symbol of either form by attaching it to a note. However, multi-measure rests in odd-numbered and even-numbered voices are vertically separated in polyphonic music. | ||
This snippet shows how positioning of multi-measure rests can be controlled. | This snippet shows how positioning of multi-measure rests can be controlled. | ||
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% Multi-measure rests by default are set under the fourth line. | % Multi-measure rests by default are set under the fourth line. | ||
R1 | R1 | ||
% They can be moved using an override. | % They can be moved using an override or tweak. | ||
\ | \tweak staff-position -2 R1 | ||
\tweak staff-position 0 R1 | |||
\ | \tweak staff-position 2 R1 | ||
\override MultiMeasureRest.staff-position = 3 R1 | |||
\ | \override MultiMeasureRest.staff-position = 6 R1 | ||
\override MultiMeasureRest.staff-position = 3 | |||
\override MultiMeasureRest.staff-position = 6 | |||
\revert MultiMeasureRest.staff-position | \revert MultiMeasureRest.staff-position | ||
\break | \break | ||
% | % Odd-numbered voices are under the top line. | ||
<< { R1 } \\ { a1 } >> | << { R1 } \\ { a1 } >> | ||
% Even-numbered voices are under the bottom line. | % Even-numbered voices are under the bottom line. | ||
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% Separating multi-measure rests in more than two voices | % Separating multi-measure rests in more than two voices | ||
% requires an override. | % requires an override or tweak. | ||
<< { R1 } \\ { R1 } \\ | << { R1 } \\ { R1 } \\ { \tweak staff-position -2 R1 } | ||
>> | >> | ||