>
> Hope that helps!
>

Yes, it does. I have no idea what the edition-engraver is, but I'm curious
to read more about it when I have time.

Thanks!

Randy

On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 11:44 PM Kieren MacMillan <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Randy,
>
> > I'm looking for a clean, way to align music variables which begin with
> partial measures. For example,
> >
> > \version "2.19.82"
> > partA = { c'2 b | R1*3 }
> > partB = { \partial 4 g4 | \bar "||"  c'1 }
> > \score { { \partA \partB } }
>
> This is one of the few situations where I would whole-heartedly recommend
> using Lilypond’s \tag mechanism. (Most things that might seem to be good
> candidates for \tags are, in my opinion, better handled via the
> edition-engraver.) This is exactly how I keep different versions of songs
> from my musicals (e.g., show version, medley version, standalone version,
> etc.).
>
> %%%  SNIPPET BEGINS  %%%
> partA = {
>   c'2 b |
>   \tag #'full { R1*3 }
>   \tag #'short { R1*2 r2 r4 }
> }
>
> partB = {
>   \partial 4 g4 | \bar "||"  c'1
> }
>
> \score {
>   { \keepWithTag #'full \partA }
> }
>
> \score {
>   { \keepWithTag #'short \partA \partB }
> }
> %%%  SNIPPET ENDS  %%%
>
> Hope that helps!
> Kieren.
> ________________________________
>
> Kieren MacMillan, composer
> ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info
> ‣ email: [email protected]
>
>
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