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5.3.6 Partial measures

Partial measures, for example in upsteps, are entered using the \partial command

     \partial 16*5 c16 cis d dis e | a2. c,4 | b2

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The syntax for this command is

\partial duration

This is internally translated into

\set Timing.measurePosition = -length of duration

The property measurePosition contains a rational number indicating how much of the measure has passed at this point.

Bugs

This command does not take into account grace notes at the start of the music. When a piece starts with graces notes in the pickup, then the \partial should follow the grace notes

     {
       \grace f16
       \partial 4
       g4
       a2 g2
     }

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