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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ;;; define-music-display-methods.scm -- data for displaying music
 ;;; expressions using LilyPond notation.
 ;;;
-;;; Copyright (C) 2005--2011 Nicolas Sceaux  <nicolas.sceaux@free.fr>
+;;; Copyright (C) 2005--2012 Nicolas Sceaux  <nicolas.sceaux@free.fr>
 ;;;
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
@@ -107,11 +107,12 @@ expression."
 ;;;
 (define*-public (duration->lily-string ly-duration #:key (prev-duration (*previous-duration*))
                        (force-duration (*force-duration*))
-                       (time-factor-numerator (*time-factor-numerator*))
-                       (time-factor-denominator (*time-factor-denominator*)))
+                       (time-scale (*time-scale*))
+                       remember)
+  (if remember (*previous-duration* ly-duration))
   (let ((log2   (ly:duration-log ly-duration))
        (dots    (ly:duration-dot-count ly-duration))
-       (num+den (ly:duration-factor ly-duration)))
+       (scale (ly:duration-scale ly-duration)))
     (if (or force-duration (not prev-duration) (not (equal? ly-duration prev-duration)))
        (string-append (case log2
                         ((-1) "\\breve")
@@ -119,54 +120,17 @@ expression."
                         ((-3) "\\maxima")
                         (else (number->string (expt 2 log2))))
                       (make-string dots #\.)
-                      (let ((num? (not (or (= 1 (car num+den))
-                                           (and time-factor-numerator
-                                                (= (car num+den) time-factor-numerator)))))
-                            (den? (not (or (= 1 (cdr num+den))
-                                           (and time-factor-denominator
-                                                (= (cdr num+den) time-factor-denominator))))))
-                        (cond (den?
-                               (format #f "*~a/~a" (car num+den) (cdr num+den)))
-                              (num?
-                               (format #f "*~a" (car num+den)))
-                              (else ""))))
+                      (let ((end-scale (/ scale time-scale)))
+                        (if (= end-scale 1) ""
+                            (format #f "*~a" end-scale))))
        "")))
 
 ;;;
 ;;; post events
 ;;;
 
-(define post-event?
-  (make-music-type-predicate
-    'AbsoluteDynamicEvent
-    'ArpeggioEvent
-    'ArticulationEvent
-    'BeamEvent
-    'BeamForbidEvent
-    'BendAfterEvent
-    'CrescendoEvent
-    'DecrescendoEvent
-    'EpisemaEvent
-    'ExtenderEvent
-    'FingeringEvent
-    'GlissandoEvent
-    'HarmonicEvent
-    'HyphenEvent
-    'MultiMeasureTextEvent
-    'NoteGroupingEvent
-    'PhrasingSlurEvent
-    'SlurEvent
-    'SostenutoEvent
-    'StringNumberEvent
-    'StrokeFingerEvent
-    'SustainEvent
-    'TextScriptEvent
-    'TextSpanEvent
-    'TieEvent
-    'TremoloEvent
-    'TrillSpanEvent
-    'TupletSpanEvent
-    'UnaCordaEvent))
+(define (post-event? m)
+  (music-is-of-type? m 'post-event))
 
 (define* (event-direction->lily-string event #:optional (required #t))
   (let ((direction (ly:music-property event 'direction)))
@@ -208,17 +172,22 @@ expression."
                         ""
                         tremolo-type))))
 
-(define-post-event-display-method ArticulationEvent (event parser) #t
-  (let ((articulation  (ly:music-property event 'articulation-type)))
-    (case (string->symbol articulation)
-      ((marcato) "^")
-      ((stopped) "+")
-      ((tenuto)         "-")
-      ((staccatissimo) "|")
-      ((accent) ">")
-      ((staccato) ".")
-      ((portato) "_")
-      (else (format #f "\\~a" articulation)))))
+(define-display-method ArticulationEvent (event parser) #t
+  (let* ((articulation  (ly:music-property event 'articulation-type))
+        (shorthand
+         (case (string->symbol articulation)
+           ((marcato) "^")
+           ((stopped) "+")
+           ((tenuto)    "-")
+           ((staccatissimo) "|")
+           ((accent) ">")
+           ((staccato) ".")
+           ((portato) "_")
+           (else #f))))
+    (format #f "~a~:[\\~;~]~a"
+           (event-direction->lily-string event shorthand)
+           shorthand
+           (or shorthand articulation))))
 
