Re: measure count every 4 bars

On 6/22/26 7:48 AM, Gabriel Ellsworth wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Jun 2026, Paul Scott wrote:
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>     Forgot to send this to the list.
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>     Paul
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>     Subject: 	Re: measure count every 4 bars
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>     Gabriel,
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>     Thank you for your reply.
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>     I mean measure counts as in NR 2.5.6.
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>     Paul
>
> Thanks for the clarification.
>
>
> A friendly suggestion to all: My $0.02 is that it’s best practice on 
> this list always to include a URL when citing documentation. 🙂
>
>
> The number for a section of LilyPond documentation frequently changes 
> across LilyPond version numbers. For example, in 2.24 the section 
> “Measure counts” was at 1.2.5, not 2.5.6.
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>
> If posters include links, then readers who want to help them don’t 
> have to spend time guessing “Which version of LilyPond is this poster 
> using?” or clicking through multiple links to get to the section of 
> documentation in question.
>
Thank you for the reminders. I also forgot to start with the version.
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> I think I found the section that you are citing:
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> https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.27/Documentation/notation/bars#measure-counts 
> <https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.27/Documentation/notation/bars#measure-counts>
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>
> I have never used measure counts myself, but I imagine that someone 
> with experience has an answer to your question!
>

I hope so. I am rewriting some parts to a piece that has some 
instruments playing a repeated pattern over 14 measures. The measure 
counts help the players keep track of where they are.

Paul


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> Gabriel
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