Dotted half rest not working in 3/4 time in LilyPond
I can write the following in the violinOne part in LilyPond 2.18.2 and it produces a quarter note rest in a pickup measure followed by a measure with a half note rest and then a quarter note rest:
version "2.18.2"
language "english"
header {
tagline = ""
title = "O Worship The King"
composer = "arr. Zack Macomber"
}
#(set-global-staff-size 17)
paper {
indent = 2.0cm
short-indent = 0.5cm
}
global= {
time 3/4 tempo "Andante Moderato (c. 100 bpm)"
key g major
}
violinOne = new Voice relative c'' {
set Staff.instrumentName = #"Violin 1 "
partial 4 r | r2 r4
bar "|."
}
violinTwo = new Voice relative c'' {
set Staff.instrumentName = #"Violin 2 "
partial 4 r | g g a
bar "|."
}
viola = new Voice relative c' {
set Staff.instrumentName = #"Viola "
clef alto
partial 4 dmf | g g a
bar "|."
}
cello = new Voice relative c {
set Staff.instrumentName = #"Cello "
clef bass
partial 4 dmf | g g a
bar "|."
}
bass = new Voice relative c {
set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bass "
clef bass
partial 4 dmf | g g a
bar "|."
}
score {
new StaffGroup <<
new Staff << global violinOne >>
new Staff << global violinTwo >>
new Staff << global viola >>
new Staff << global cello >>
new Staff << global bass >>
>>
layout { }
}
When I attempt to change r2 r4 to r2. I get several messages stating warning: barcheck failed and my PDF output is incorrect.
How am I supposed to write a dotted half note rest in 3/4 time in LilyPond?
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The issue seems to lie in how you input the anacrusis in each voice. In violinTwo, for instance, you only write partial 4 r, and LilyPond uses your last-specified duration for this rest (and all subsequent note values).
So when you write r2 r4 in violinOne, LilyPond uses the last-specified duration (4) for all values, and everything works fine.
But when you change it to r2., LilyPond uses the duration 2. for all subsequent input, because now that is the last-specified duration.
The barcheck failed warning isn't actually because of any inconsistency between r2 r4 and r2.. Rather, the failed barcheck is because your anacruses are 2., which is going against the partial 4 you've set.
If you specify the durations for all of your anacruses, your score should compile just fine.
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