LilyPond Snippets

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Printing a repeat sign at the beginning of a piece
A |: bar line can be printed at the beginning of a piece, by overriding the relevant property:
\relative c'' {
\once \override Score.BreakAlignment #'break-align-orders =
#(make-vector 3 '(instrument-name
left-edge
ambitus
span-bar
breathing-sign
clef
key-signature
time-signature
staff-bar
custos
span-bar))
\bar "|:"
c1
d1
d4 e f g
}
Shortening volta brackets
By default, the volta brackets will be drawn over all of the alternative music, but it is possible
to shorten them by setting voltaSpannerDuration. In the next example, the bracket only lasts
one measure, which is a duration of 3/4.
\relative c'' {
\time 3/4
c4 c c
\set Score.voltaSpannerDuration = #(ly:make-moment 3 4)
\repeat volta 5 { d4 d d }
\alternative {
{
e4 e e
f4 f f
}
{ g4 g g }
}
}