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Fancy Glissando

To print a glissando with turning points and/or curves you may … …function to modify the length of the overall glissando is provided as well.

lengthen-gliss = #(define-music-function (nmbr)(number?) #{ \once \override Glissando.springs-and-rods = #ly:spanner::set-spacing-rods \once \override Glissando.minimum-length = #nmbr #}) … …0) (7 0 8 5 12 0) ) f1\glissando f1 } \new Staff \with { instrumentName = "skipping a column" } \… …0) (7 0 8 5 12 0)) f1. \glissando s1 f1 } \new Staff \with { instrumentName = "control-staff " } \relative …

Glissando

Between notes, there may be simple glissando lines. Here, the first two glissandi are not …

…mm indent = 0 } \new Staff \relative c''{ \override Glissando.breakable = ##t %% gliss non gliss and c4 \glissando … …override Glissando.style = #'trill c4 \glissando c,, \glissando c' \glissando d }

Hiding part of a glissando when clashing a clef

When a glissando crosses a G or F clef, the \whiteout …

…vspace #1 %% LSR-problem-workaround \line { "Using" \italic "whiteout" ":"} } \glissando \once \override Staff.Clef.whiteout = ##t \clef G <… …startStaff \override Score.StaffSymbol.layer = #3 \override Score.Glissando.layer = #0 \once\override Staff.Clef.full-size-change = ##t \… …0) (1 . 1) (0 . 2)) <c' c'' c'''>\glissando \GlissCrossClefF <c, c c'>1 \cadenzaOff \bar "||" } \layout { …

Damping sign using a glissando

With breakable glissando.

…#:translate (cons .7 -1) #:line (#:null #:musicglyph "pedal.*")) \glissando #}) { << { s1 R1 } \\ { a1 \dam\once\hideNotes e } >> } { << { s1 R1 } \\ { \once\override Glissando.breakable = ##t \once\override Glissando.after-line-breaking = ##t a1 \dam\once\hideNotes\break e } >> }

Contemporary glissando

A contemporary glissando without a final note can be typeset using …

\relative c'' { \time 3/4 \override Glissando.style = #'zigzag c4 c \cadenzaOn c4\glissando \hideNotes c,,4 \unHideNotes \cadenzaOff \bar "|" }

Contemporary glissando 2

A contemporary glissando without a final note can be typeset using …

…2 c4*1/2-\tweak style #'zigzag \glissando % Hide the terminating note for the glissando \single \hideNotes % Adjust placement of the hidden note …

Chord glissando in tablature

myMusic = \relative c' { <c e g>1 \glissando <f a c> <cis, eis gis>1 \glissando <f a c> <cis eis gis>1 \glissando <f a c\3> } \score { << \new Staff { \clef "… …8" \omit StringNumber \myMusic } \new TabStaff \with { \override Glissando.style = #'none } { \myMusic } >> } \paper { tagline = ##f }

A glissando which extends into several \alternative blocks can be … …by adding a hidden grace note with a glissando at the start of each \alternative block. The … …pitch as the note which starts the initial glissando. This is implemented here with a music function …

…ly:pitch?) #{ % the next two lines ensure the glissando is long enough % to be visible \once \override … …c'' { \repeat volta 3 { c4 d e f\glissando } \alternative { { g2 d } { \repeatGliss f g2 e } { \repeatGliss … …voiceOne \repeat volta 2 { g a b c\glissando } \alternative { { d1 } { \repeatGliss c \once \omit StringNumber e1\…

Adding line between fingerings or a glissando between nonadjacent notes

Need a glissando between two nonadjacent notes or a line between two fingerings? \guide = dashed line. \gliss = glissando line.

Glissando written out in small notes

Sometimes a glissando is written out in smaller notes. This example …