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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.

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