Re: Variables and Repetition

[John A]

On 03/25/2018 02:59 AM, David Kastrup wrote:
> John A <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I just got started using Lilypond with Frescobaldi, and I'm having a
> > great time. I have been trying to organize the music with variables to
> > make things more efficient, and I am running into a little bit of
> > trouble. This is what happens: I have a repeated figure, and store
> > that figure in a variable. I call this variable a few times in a row,
> > something like this:
> >
> > music = { ...notes... }
> > \music
> > \music
> > \music
> >
> > I am entering the notes in relative mode,
> Then enter it as
>
> music = \relative { ...notes... }
>
> since then the music is already absolutized to its target octave.

This worked perfectly, thank you!