Re: Terminology question

[Jacques Menu]

Thanks everybody for your help!

I asked the question because MusicXML describes an element of the figured bass 
this way:

  
3
8
  

I’ll use ‘figured bass element’ and 'figured bass elements’, they suit my 
purpose nicely.

A nice day!

JM


> Le 15 juin 2021 à 20:31, Hans Åberg  a écrit :
> 
> It is Merriam–Webster—there are many Webster. And no.
> 
> 
>> On 15 Jun 2021, at 20:24, Mark Stephen Mrotek  wrote:
>> 
>> Hans,
>> 
>> For Webster is a haircut only just a hair cut?
>> 
>> M
>> 
>> From: lilypond-user 
>> [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr@gnu.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Hans Åberg
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:08 AM
>> To: Jacques Menu 
>> Cc: lilypond-user 
>> Subject: Re: Terminology question
>> 
>> 
>>> On 15 Jun 2021, at 16:20, Jacques Menu  wrote:
>>> 
>>> What would be the plural of ‘figured bass’,…
>> 
>> It is figured basses, or continuos (singular continuo), according to 
>> Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
> 

Re: Inserting a one-time Volta bracket

[Thomas Morley]

Am Di., 15. Juni 2021 um 08:44 Uhr schrieb Brent Annable
:
>
> Here are my efforts so far. I don't think this solution is very elegant, but 
> if I could find a way to extend the measure length to accommodate the text, 
> this might work. But I'm sure there must be an easier way.
>
> Sorry for the massive file, but I thought it was best to include the entire 
> context since the spanner for the bracket seems to be affected by lots of 
> different things.
>
> Brent.
>
> On Tue, 15 Jun 2021 at 14:41, Brent Annable  wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm trying to create the effect in the picture, of a one-time Volta bracket 
>> above the staff with the text "last time only". I would prefer the text to 
>> be inside the bracket, but that's another matter. Right now I'm just looking 
>> for a way to get the bracket up there - I've tried using actual Volta 
>> repeats and deleting/removing/changing things with tips from previous emails 
>> and snippets, but after an hour I'm just not getting anywhere.
>>
>> Does somebody know an easy way?
>>
>> Many thanks and regards,
>>
>> Brent.

Why not one of below?

\version "2.22.0"

\allowVoltaHook "|"

#(define-bar-line "|-foo" "|" #f "|")

{
  \override Score.VoltaBracket.font-name = ""
  \override Score.VoltaBracket.springs-and-rods = #ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods
  \override Score.VoltaBracket.minimum-length = 40
  \repeat volta 2 R1
  \alternative {
{
  \set Score.repeatCommands = #'((volta "foobarbuzzfoobarbuzz"))
  R
  \bar "|-foo"
}
  }
}

Dan cleaned up some volta stuff:

\version "2.23.0"

\allowVoltaHook "|"

{
  R1
  \override Score.VoltaBracket.text = "foobarbuzzfoobarbuzz"
  \override Score.VoltaBracket.font-name = ""
  \override Score.VoltaBracket.springs-and-rods = #ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods
  \override Score.VoltaBracket.minimum-length = 40
  \volta 1 R1
}

HTH,
  Harm

Re: Terminology question

[Hans Åberg]

It is Merriam–Webster—there are many Webster. And no.


> On 15 Jun 2021, at 20:24, Mark Stephen Mrotek  wrote:
> 
> Hans,
>  
> For Webster is a haircut only just a hair cut?
>  
> M
>  
> From: lilypond-user 
> [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Hans 
> Åberg
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:08 AM
> To: Jacques Menu 
> Cc: lilypond-user 
> Subject: Re: Terminology question
>  
>  
>> On 15 Jun 2021, at 16:20, Jacques Menu  wrote:
>>  
>> What would be the plural of ‘figured bass’,…
>  
> It is figured basses, or continuos (singular continuo), according to 
> Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

RE: Terminology question

[Mark Stephen Mrotek]

Hans,

 

For Webster is a haircut only just a hair cut?

