Re: markup for partial measures

[Reinhold Kainhofer]

Am Freitag, 24. Juni 2011, 18:56:00 schrieb Marc Mouries:
> I like you was initially surprised that \partial are only allowed at the
> beginning. However I found that this can be avoided by simply moving the
> repeat sign. Example: Usually fold songs are written like this:
> \time 4/4  |:  a8  | ......   |  ... | a2.  :| where 2 partials are needed.

No, you don't need a \partial to indicate that the last measure is not a full 
measure. Don't think too complicated!

Repeat lines do not necessarily have to coincide with bar lines, and the last 
measure of a piece does not have to be a full measure (and needs no explicit 
indication).

For a better understanding and some examples, I would recommend LilyPond's 
notation reference:
http://kainhofer.com/~lilypond/Documentation/notation/long-repeats.html

> I workaround it by writing it like this
> \time 4/4  |  a8  |: ......   |  ... | a2.  a8:| where 1 partial is needed
> and repeating the first note in the last measure.

No need for that workaround. LilyPond supports repeats starting at any point 
in the measure, not necessarily at a bar line...

Cheers,
Reinhold
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