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Curly bracket with variable length (path)

Curly bracket (or flat brace).

…long-curly-bracket layout props arg-height) (number?) "Draw a curly bracket with a variable length." (interpret-markup layout props (markup …

Controlling tuplet bracket visibility

…behavior of tuplet-bracket visibility is to print a bracket unless there is a beam of the same … …always print a bracket), if-no-beam (only print a bracket if there is no beam) or #f (never print a bracket). The latter is in fact equivalent to omitting …

Indicating cross-staff chords with arpeggio bracket

An arpeggio bracket can indicate that notes on two different staves … …and the arpeggios must be set to the bracket shape in the PianoStaff context. (Debussy, Les collines …

Display bracket with only one staff in a system

…staff types ChoirStaff or StaffGroup, by default the bracket and the starting bar line will not be … …systems begin with a brace instead of a bracket, another property has to be set, as shown …

Arpeggio bracket

…be done quite easily by adding a square bracket instead of the arpeggio sign.

Draw a bracket spanning multiple staves

This snippet shows how to draw a bracket around objects on different staves. Syntax is ^\markup\…

…staff is displayed, the choir or the StaffGroup bracket would also be hidden, so you will probably …

…staff in a system exists, still print the bracket \override SystemStartBracket.collapse-height = #1 \override SystemStartBar.collapse-height = #1 } } \…

Modifying tuplet bracket length

Use square bracket at the start of a staff group

…sustain pedal must be gradually released). The first bracket shows the default behaviour.

…msg00243.html \relative c'' { \set Staff.pedalSustainStyle = #'bracket c1\sustainOn c \sustainOff \sustainOn c\sustainOff c \…