 

M

 

From: lilypond-user [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr@gnu.org] 
On Behalf Of Hans Åberg
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:08 AM
To: Jacques Menu 
Cc: lilypond-user 
Subject: Re: Terminology question

 

 

On 15 Jun 2021, at 16:20, Jacques Menu mailto:imj-muz...@bluewin.ch> > wrote:

 

What would be the plural of ‘figured bass’,…

 

It is figured basses, or continuos (singular continuo), according to 
Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

 

 

Re: Terminology question

[Hans Åberg]

> On 15 Jun 2021, at 16:20, Jacques Menu  wrote:
> 
> What would be the plural of ‘figured bass’,…

It is figured basses, or continuos (singular continuo), according to 
Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

Re: Terminology question

[Shane Brandes]

It never crossed my mind that figured bass was anything other than a non
countable noun. Just like fish or sheep. As a spoken term it sounds more
like a tax term.

Shane

On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 11:01 AM David Sumbler  wrote:

> I think the real question is "what do you call a single figure or column
> of figures under a bass note".  So far as I am aware, the term "figured
> bass" means a bass line (not a single note) that has figuring to indicate
> the harmonies.
>
> If I want to talk about a number of such bass lines - e.g. the bass lines
> of several pieces so notated - then I would call them "figured basses".
>
> I'm not sure that I have ever heard of a term to describe one single
> harmony so notated.
>
> Not a very helpful answer to your query, perhaps, but that's the usage I
> am familiar with.
>
> David
>
>
> On Tue, 2021-06-15 at 16:20 +0200, Jacques Menu wrote:
>
> Hello folks,
>
> What would be the plural of ‘figured bass’, if that applies, to
> denote several occurrences of the figures in a score, the same way has
> there can be several harmonies? Maybe ‘figured bass figures’?
>
> In the example below, there 5 such occurrences:
>
> Thanks for. your help!
>
> JM
>
>
>

Re: Terminology question

[David Sumbler]

I think the real question is "what do you call a single figure or
column of figures under a bass note".  So far as I am aware, the term
"figured bass" means a bass line (not a single note) that has figuring
to indicate the harmonies.

If I want to talk about a number of such bass lines - e.g. the bass
lines of several pieces so notated - then I would call them "figured
basses".

I'm not sure that I have ever heard of a term to describe one single
harmony so notated.

Not a very helpful answer to your query, perhaps, but that's the usage
I am familiar with.

David


On Tue, 2021-06-15 at 16:20 +0200, Jacques Menu wrote:
> Hello folks,
> What would be the plural of ‘figured bass’, if that applies, to
> denote several occurrences of the figures in a score, the same way
> has there can be several harmonies? Maybe ‘figured bass figures’?
> 
> In the example below, there 5 such occurrences:
> 
> 
> Thanks for. your help!
> 
> JM
> 
> 

Re: Terminology question

[David Kastrup]

Jacques Menu  writes:

> Hello folks,
>
> What would be the plural of ‘figured bass’, if that applies, to denote 
> several occurrences of the figures
> in a score, the same way has there can be several harmonies? Maybe ‘figured 
> bass figures’?
>
> In the example below, there 5 such occurrences:
>
> *
> Thanks for. your help!

I'd lean towards just "bass figures".  There is no plural of "figured
bass" as such since "figured bass" is the name of the notation technique
rather than of individual bass figures.

-- 
David Kastrup

Re: Terminology question

[Lukas-Fabian Moser]

Hi Jacques,

Am 15.06.21 um 16:20 schrieb Jacques Menu:
What would be the plural of ‘figured bass’, if that applies, to 
denote several occurrences of the figures in a score, the same way has 
there can be several harmonies? Maybe ‘figured bass figures’?


In the example below, there 5 such occurrences:

Thanks for. your help!


In German, one term that's at least partially in use is "Signatur": Each 
of your five < ... > expressions would be a "Generalbass-Signatur". (The 
word "Signatur" occurs in Heinichen, for example.) It seems not to be in 
use in English, though.


In my teaching, I sometimes refer to, e.g. <6 5> as one single "bass 
figure" or "Generalbassziffer", but of course that's a slight abuse of 
terminology.


Lukas

Terminology question

[Jacques Menu]

Hello folks,

What would be the plural of ‘figured bass’, if that applies, to denote several 
occurrences of the figures in a score, the same way has there can be several 
harmonies? Maybe ‘figured bass figures’?

In the example below, there 5 such occurrences:


Thanks for. your help!

