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<h5 class="unnumberedsubsubsec">Arpeggio</h5>
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<p>An <var>arpeggio</var> on a chord (also known as a broken chord)
is denoted by appending <code>\arpeggio</code> to the chord construct:
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
<c e g c>1\arpeggio
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<p>Different types of arpeggios may be written.
<code>\arpeggioNormal</code> reverts to a normal arpeggio:
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<pre class="verbatim">
<c e g c>2\arpeggio
\arpeggioArrowUp
<c e g c>2\arpeggio
\arpeggioArrowDown
<c e g c>2\arpeggio
\arpeggioNormal
<c e g c>2\arpeggio
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<a name="index-arpeggioBracket-1073"></a><a name="index-arpeggioBracket-1074"></a>
<a name="index-g_t_005carpeggioParenthesis-1075"></a><a name="index-g_t_005carpeggioParenthesis-1076"></a>
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<p>Special <em>bracketed</em> arpeggio symbols can be created:
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
<c e g c>2
\arpeggioBracket
<c e g c>2\arpeggio
\arpeggioParenthesis
<c e g c>2\arpeggio
\arpeggioNormal
<c e g c>2\arpeggio
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<p>Arpeggios can be explicitly written out with ties. For more
information, see <a href="Ties.html#Ties">Ties</a>.
<p class="noindent">
<h5 class="subsubheading">Predefined commands</h5>
<p><code>\arpeggio</code>,
<code>\arpeggioArrowUp</code>,
<code>\arpeggioArrowDown</code>,
<code>\arpeggioNormal</code>,
<code>\arpeggioBracket</code>,
<code>\arpeggioParenthesis</code>.
<p class="noindent">
<h5 class="subsubheading">Selected Snippets</h5>
<p><em>Creating cross-staff arpeggios in a piano staff</em>
<p>In a <code>PianoStaff</code>, it is possible to let an arpeggio cross between
the staves by setting the property <code>PianoStaff.connectArpeggios</code>.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\new PianoStaff \relative c'' <<
\set PianoStaff.connectArpeggios = ##t
\new Staff {
<c e g c>4\arpeggio
<g c e g>4\arpeggio
<e g c e>4\arpeggio
<c e g c>4\arpeggio
}
\new Staff {
\clef bass
\repeat unfold 4 {
<c,, e g c>4\arpeggio
}
}
>>
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<p><em>Creating cross-staff arpeggios in other contexts</em>
<p>Cross-staff arpeggios can be created in contexts other than
<code>PianoStaff</code> if the <code>Span_arpeggio_engraver</code> is included in
the <code>Score</code> context.
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\score {
\new StaffGroup {
\set Score.connectArpeggios = ##t
<<
\new Voice \relative c' {
<c e>2\arpeggio
<d f>2\arpeggio
<c e>1\arpeggio
}
\new Voice \relative c {
\clef bass
<c g'>2\arpeggio
<b g'>2\arpeggio
<c g'>1\arpeggio
}
>>
}
\layout {
\context {
\Score
\consists "Span_arpeggio_engraver"
}
}
}
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<p><em>Creating arpeggios across notes in different voices</em>
<p>An arpeggio can be drawn across notes in different voices on the same
staff if the <code>Span_arpeggio_engraver</code> is moved to the <code>Staff</code>
context:
<blockquote>
<pre class="verbatim">
\new Staff \with {
\consists "Span_arpeggio_engraver"
}
\relative c' {
\set Staff.connectArpeggios = ##t
<<
{ <e' g>4\arpeggio <d f> <d f>2 } \\
{ <d, f>2\arpeggio <g b>2 }
>>
}
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<h5 class="subsubheading">See also</h5>
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<p>Music Glossary:
<a name="index-arpeggio-1079"></a><a href="../music-glossary/arpeggio.html#arpeggio">arpeggio</a>.
<p>Notation Reference:
<a href="Ties.html#Ties">Ties</a>.
<p>Snippets:
<a href="../../../input/lsr/lilypond-snippets/Expressive-marks.html#Expressive-marks">Expressive marks</a>.
<p>Internals Reference:
<a name="index-Arpeggio-1080"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/Arpeggio.html#Arpeggio">Arpeggio</a>,
<a name="index-PianoStaff-1081"></a><a href="../lilypond-internals/PianoStaff.html#PianoStaff">PianoStaff</a>.
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<h5 class="subsubheading">Known issues and warnings</h5>
<p><a name="index-cross_002dstaff-parenthesis_002dstyle-arpeggio-1082"></a><a name="index-arpeggio_002c-parenthesis_002dstyle_002c-cross_002dstaff-1083"></a><a name="index-arpeggio_002c-cross_002dstaff-parenthesis_002dstyle-1084"></a>
It is not possible to mix connected arpeggios and unconnected
arpeggios in one <code>PianoStaff</code> at the same point in
time.
<p>The parenthesis-style arpeggio brackets do not work for
cross-staff arpeggios.
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