Re: Help Needed: Aligning Bar Widths in Multi-Measure Systems

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Peter,

> I'm trying to produce a clean and aligned layout in LilyPond where each line 
> contains exactly two measures, and the measure widths on each line are 
> exactly equal. Additionally, I want the final (fifth) bar — which is a short 
> bar containing 16 sixteenth notes — to have the same width as the **first 
> bar** in previous lines.

Here’s a starting point for you:

%%%  SNIPPET BEGINS  %%%
\version "2.24.2"

\paper {
 indent = 0
}

\layout {
 \context {
   \Score
   \omit TimeSignature
   proportionalNotationDuration = #1/16
   \override SpacingSpanner.strict-note-spacing = ##t
   \override SpacingSpanner.uniform-stretching = ##t
   \override NoteHead.extra-spacing-width = #'(0 . 0)
 }
 \context {
   \Staff
   \remove Separating_line_group_engraver
 }
}

theMusic = \relative c' {
 \time 4/4
 c1 | % Bar 1
 c2 c2 | \break % Bar 2
 c4 c4 c4 c4 | % Bar 3
 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 | \break % Bar 4
 c16 c16 c16 c16 c16 c16 c16 c16
 c16 c16 c16 c16 c16 c16 c16 c16 | % Bar 5

 \stopStaff
 \hideNotes \repeat unfold 16 c16
}

\score {
 \new Staff \theMusic
}
%%%  SNIPPET ENDS  %%%

Hope that helps!
Kieren.


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