JM

Re: Inserting a one-time Volta bracket

[Lukas-Fabian Moser]

Hi Brent,

Am 15.06.21 um 08:43 schrieb Brent Annable:
Here are my efforts so far. I don't think this solution is very 
elegant, but if I could find a way to extend the measure length to 
accommodate the text, this might work. But I'm sure there must be an 
easier way.


I'm very sorry - I didn't look at your example file (that unfortunately 
does not compile without your include files) and hence did not 
understand that you already got the volta bracket to appear (thanks for 
letting me learn about \allowVoltaHook).


If the problem is just letting the bar become wide enough to accomodate 
the "last time only" text: Maybe there's an automatic way, but a simple


\once \override Score.BarLine.extra-spacing-width = #'(-10 . 0) % or 
whatever value instead of -10 seems appropriate


just before the barline should to the trick.

This also works with the Measure_spanner_engraver that Jean mentioned; 
of course, that solution is much simpler, but I think I would prefer the 
text positioning the volta mechanism provides.


Lukas

Re: percent repeats followed by grace notes

[Jean Abou Samra]

Le 11/06/2021 à 22:58, Vaylor Trucks a écrit :
This might be a bug that's already know but I wanted to check to see 
if anyone has a workaround.


If you follow a multi-bar percent repeat with a grace note, the result 
it that the last measure is squashed a bit.


Without the grace note everything is equally spaced.

Here's a small example that illustrates what I am seeing.

\version "2.22.0"
up = \drummode {
  \repeat percent 3 { sn8[ sn sn sn] sn[ sn sn sn] }
  \grace sn8( sn8)[ sn sn sn] sn[ sn sn sn]
}
\score { << \new DrumStaff << \up >> >> }


A simple workaround would be:

\version "2.22.0"

up = \drummode {
  \repeat percent 3 { sn8[ sn sn sn] sn[ sn sn sn] }
  \once \override Staff.BarLine.extra-spacing-width = #'(-1 . 0)
  \grace sn8( sn8)[ sn sn sn] sn[ sn sn sn]
}
\score { << \new DrumStaff << \up >> >> }

Best,
Jean

Re: Quick newbie help on coloring one letter at a time without space?

[Jean Abou Samra]

Le 15/06/2021 à 14:05, darki...@jesusgod-pope666.info a écrit :
Okay, I had this wonderful script that makes colors in all the rainbow 
colors.
But I could not figure out to set it up with (rgb-color 0.953 0.471 
0.125) and not sure it is possible. Second the problem with special 
characters which are norm in my native tongue. like æ ø å won't work 
with colors.


So, I'm thinking can I do it manual, one letter at a time?

Like I only need to do it once I guess, for some of things at least. I 
have only been able to color whole words.
I would need to do what the script does but just manual, like 
-- in rainbow colors. I will make a link to it then called 
line = and be able to insert it the places needed.


The script is very nice, and the idea is amazing, but I just really 
wanna have it working, both those colors I have sorted out for the 
best results and Danish letters as well.


Can anyone help me with that? Thanks, I know it is most likely very 
newbish, but I am still a newb and still confused about a lot of 
things. I'm not coder and never was.


Thanks for your help, all of you :)

Dearly regards
Darkijah.


Hello,

Sorry for not expanding this script further, I was (and am) busy with 
other things.


Could you paste the version you are using now? This would make it easier 
to help you.


Also, could you clarify what you meant with this paragraph?

Like I only need to do it once I guess, for some of things at least. I 
have only been able to color whole words.
I would need to do what the script does but just manual, like 
-- in rainbow colors. I will make a link to it then called 
line = and be able to insert it the places needed. 



Best,
Jean

Re: Inserting a one-time Volta bracket

[Jean Abou Samra]

Le 15/06/2021 à 06:41, Brent Annable a écrit :

Hi all,

I'm trying to create the effect in the picture, of a one-time Volta 
bracket above the staff with the text "last time only". I would prefer 
the text to be inside the bracket, but that's another matter. Right 
now I'm just looking for a way to get the bracket up there - I've 
tried using actual Volta repeats and deleting/removing/changing things 
with tips from previous emails and snippets, but after an hour I'm 
just not getting anywhere.


Does somebody know an easy way?


The Measure_spanner_engraver.

