lilypond-learning: Partial measure
Partial measure
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Music Glossary: 
(music-glossary)anacrusis.
A pickup (or anacrusis) is entered with the keyword ‘\partial’. It
is followed by a duration: ‘\partial 4’ is a quarter note pickup and
‘\partial 8’ an eighth note.
\partial 8 f8 |
c2 d |
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