The total duration of the first measure has to match between the parts
(both to make LilyPond and the musicians happy). What do you want to
see in the typeset output? I would either use a partial measure in both
parts so the second part started with r8 r4 r2 or use a full measure in
both parts, so
I'm editing a three-part fugue, and I'm typing notes in three separate
files. The first voice starts with a partial measure, so the two first
maesures are:
\partial8*7 g'8 bes g a a c bes16 a
bes8 ees ees ees a, d d d
The second voice enters at measure 2. As the first measure has to be
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