 (define-post-event-display-method FingeringEvent (event parser) #t
   (ly:music-property event 'digit))
@@ -229,16 +198,16 @@ expression."
 (define-post-event-display-method MultiMeasureTextEvent (event parser) #t
   (markup->lily-string (ly:music-property event 'text)))
 
-(define-post-event-display-method BendAfterEvent (event parser) #t
+(define-post-event-display-method BendAfterEvent (event parser) #f
   (format #f "\\bendAfter #~a" (ly:music-property event 'delta-step)))
 
 (define-post-event-display-method HarmonicEvent (event parser) #f "\\harmonic")
-(define-post-event-display-method GlissandoEvent (event parser) #t "\\glissando")
-(define-post-event-display-method ArpeggioEvent (event parser) #t "\\arpeggio")
+(define-post-event-display-method GlissandoEvent (event parser) #f "\\glissando")
+(define-post-event-display-method ArpeggioEvent (event parser) #f "\\arpeggio")
 (define-post-event-display-method AbsoluteDynamicEvent (event parser) #f
   (format #f "\\~a" (ly:music-property event 'text)))
 
-(define-post-event-display-method StrokeFingerEvent (event parser) #t
+(define-post-event-display-method StrokeFingerEvent (event parser) #f
   (format #f "\\rightHandFinger #~a" (ly:music-property event 'digit)))
 
 (define-span-event-display-method BeamEvent (event parser) #f "[" "]")
@@ -282,23 +251,19 @@ expression."
                                    'SequentialMusic
                                    elements ((music
                                               'EventChord
-                                              elements ((music
-                                                         'SkipEvent
-                                                         duration (ly:make-duration 0 0 0 1))
-                                                        (music
-                                                         'SlurEvent
-                                                         span-direction START))))))
-          #t)
-         (with-music-match (?stop (music
-                                   'SequentialMusic
-                                   elements ((music
-                                              'EventChord
-                                              elements ((music
-                                                         'SkipEvent
-                                                         duration (ly:make-duration 0 0 0 1))
-                                                        (music
-                                                         'SlurEvent
-                                                         span-direction STOP))))))
+                                              elements
+                                              ((music
+                                                'SlurEvent
+                                                span-direction START))))))
+           #t)
+        (with-music-match (?stop (music
+                                  'SequentialMusic
+                                  elements ((music
+                                             'EventChord
+                                             elements
+                                             ((music
+                                               'SlurEvent
+                                               span-direction STOP))))))
            (format #f "\\appoggiatura ~a" (music->lily-string ?music parser))))))
 
 
@@ -317,19 +282,17 @@ expression."
                                    'SequentialMusic
                                    elements ((music
                                               'EventChord
-                                              elements ((music
-                                                         'SkipEvent
-                                                         duration (ly:make-duration 0 0 0 1))
-                                                        (music
-                                                         'SlurEvent
-                                                         span-direction START)))
+                                              elements
+                                              ((music
+                                                'SlurEvent
+                                                span-direction START)))
                                              (music
                                               'ContextSpeccedMusic
                                               element (music
                                                        'OverrideProperty
                                                        grob-property-path '(stroke-style)
                                                        grob-value "grace"
-                                                       symbol 'Stem)))))
+                                                       symbol 'Flag)))))
           #t)
         (with-music-match (?stop (music
                                   'SequentialMusic
@@ -338,15 +301,14 @@ expression."
                                              element (music
                                                       'RevertProperty
                                                       grob-property-path '(stroke-style)
-                                                      symbol 'Stem))
+                                                      symbol 'Flag))
+
                                             (music
                                              'EventChord
-                                             elements ((music
-                                                        'SkipEvent
-                                                        duration (ly:make-duration 0 0 0 1))
-                                                       (music
-                                                        'SlurEvent
-                                                        span-direction STOP))))))
+                                             elements
+                                             ((music
+                                               'SlurEvent
+                                               span-direction STOP))))))
           (format #f "\\acciaccatura ~a" (music->lily-string ?music parser))))))
 
