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Analysis brackets

Brackets are used in musical analysis to indicate structure in musical pieces. Simple horizontal brackets are supported.

     
     \layout {
       \context {
         \Voice
         \consists "Horizontal_bracket_engraver"
       }
     }
     \relative c'' {
       c2\startGroup
       d\stopGroup
     }

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Analysis brackets may be nested.

     
     \layout {
       \context {
         \Voice
         \consists "Horizontal_bracket_engraver"
       }
     }
     \relative c'' {
       c4\startGroup\startGroup
       d4\stopGroup
       e4\startGroup
       d4\stopGroup\stopGroup
     }

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See also

Snippets: Editorial annotations.

Internals Reference: Horizontal_bracket_engraver, HorizontalBracket, horizontal-bracket-interface, Staff.

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