\version "2.22.1"

\new Staff \with {
  \consists Measure_spanner_engraver
}
{
  c1
  \tweak self-alignment-X #LEFT \mark \markup \tiny \italic "last time 
only"
  \tweak edge-height #'(1.2 . 1.2) \tweak outside-staff-priority 2000 
\startMeasureSpanner

  c1
  \stopMeasureSpanner
  c1
}

The documentation for this was added recently and will appear with the 
next unstable release.


Best,
Jean

Quick newbie help on coloring one letter at a time without space?

[darkijah]

Okay, I had this wonderful script that makes colors in all the rainbow 
colors.
But I could not figure out to set it up with (rgb-color 0.953 0.471 
0.125) and not sure it is possible. Second the problem with special 
characters which are norm in my native tongue. like æ ø å won't work 
with colors.


So, I'm thinking can I do it manual, one letter at a time?

Like I only need to do it once I guess, for some of things at least. I 
have only been able to color whole words.
I would need to do what the script does but just manual, like 
-- in rainbow colors. I will make a link to it then called 
line = and be able to insert it the places needed.


The script is very nice, and the idea is amazing, but I just really 
wanna have it working, both those colors I have sorted out for the best 
results and Danish letters as well.


Can anyone help me with that? Thanks, I know it is most likely very 
newbish, but I am still a newb and still confused about a lot of things. 
I'm not coder and never was.


Thanks for your help, all of you :)

Dearly regards
Darkijah.

Latest Tin Whistle music book for the Children of Jehovah. *Work in progress*

[darkijah]

Hey guys, it is Darkijah - just wanted to upload everything made, if 
anyone wanna rip anything out of it or reuse it for whatever :)
I still need some help on the automatically script for the Tin Whistle D 
- although I am still trying to sort out every note that is possible on 
the instrument, or at least the one I have. Somewhat harder to point out 
the higher notes of fingering.


So if anyone wanna help me with the Script, I already have some trial 
scripts, but they do not fully do what I want - I want them to be able 
to make unique fingering for 3 octaves!!! :) I have done the fingering 
on a lot of the notations, but I still have some to work out.


It not moving as quick as I wanted but it is moving, little by little - 
albeit slowly it feels. I really need a English forum for this - and if 
I get my money supply sorted out, I'm thinking of setting up a English 
Lilypond forum if anyone wanna moderate it that would be great. I can 
see they have one in German, and the Forum would be based either on SMF 
as the German or most likely on ElkArte which is a fork that is mobile 
ready and good to go.


I still need to work on some theming on the Elk-Arte, it would take a 
months to seriously get sorted, time I don't have - but at least I can 
set it up and start from there. lpf.something I think would be a good 
address, you guys rather wanna have the whole name in it? lpf would be 
easy to put into the browser and go.


Anyway... I'll post the files I have for now, 1 script are included for 
coloring the notation, the other is the whistle "book" which is still in 
progress - the Whistle script is well used for another work, of 
cause it all needs to be united at some point - but with an automatid 
script and all the notations sorted down and colors, that should be a 
breeze. At the moment, I have just tried to gather some known children 
songs, sorted the notes and lyrics to my liking. Lots of ideas, and a 
long way - everything will of cause always be free.


If one ever would release the book in physical form, the front should 
say, don't by the book - download it for free! :P Well, let time speak 
on how far I get with it, tend to fail in my started projects as there 
is so many and things takes a lot of time


Another idea is to make a XMPP Room for English Lilypond users as well, 
I call it Birdie and it is free and open - although I never got to sort 
out the client on my webpage fully, but that is another project I need 
to finish at some point. So one can easily connect without having any 
client on the computer itself. http://jesusisgodalmighty.life/birdie.php 
is my client, although some issues with colors and all - but it works, 
it can connect and all... But something I need to finish at some point, 
as so many other things.


But a Birdie Room would be a quick help for minor issues and quick chat 
for Lilypond users who want to interact quick and easy and wanna share 
pictures, video and what not for easy and quick help back and forth :)


Let me upload my files for the Whistle book and the colors. Work in 
progress, but overall... looks like something! Some Danish some English 
Songs in it... Not really sorted, but all of them should be played as 
Midi files now, although I have not sorted out if one can make a name 
unto the file in the midi box itself. Would be nice, as I just have 
these 0 1 2 3 for the melodies and it is not that easy to remember which 
on is which and can see it becoming a greater problem the more I get.


