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Node:Multi measure rests, Next:Automatic part combining, Previous:Sound output for transposing instruments, Up:Writing parts
Multi measure rests
Multi measure rests are entered using `R'. It is specifically
meant for full bar rests and for entering parts: the rest can expand to
fill a score with
rests, or it can be printed as a single multimeasure rest This expansion
is controlled by the property Score.skipBars. If this is set to true,
Lily will not expand empty measures, and the appropriate number is added
automatically.
\time 3/4 r2. | R2. | R2.*2 \property Score.skipBars = ##t R2.*17 R2.*4
![[picture of music]](lily-1961617924.png)
Notice that the R2. is printed as a whole rest, centered in the
measure.
The grob for this object is MultiMeasureRest .
BUGS
Currently, there is no way to automatically condense multiple rests into a single multimeasure rest.
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