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By default, the volta brackets will be drawn over all of the alternative music, but it is possible to shorten them by setting <code>voltaSpannerDuration</code>. In the next example, the bracket only lasts one measure, which is a duration of 3/4.
By default, volta brackets are drawn over all of the alternative music, but it is possible to shorten them by setting <code>voltaSpannerDuration</code>. In the snippet, the bracket spans onle a single measure, which has a duration of 3/4.


<lilypond version="2.24">
<lilypond version="2.24">

Latest revision as of 10:50, 4 December 2025

By default, volta brackets are drawn over all of the alternative music, but it is possible to shorten them by setting voltaSpannerDuration. In the snippet, the bracket spans onle a single measure, which has a duration of 3/4.

\version "2.24"

\relative c'' {
  \time 3/4
  c4 c c
  \set Score.voltaSpannerDuration = #(ly:make-moment 3/4)
  \repeat volta 5 {
    d4 d d
    \alternative {
      \volta 1,2,3,4 {
        e4 e e
        f4 f f }
      \volta 5 {
        g4 g g } } }
}