Anyway, enjoy - but... I really need an English Forum - this mail list 
is way to complicated for me to sort out and if the Germans can do it... 
:P

- Darkijah\version "2.22.1" \language "english" \include "SC.ly" %Whistle/Penny/Tin/Meg 
High D Book
%Rainbow Script:
#(use-modules (srfi srfi-1))

#(define (color-list? x)
   (and (list? x)
(every color? x)))

#(define-markup-command (rainbow layout props colors text)
(color-list? string?)
(let* ((chars (string->list text))
(atomic-strings (map string chars)))
(interpret-markup layout props
(make-concat-markup
(map make-with-color-markup
(apply circular-list colors)
atomic-strings)
%Rainbow end

%Box Script for https://JesusGod-Pope666.Info
#(define-markup-command (on-color layout props color arg) (color? markup?)
   (let* ((stencil (interpret-markup layout props arg))
  (X-ext (ly:stencil-extent stencil X))
  (Y-ext (ly:stencil-extent stencil Y)))
 (ly:stencil-add (ly:make-stencil
  (list 'color color
(ly:stencil-expr (ly:round-filled-box X-ext Y-ext 0))
X-ext Y-ext)) stencil)))
%Box ending


\header{
title = \markup 
{ 
 \with-dimensions #'(0 . 0) #'(0 . 0)
% specify color or Black: \with-color #(rgb-color 0 0 0) or paper brown 
#(rgb-color 0.941 0.89 0.745)
\with-color #(rgb-color 0.0 0.0 0.0)
% specify size (Left . Right) (down . up)
\filled-box #'(-0 . 103) #'(-0.9 . 2.7) #0
  
\fontsize #-1 \rainbow 

Re: trying arranger and extract music

[Gilles Thibault]

Unfortunately, I'm not able to manage some of the functions in the 
right

way.
Oh, I'm so sorry, I've been so busy this week, I haven't taken the time 
to read any messages of the Lilypond list.



This example doesn't work and I can't find out the mistake:


The guilty line seems to be this one

  (rm 'Lower 4  (em UpperII s1) )

There are 2 functions: \eM (Lilypond function) and (em..) (scheme 
function) but both need 2 arguments.

In a Lilypond context
  \eM \music s1 s1*2% music 2 to 4
In a scheme context
  (em music 2 4)
In my works, I don't use only the scheme version even in a Lilypond 
context.

Compare :
LowerI = {
  \eM \UpperI \M #1 {\M #2 s4 }
  r4 r8
}
and
LowerI = {
  #(em UpperI 1 '(2 4))
  r4 r8
}



--
Gilles

Re: Adjusting colors and such... A snapshot of the work so far.

[darkijah]

Above will fail as soon as accented letters etc are used:
\markup \alternate-colors #'("red" "blue" "green") "trööt"
->
(process:6915): Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to
pango_layout_set_text()

warning: no glyph for character U+FFFD in font
`/home/hermann/.local/share/fonts/C059-Roman.otf'

This is due to guile-1 limitations.
Some where there is some code around it, but I hate caring about this
special problem.
With Jonas' experimental guile-2-build it works shamelessly.
My strongest argument to switch to guile-2 for good.


I guess I can do it manually, but would be nice to be able to do it on 
the fly. At the moment I am only using the script for Headline and  my 
dividing lines. Although kinda not really a good thing that the problem 
that lilypond has issues with such things - like the midi thing that you 
need 2 scores and 2 different note sets to make it work as it should. 
You already writing all the code, the Midi output should be capable of 
doing it correctly.

It's not making it easier for newbies and users overall. Just saying.

Anyway I just had a crash with my Frescobaldi so I lost a lot of tabs 
and information - second time losing things. I guess a save function 
like in notepad++ is still to much to ask for in our days as default...


Anyway guys, we need a English forum for this, I am way to confused with 
the email thing and finding things again. I still can't write directly 
from the webpage and I just can't get it... I saw a German forum for 
Lilypond, we need an English one as well.


If I can get over this issue of money, I will buy a domain and setup a 
forum - but I have some issues with things at the moment, a lot of 
issues. No credit card, bank closed it and the state are now redrawing 
the support money from me as they push more madness.


