> 1. I’m not finding a symbol for a “plica”: single note with
> ascending or descending tail on both sides. Does that exist?
Yes, see attached image, but there isn't an explicit command to access
it. You have to use ligatures; look up the documentation for
`\deminutum`.
> 2. More seriously: if I don’t include a Lyrics line, all notes get
> smushed together.
Yes, the horizontal spacing is problematic, and nobody works on it,
alas.
> 3. Also: sometimes I want to set a small snippet where the exact
> pitch is irrelevant, but removing the Clef_engraver doesn’t work:
> [...]
Maybe this?
```
\include "gregorian.ly"
\version "2.24.1"
\score {
<<
\new VaticanaVoice = "voice" \relative c' {
\hide Staff.Clef
\[ a2 \pes b4 \flexa a2 \]
s8
\[ a4 \pes b2 \]
s8
\[ b4 \flexa g2 \]
}
>>
\layout {
#(layout-set-staff-size 36)
line-width = 3\cm
ragged-last = ##f
\override SpacingSpanner.packed-spacing = ##f
}
}
```
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