Rests are entered like notes, with the note name r
r1 r2 r4 r8
Whole bar rests, centered in middle of the bar, must be done with multi-measure rests. They are discussed in Multi measure rests.
A rest's vertical position may be explicitly specified by entering a
note with the \rest
keyword appended. This makes manual
formatting in polyphonic music easier. Rest collision testing will
leave these rests alone
a'4\rest d'4\rest
Program reference: RestEvent, and Rest.
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