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6.1.6 Rests

Rests are entered like notes with the note name r

     r1 r2 r4 r8

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Whole bar rests, centered in middle of the bar, must be done with multi-measure rests. They are discussed in Multi measure rests.

A rest's vertical position may be explicitly specified by entering a note with the \rest keyword appended, the rest will be placed at the note's place. This makes manual formatting in polyphonic music easier. Automatic rest collision formatting will leave these rests alone

     a'4\rest d'4\rest

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See also

Program reference: Rest.

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