When I staff size to 30 or above, semibreve rests fill
the area between lines, and look like breve rests.
The gap below the rest shows for default staff size 20, but then
the appearance is very sparse; heavier notes are
more readable.
\header{
title = \markup \center-column {
"semibreve rests look like breve rests" }
}
global = {
\override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'neomensural
\override Voice.NoteHead #'style = #'neomensural
\override Voice.Rest #'style = #'neomensural
\cadenzaOn % turn off bar lines
}
voiceOneNotes = {
\clef "petrucci-g"
\relative c'{
d1 r1 d1
}
}
\score {
\new StaffGroup = choirStaff <<
\new Voice =
"voiceOneNotes" << \global \voiceOneNotes >>
>>
\layout {
#(layout-set-staff-size 30)
}
}