Hi Robert,
See:
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/notation/new-spacing-section
Otherwise, please provide a mini example.
Cheers,
Pierre

Le ven. 21 févr. 2020 à 11:01, Robert Blackstone <
[email protected]> a écrit :

> Dear all,
>
> I have typeset a small example from a theoretical work of Lorenzo  Penna.
> It has 2 sections, each consisting of three bars separated by a double
> barline. The time is 4/2 and  bars 1 and 2 contain mostly half notes. In
> each section the final note is a \breve. The problem is that Lilypond gives
> these single final notes the same horizontal space as the four halfnotes in
> the first two bars.
>
> My client does not like it and wants these final bars shortened to at most
> half their present length with the \breve centered.
> Can anybody tell me  how I can realise this?
>
> I tried \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 1/2) and that works
> but it spoils the result by inserting three empty bars which I do not know
> how to get rid of. (The law of preservation of misery in full action.)
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
> Best regards,
> Robert Blackstone
>
>
>

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