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Re: Stems for rests under quaver beam


From: Kevin Barry
Subject: Re: Stems for rests under quaver beam
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2021 11:05:55 +0100

Hi Paul,

It's hard to understand exactly what you're trying to do without being
able to see it. Does the following in any way resemble what you're
trying to do?

\score {
  \new RhythmicStaff {
    \set stemLeftBeamCount = #0
    c16[]
    r8.
  }
}

Kevin

On Sun, 22 Aug 2021 at 10:44, Paul Hodges <pwh@cassland.org> wrote:
>
> I have been asked to set a modern piece for Flute, and it has some
> elements which are new to me, and which I have been unable to find a way
> to present.  The first of these is that the composer regularly writes
> rests within (or at the ends of) groups of quavers beamed together.
> Using manual beaming it is easy to get the beams to extend over the
> rests as required; however, in the manuscript (and in a printed copy of
> some other music of his) there is a stub stem from the beam towards the
> rest.
>
> I suppose I can draw this as an individual markup on each occasion, but
> doing this for dozens of cases is daunting, and I wonder if anyone can
> suggest a more practical approach?
>
> Thanks for any ideas!
> Paul
>



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