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Re: lilypond: merging rests in polyphonic staff
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Robert Schmaus |
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Re: lilypond: merging rests in polyphonic staff |
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Wed, 2 Sep 2015 09:52:50 +0200 |
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> I do not understand R1*4?
R is a full bar rest of the specified duration. Thus, R1 is a full bar rest
that only makes sense in a 4/4 context. Duration-wise it spans the same time as
r1, but is placed in the middle of the bar instead on the starting beat (or
moment). Likewise R2 is a full bar rest in a 2/4 context, placed in the middle
&c.
Another difference: R1 * 4 specifies 4 consecutive 4/4 full bar rests, whereas
r1 * 4 specifies a single rest whose duration is quadrupled.
It's all covered in the notation manual, of course ...
Best, Robert