Re: Anacrusis

[Jim Long]

On Sat, Sep 07, 2013 at 08:28:52PM -0700, Mark Stephen Mrotek wrote:
> Hello:
> 
> A partial measure contains 1 and 1/16 beat. How is that notated in the
> command "\partial?"
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Mark

You say 1 and 1/16 *beat*, but I suspect you mean one quarter
*note* and one 16th *note*, correct?  In 4/4 time, one 16th of a
beat would be a 64th note.

Assuming that you mean five 16th notes (one and one-quarter
beats), the way to do it with partial is

\partial note-duration * multiplier

or 

\partial 16*5

Jim


\version "2.16.2"

\score {
  \new Staff \relative e' {
    \partial 16*5
    e16 e e e e
    a4 a a2
  }
}