\new Staff \relative c'' { \key es \major \time 3/4 % this bar contains no \breathe << { g4 as g } \\ { es4 bes es } >> | % Modern notation: % by default, \breathe uses the rcomma, just as if saying: % \override BreathingSign.text = #(make-musicglyph-markup "scripts.rcomma") << { g4 as g } \\ { es4 \breathe bes es } >> | % rvarcomma and lvarcomma are variations of the default rcomma and lcomma % N.B.: must use Staff context here, since we start a Voice below \override Staff.BreathingSign.text = \markup { \musicglyph "scripts.rvarcomma" } << { g4 as g } \\ { es4 \breathe bes es } >> | % vee \override BreathingSign.text = \markup { \musicglyph "scripts.upbow" } es8[ d es f g] \breathe f | % caesura \override BreathingSign.text = \markup { \musicglyph "scripts.caesura.curved" } es8[ d] \breathe es[ f g f] | es2 r4 \bar "||" }