Re: How do I typeset this glissando?

[Mats Bengtsson]

Do you mean something like
\version "2.8.0"

\relative c''{
a4*1/2 \glissando \once \override Stem #'transparent = ##t \tiny e4*1/2 
\normalsize c'4 b a
}

 /Mats

Christopher Culver wrote:
> In the score I am typesetting, glissandi are notated as a given pitch
> and duration (say, "a4") followed by a straight line and then a small
> stemless notehead at the final pitch. How can I do this with Lilypond?
>
> Furthermore, the duration of the first note decides the length of the
> entire glissando, but so far all of my attempts at working with
> glissandi have failed barchecks because Lilypond seems to assume that
> the duration holds only for the first pitch.
>
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