Re: Colored hairpins?

[Mats Bengtsson]

Trevor Daniels wrote:
> Tim Reeves wrote
> > Well, it helps some, but why do I get an error when I try the same 
> > thing with hairpins?
> >
> > error: syntax error, unexpected EVENT_IDENTIFIER
> >
> >                r4 d4 \p d d | \repeat "unfold" 4 {d1~} | d1 \once 
> > \override Hairpin #'color = #blue   \cr | d1 | d1 \f
>
> The error is due to the \cr not being attached to a note, not the 
> override.
>
> It sometimes helps to attach dynamics to a zero-length spacer note - 
> s1*0.
In this specific case, though, the simple solution is to insert the \cr 
before the \once \override
instead of after (obvious to Trevor, but perhaps not to all readers).