But I can setup a forum, when I get some resources as long as some 
people wanna moderate it overall...


Dearly regards
- Darkijah

Re: Inserting a one-time Volta bracket

[Lukas-Fabian Moser]

Hi Brent,

Am 15.06.21 um 06:41 schrieb Brent Annable:
I'm trying to create the effect in the picture, of a one-time Volta 
bracket above the staff with the text "last time only". I would prefer 
the text to be inside the bracket, but that's another matter. Right 
now I'm just looking for a way to get the bracket up there - I've 
tried using actual Volta repeats and deleting/removing/changing things 
with tips from previous emails and snippets, but after an hour I'm 
just not getting anywhere.


Does somebody know an easy way?


Volta brackets seem to insist on getting closed only at a repeat-closing 
bar line.


So I had no better idea than to banish the creation of the Volta bracket 
into a custom context that is independent of what's going on elsewhere:


\version "2.21"

\layout {
  \context {
    \name "Custom"
    \type "Engraver_group"
    \consists Volta_engraver
    \consists Bar_engraver
  }
  \context {
    \Score
    \accepts "Custom"
  }
}

lastTime = \markup \normal-text { last time only }

<<
  \new Custom {
    s1
    \once \set repeatCommands = #`((volta ,lastTime))
    % in standard contexts, \set is reset after each time steps,
    % but obviously I didn't add the necessary engraver, so \once
    s1
    \set repeatCommands = #'((volta #f) end-repeat)
  }
  \new Staff
  {
    a1
    g4 a g a
    \repeat volta 2 {
  g a g a
    }
  }
>>

This feels like a terrible hack, and I'd not be surprised if it blows up 
at the first opportunity. But maybe it can become a starting point for 
future experiments?


Lukas

Re: Inserting a one-time Volta bracket

[Brent Annable]

Hi Jacques,

Thanks, but I don't really need a lower bracket on the text, and I'd like
the object to be linked to the measure rather than the text. Any way I can
use the voltabracket spanner to do that?

Regards,

Brent.

On Tue, 15 Jun 2021 at 16:47, Jacques Menu  wrote:

> Hello Brent,
>
> What about:
>
>
> JM
>
> Le 15 juin 2021 à 08:43, Brent Annable  a écrit :
>
> Here are my efforts so far. I don't think this solution is very elegant,
> but if I could find a way to extend the measure length to accommodate the
> text, this might work. But I'm sure there must be an easier way.
>
> Sorry for the massive file, but I thought it was best to include the
> entire context since the spanner for the bracket seems to be affected by
> lots of different things.
>
> Brent.
>
> On Tue, 15 Jun 2021 at 14:41, Brent Annable 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm trying to create the effect in the picture, of a one-time Volta
>> bracket above the staff with the text "last time only". I would prefer the
>> text to be inside the bracket, but that's another matter. Right now I'm
>> just looking for a way to get the bracket up there - I've tried using
>> actual Volta repeats and deleting/removing/changing things with tips from
>> previous emails and snippets, but after an hour I'm just not getting
>> anywhere.
>>
>> Does somebody know an easy way?
>>
>> Many thanks and regards,
>>
>> Brent.
>>
> 
>
>
>

Re: Inserting a one-time Volta bracket

[Jacques Menu]

Hello Brent,What about:

CustomHorizontalBracketExample.ly
Description: Binary data
JMLe 15 juin 2021 à 08:43, Brent Annable  a écrit :Here are my efforts so far. I don't think this solution is very elegant, but if I could find a way to extend the measure length to accommodate the text, this might work. But I'm sure there must be an easier way.Sorry for the massive file, but I thought it was best to include the entire context since the spanner for the bracket seems to be affected by lots of different things.Brent.On Tue, 15 Jun 2021 at 14:41, Brent Annable  wrote:Hi all,I'm trying to create the effect in the picture, of a one-time Volta bracket above the staff with the text "last time only". I would prefer the text to be inside the bracket, but that's another matter. Right now I'm just looking for a way to get the bracket up there - I've tried using actual Volta repeats and deleting/removing/changing things with tips from previous emails and snippets, but after an hour I'm just not getting anywhere. Does somebody know an easy way?Many thanks and regards,Brent.