plainsong chant

gistfile1.tex

\version "2.16.1"
stemOff = { \override Staff.Stem #'transparent = ##t }

tick = \markup {
  \raise #2 \fontsize #-5 \musicglyph #"scripts.rvarcomma"
}

% definition of the long bar
longbar = {
  \override Rest #'font-size = #4
  \override Rest #'staff-position = #-2
  r2*1/4
  \once \override Rest #'extra-offset = #'(-1.3 . 0)
  r2*1/4
  \revert Rest #'font-size
  \revert Rest #'staff-position
}

\score {
  \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" }
  {
    \relative c'  {
    \cadenzaOn
    \stemOff 
    f4 g (a) \longbar bes4_\markup { \tick } \parenthesize a a g_\markup { \tick } \parenthesize a a2 \bar "|" 
    \longbar g4_\markup { / } f g_\markup { \tick } (a) \parenthesize g g2 \bar "||"
    }
  }
}