Provided you use a recent version of Lilypond, e.g. 2.20.0, the pitch is carried forward from the previous note and you can write c4. 8 4.
From: lilypond-user <lilypond-user-bounces+timothy=lanfear...@gnu.org> On Behalf Of Alasdair McAndrew Sent: 27 August 2020 09:49 To: lilypond-user Mailinglist <lilypond-user@gnu.org> Subject: Question about abbreviations Hello, I don't know if this is possible in Lilypond, so I'm asking the experts... In a bar of 3/4 time I might have, say: c4. c8 c4 - a very standard rhythm. I remember once that in a score-writing system I used years ago, this could be abbreviated as c>c c. I know that < > are used in Lilypond for chords - but is some other similar abbreviation possible? Thanks, Alasdair -- https://numbersandshapes.net