 (define-extra-display-method GraceMusic (expr parser)
@@ -375,12 +337,16 @@ expression."
                                  (*max-element-number-before-break*))))
        (elements (ly:music-property seq 'elements))
        (chord? (make-music-type-predicate 'EventChord))
+       (note-or-chord? (make-music-type-predicate 'EventChord 'NoteEvent
+                                                  'LyricEvent 'RestEvent
+                                                  'ClusterNoteEvent))
        (cluster? (make-music-type-predicate 'ClusterNoteEvent))
        (note? (make-music-type-predicate 'NoteEvent)))
-    (format #f "~a~a{~v%~v_~{~a ~}~v%~v_}"
+    (format #f "~a~a{~v%~v_~{~a~^ ~}~v%~v_}"
            (if (any (lambda (e)
-                      (and (chord? e)
-                           (any cluster? (ly:music-property e 'elements))))
+                      (or (cluster? e)
+                          (and (chord? e)
+                               (any cluster? (ly:music-property e 'elements)))))
                     elements)
                "\\makeClusters "
                "")
@@ -395,15 +361,17 @@ expression."
                       "\\figuremode ")
                      ((any (lambda (chord)
                              (any (make-music-type-predicate 'LyricEvent)
-                                  (ly:music-property chord 'elements)))
-                           (filter chord? elements))
+                                  (cons chord
+                                        (ly:music-property chord 'elements))))
+                           (filter note-or-chord? elements))
                       "\\lyricmode ")
                      ((any (lambda (chord)
                              (any (lambda (event)
                                     (and (note? event)
                                          (not (null? (ly:music-property event 'drum-type)))))
-                                  (ly:music-property chord 'elements)))
-                           (filter chord? elements))
+                                  (cons chord
+                                        (ly:music-property chord 'elements))))
+                           (filter note-or-chord? elements))
                       "\\drummode ")
                      (else ;; TODO: other modes?
                       ""))
@@ -415,7 +383,7 @@ expression."
                                          (music->lily-string music parser))
                                        elements))
            (if force-line-break 1 0)
-           (if force-line-break (*indent*) 0))))
+           (if force-line-break (*indent*) 1))))
 
 (define-display-method SimultaneousMusic (sim parser)
   (parameterize ((*indent* (+ 3 (*indent*))))
@@ -443,79 +411,69 @@ Otherwise, return #f."
 ;;;
 
 (define-display-method EventChord (chord parser)
-  ;; event_chord : simple_element post_events
-  ;;              | command_element
+  ;; event_chord : command_element
   ;;              | note_chord_element
 
   ;; TODO : tagged post_events
   ;; post_events : ( post_event | tagged_post_event )*
   ;; tagged_post_event: '-' \tag embedded_scm post_event
 
