Re: Decrescendo on last note.

[David Kastrup]

"Evan O'Dorney" <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi everyone,
>
> For a change, I'm not posting a question or feature request. Instead, I've
> noticed that quite a few Lilypond users have asked how to typeset a hairpin
> (typically a decrescendo) on the last note of a piece, extending all the
> way to the final barline. Various solutions have been posted, but none as
> simple as this one I have found: add the zero-length spacer rest
>
> s1*0\!
>
> to the end of the piece. For instance:
>
> \relative c' {
>   e1 d c\> \bar "|." s1*0\!
> }

Better add <> instead.  Compare


\relative c' {
  e1 d c\> \bar "|." s1*0\!
} \addlyrics { What is this? }

\relative c' {
  e1 d c\> \bar "|." <>\!
} \addlyrics { What is this? }


Since most users are not able to figure out the reason behind that
problem, recommending the use of s1*0 _particularly_ at the end of the
piece is asking for trouble.

-- 
David Kastrup