input/new/changing-form-of-multi--measure-rests.ly

   1 \version "2.12.0"
   2 \header {
   3   lsrtags = "rhythms,tweaks-and-overrides"
   4   texidoc = "
   5 If there are ten or fewer measures of rests, a series of longa
   6 and breve rests (called in German \"Kirchenpausen\" - church rests)
   7 is printed within the staff; otherwise a simple line is shown.
   8 This default number of ten may be changed by overriding the
   9 @code{expand-limit} property:
  10 "
  11   doctitle = "Changing form of multi-measure rests"
  12 }
  13
  14 \relative c'' {
  15   \compressFullBarRests
  16   R1*2 | R1*5 | R1*9
  17   \override MultiMeasureRest #'expand-limit = #3
  18   R1*2 | R1*5 | R1*9
  19 }