Hi Ming, Perhaps if you used
\relative a' { a4 c b e | } instead of \relative c'' { a4 c b e | } you'd be able to reuse the material? Also, there are \extractMusic functions which you might be able to use, to pull just specific chunks (e.g., one measure) out of a larger variable. Hope this helps! Kieren. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user