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1.4.2.1 Tremolo repeats

To place tremolo marks between notes, use \repeat with tremolo style:

     
     \new Voice \relative c' {
       \repeat tremolo 8 { c16 d16 }
       \repeat tremolo 4 { c16 d16 }
       \repeat tremolo 2 { c16 d16 }
     }

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The \repeat tremolo syntax expects exactly two notes within the braces, and the number of repetitions must correspond to a note value that can be expressed with plain or dotted notes. Thus, \repeat tremolo 7 is valid and produces a double dotted note, but \repeat tremolo 9 is not.

The duration of the tremolo equals the duration of the braced expression multiplied by the number of repeats: \repeat tremolo 8 { c16 d16 } gives a whole note tremolo, notated as two whole notes joined by tremolo beams.

There are two ways to put tremolo marks on a single note. The \repeat tremolo syntax can be used even here, in which case the note should not be surrounded by braces:

     
     \repeat tremolo 4 c'16

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The same output can be obtained by adding ‘:[number]’ after the note. The number indicates the duration of the subdivision, and it must be at least 8. A number value of 8 gives one line across the note stem. If the length is omitted, the last value (stored in tremoloFlags) is used

     
     c'2:8 c':32 | c': c': |

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Known issues and warnings

Tremolos entered with ‘:[number]’ do not carry over into the MIDI output.

See also

Notation Reference: Tremolo repeats.

Internals Reference: Beam, StemTremolo.

Snippets: Repeats

Elsewhere: StemTremolo.


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