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A curved caesura mark is also available.
A curved caesura mark is also available.


<lilypond version="2.24.0">
<lilypond version="2.24">
\relative c'' {
\relative c'' {
   \override BreathingSign.text = \markup {
   \override BreathingSign.text = \markup {

Revision as of 18:55, 16 November 2025

Caesura marks can be created by overriding the 'text property of the BreathingSign object.

A curved caesura mark is also available.

\version "2.24"

\relative c'' {
  \override BreathingSign.text = \markup {
    \musicglyph "scripts.caesura.straight"
  }
  c8 e4. \breathe g8. e16 c4

  \override BreathingSign.text = \markup {
    \musicglyph "scripts.caesura.curved"
  }
  g8 e'4. \breathe g8. e16 c4
}