Re: Change the duration of a chord defined as a variable

[David Kastrup]

paolo prete <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi David,
> in the snippet below, is it possible to set a new duration of \newChord  in
> the variable definition?
> Thanks
>
> chord = <f' a'>4
> newChord = #(make-event-chord (ly:music-property chord 'elements))
>
> {
>  \newChord
> }

Well, the lazy way would be

{
  <$@(ly:music-property chord 'elements) >8
}

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David Kastrup