On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 10:55:17PM +0100, Henry Law wrote: > I'm writing a part in 4/4 which requires the player to remain silent for the > first three bars. I want to compress the rests, so I want the page to start > with a "Full measure" rest with the number 3 above it. > > The notation manual under the heading "Full measure rests" suggests that I > code an R1 and then multiply it by the number of bars I want. My test file > is therefore this: > > \version "2.16.2" > > baritone = { > \relative c'' { > \key a \major > \compressFullBarRests > \time 4/4 > R1*3 > } > } > > \score { > \new Staff \baritone > } > > But from http://www.lawshouse.org/music/DoubleWholeRest.pdf you can see that > the result is three bars' worth of rests (a double-whole rest and a whole > rest), with the number 3 above. Surely that's double-counting, amounting to > nine bars of 4/4!
No. That's standard but not necessarily modern notation. You will see that in lots of classical music. Put: \override Score.MultiMeasureRest #'expand-limit = #1 in your music to avoid what are sometimes called "church rests." HTH Paul Scott > > Of course, it's me that's doing something wrong; but what? > > -- > > Henry Law Manchester, England > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user