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Contemporary glissando

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Revision as of 18:45, 16 November 2025 by Jean Abou Samra (talk | contribs) (Replace version="2.24.0" with version="2.24" now that the LilyWiki extension supports auto-selecting the latest release in a stable series)

A contemporary glissando without a final note can be typeset using a hidden note and cadenza timing.

\version "2.24"

\relative c'' {
  \time 3/4
  \override Glissando.style = #'zigzag
  c4 c
  \cadenzaOn
  c4\glissando
  \hideNotes
  c,,4 
  \unHideNotes
  \cadenzaOff
  \bar "|"
}