I've tried using paired brackets, that doesn't work either. However, the manual says you don't need paired beam brackets.
> \time 5/4 > > \repeat volta 2 { > > \times 4/7 {<d' a'>4.. > > ^\markup {seven against five} a'8}] > > \times 4/7 {d'8. a'4} > > \times 4/7 {d'16 a'4.. a'16} > > \times 4/7 {d'4 a'8.} > > \times 4/7 {d'8 a'4..} Hi, you always need a _pair_ of brackets. In your example I can't find a starting "["-bracket. Not sure, but perhaps \noBeam is better here. HTH, Harm P.S. Please make sure to post a compilable example, with \version _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user