Rachel,
Beaming command starts after the first note, e.g., d [ a b c ] See if the attached works. Mark From: lilypond-user [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr....@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Rachel Green Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 10:36 AM To: lilypond-user <lilypond-user@gnu.org> Subject: Line breaking issue For some reason, the \break command doesn’t seem to be working in this example. I need a new line to start after the first measure so that all the notes of the following measure can fit on the same line. Any ideas? I’ve tried adding breaks in the cadenza section to see if they work elsewhere using \bar “” \break , but I can’t get the line to break anywhere. Best, Rachel \version "2.19.80" \language "english" #(set-global-staff-size 20) \header { title = \markup \fontsize #2 "Waltz" } Treble = \relative c'' { \clef treble \tempo "Andante" \time 6/8 \key df \major \voiceOne [f'32( df df af)] \oneVoice [f( df df af)] \voiceOne [f''( df df af)] [af'( f df df)] \oneVoice [af( f df df)] \voiceOne [af''( f df df)] \oneVoice | \break \cadenzaOn \up \ottava #1 f'64([ df df bf af af f f \ottava #0 df df bf af af f f df df bf af af f f df df bf af af f f df f f af af bf df df f f af af bf df df f f af af bf df df f f af af)] | \break \bar "" \break } \score { \new GrandStaff << \new Staff = "treble" { \Treble } >> }
\version "2.19.80" \language "english" #(set-global-staff-size 20) \header { title = \markup \fontsize #2 "Waltz" } Treble = \relative c'' { \clef treble \tempo "Andante" \time 6/8 \key df \major \voiceOne f'32[( df df af)] \oneVoice f[(df df af)] \voiceOne f''[( df df af)] af'[( f df df)] \oneVoice af[( f df df)] \voiceOne af''[( f df df)] \oneVoice | \break \cadenzaOn \ottava #1 f'64([ df df bf af af f f \ottava #0 df df bf af af f f df df bf af af f f df df bf af af f f df f f af af bf df df f f af af bf df df f f af af bf df df f f af af)] | \break \bar "" \break } \score { \new GrandStaff << \new Staff = "treble" { \Treble } >> }