-  (let* ((elements (ly:music-property chord 'elements))
-        (simple-elements (filter (make-music-type-predicate
-                                  'NoteEvent 'ClusterNoteEvent 'RestEvent
-                                  'MultiMeasureRestEvent 'SkipEvent 'LyricEvent)
-                                 elements)))
-    (if ((make-music-type-predicate 'StaffSpanEvent 'BreathingEvent) (car elements))
-       ;; first, a special case: StaffSpanEvent (\startStaff, \stopStaff)
-       ;; and BreathingEvent (\breathe)
-       (music->lily-string (car elements) parser)
-       (if (and (not (null? simple-elements))
-                (null? (cdr simple-elements))
-                ;; special case: if this simple_element has any post_events in
-                ;; its 'articulations list, it should be interpreted instead
-                ;; as a note_chord_element to prevent spurious output, e.g.,
-                ;; \displayLilyMusic < c-1\4 >8 -> c-1\48
-                (null? (filter post-event?
-                               (ly:music-property (car simple-elements) 'articulations)))
-                ;; same for simple_element with \tweak
-                (null? (ly:music-property (car simple-elements) 'tweaks)))
-           ;; simple_element : note | figure | rest | mmrest | lyric_element | skip
-           (let* ((simple-element (car simple-elements))
-                  (duration (ly:music-property simple-element 'duration))
-                  (lily-string (format #f "~a~a~a~{~a ~}"
-                                       (music->lily-string simple-element parser)
-                                       (duration->lily-string duration)
-                                       (if (and ((make-music-type-predicate 'RestEvent) simple-element)
-                                                (ly:pitch? (ly:music-property simple-element 'pitch)))
-                                           "\\rest"
-                                           "")
-                                       (map-in-order (lambda (music)
-                                                       (music->lily-string music parser))
-                                                     (filter post-event? elements)))))
-             (*previous-duration* duration)
-             lily-string)
-           (let ((chord-elements (filter (make-music-type-predicate
-                                          'NoteEvent 'ClusterNoteEvent 'BassFigureEvent)
-                                         elements))
-                 (post-events (filter post-event? elements)))
-             (if (not (null? chord-elements))
-                 ;; note_chord_element : '<' (notepitch | drumpitch)* '>" duration post_events
-                 (let ((lily-string (format #f "< ~{~a ~}>~a~{~a ~}"
-                                            (map-in-order (lambda (music)
-                                                            (music->lily-string music parser))
-                                                          chord-elements)
-                                            (duration->lily-string (ly:music-property (car chord-elements)
-                                                                                      'duration))
-                                            (map-in-order (lambda (music)
-                                                            (music->lily-string music parser))
-                                                          post-events))))
-                   (*previous-duration* (ly:music-property (car chord-elements) 'duration))
-                   lily-string)
-                 ;; command_element
-                 (format #f "~{~a ~}" (map-in-order (lambda (music)
-                                                      (music->lily-string music parser))
-                                                    elements))))))))
+  (let* ((elements (append (ly:music-property chord 'elements)
+                          (ly:music-property chord 'articulations)))
+        (chord-repeat (ly:music-property chord 'duration)))
+    (call-with-values
+       (lambda ()
+         (partition (lambda (m) (music-is-of-type? m 'rhythmic-event))
+                    elements))
+      (lambda (chord-elements other-elements)
+       (cond ((pair? chord-elements)
+              ;; note_chord_element :
+              ;; '<' (notepitch | drumpitch)* '>" duration post_events
+              (let ((duration (duration->lily-string (ly:music-property
+                                                      (car chord-elements)
+                                                      'duration)
+                                                     #:remember #t)))
+                ;; Format duration first so that it does not appear on
+                ;; chord elements
+                (format #f "< ~{~a ~}>~a~:{~:[-~;~]~a~^ ~}"
+                        (map-in-order (lambda (music)
+                                        (music->lily-string music parser))
+                                      chord-elements)
+                        duration
+                        (map-in-order (lambda (music)
+                                        (list
+                                         (post-event? music)
+                                         (music->lily-string music parser)))
+                                      other-elements))))
+             ((ly:duration? chord-repeat)
+              (let ((duration (duration->lily-string chord-repeat
+                                                     #:remember #t)))
+                (format #f "q~a~:{~:[-~;~]~a~^ ~}"
+                        duration
+                        (map-in-order (lambda (music)
+                                        (list
+                                         (post-event? music)
+                                         (music->lily-string music parser)))
+                                      other-elements))))
+
+             ((and (= 1 (length other-elements))
+                   (not (post-event? (car other-elements))))
+              (format #f (music->lily-string (car other-elements) parser)))
+             (else
+              (format #f "< >~:{~:[-~;~]~a~^ ~}"
+                      (map-in-order (lambda (music)
+                                      (list
+                                       (post-event? music)
+                                       (music->lily-string music parser)))
+                                    other-elements))))))))
 
 (define-display-method MultiMeasureRestMusic (mmrest parser)
-  (let* ((dur (ly:music-property mmrest 'duration))
-        (ly (format #f "R~a~{~a ~}"
-                    (duration->lily-string dur)
-                    (map-in-order (lambda (music)
-                                    (music->lily-string music parser))
-                                  (ly:music-property mmrest 'articulations)))))
-    (*previous-duration* dur)
-    ly))
+  (format #f "R~a~{~a~^ ~}"
+         (duration->lily-string (ly:music-property mmrest 'duration)
+                                #:remember #t)
+         (map-in-order (lambda (music)
+                         (music->lily-string music parser))
+                       (ly:music-property mmrest 'articulations))))
 
 (define-display-method SkipMusic (skip parser)
   (format #f "\\skip ~a" (duration->lily-string (ly:music-property skip 'duration) #:force-duration #t)))
@@ -528,7 +486,7 @@ Otherwise, return #f."
 ;;;
 
 (define (simple-note->lily-string event parser)
-  (format #f "~a~a~a~a~{~a~}" ; pitchname octave !? octave-check articulations
+  (format #f "~a~a~a~a~a~a~:{~:[-~;~]~a~}" ; pitchname octave !? octave-check duration optional_rest articulations
          (note-name->lily-string (ly:music-property event 'pitch) parser)
          (octave->lily-string (ly:music-property event 'pitch))
          (let ((forced (ly:music-property event 'force-accidental))
@@ -548,15 +506,26 @@ Otherwise, return #f."
                                        (make-string (1- (* -1 octave-check)) #\,))
                                       (else "")))
                ""))
+         (duration->lily-string (ly:music-property event 'duration)
+                                #:remember #t)
+         (if ((make-music-type-predicate 'RestEvent) event)
+             "\\rest" "")
          (map-in-order (lambda (event)
-                         (music->lily-string event parser))
+                         (list
+                          (post-event? event)
+                          (music->lily-string event parser)))
                        (ly:music-property event 'articulations))))
 
 (define-display-method NoteEvent (note parser)
   (cond ((not (null? (ly:music-property note 'pitch))) ;; note
         (simple-note->lily-string note parser))
        ((not (null? (ly:music-property note 'drum-type))) ;; drum
-        (format #f "~a" (ly:music-property note 'drum-type)))
+        (format #f "~a~a~{~a~}" (ly:music-property note 'drum-type)
+                (duration->lily-string (ly:music-property note 'duration)
+                                       #:remember #t)
+                (map-in-order (lambda (event)
+                                (music->lily-string event parser))
+                              (ly:music-property note 'articulations))))
        (else ;; unknown?
         "")))
 
@@ -566,13 +535,24 @@ Otherwise, return #f."
 (define-display-method RestEvent (rest parser)
   (if (not (null? (ly:music-property rest 'pitch)))
       (simple-note->lily-string rest parser)
-      "r"))
+      (format #f "r~a~{~a~}"
+             (duration->lily-string (ly:music-property rest 'duration)
+                                    #:remember #t)
+             (map-in-order (lambda (event)
+                             (music->lily-string event parser))
+                           (ly:music-property rest 'articulations)))))
 
 (define-display-method MultiMeasureRestEvent (rest parser)
-  "R")
+  (string-append "R" (duration->lily-string (ly:music-property rest 'duration)
+                                           #:remember #t)))
 
 (define-display-method SkipEvent (rest parser)
-  "s")
+  (format #f "s~a~{~a~}"
+         (duration->lily-string (ly:music-property rest 'duration)
+                                #:remember #t)
+         (map-in-order (lambda (event)
+                         (music->lily-string event parser))
+                       (ly:music-property rest 'articulations))))
 
 (define-display-method RepeatedChord (chord parser)
   (music->lily-string (ly:music-property chord 'element) parser))
@@ -644,18 +624,21 @@ Otherwise, return #f."
            (if (null? bracket-stop) "" "]"))))
 
 (define-display-method LyricEvent (lyric parser)
-  (let ((text (ly:music-property lyric 'text)))
-    (if (or (string? text)
-           (eqv? (first text) simple-markup))
-       ;; a string or a simple markup
-       (let ((string (if (string? text)
-                         text
-                         (second text))))
-         (if (string-match "(\"| |[0-9])" string)
-             ;; TODO check exactly in which cases double quotes should be used
-             (format #f "~s" string)
-             string))
-       (markup->lily-string text))))
+  (format "~a~{~a~^ ~}"
+         (let ((text (ly:music-property lyric 'text)))
+           (if (or (string? text)
+                   (eqv? (first text) simple-markup))
+               ;; a string or a simple markup
+               (let ((string (if (string? text)
+                                 text
+                                 (second text))))
+                 (if (string-match "(\"| |[0-9])" string)
+                     ;; TODO check exactly in which cases double quotes should be used
+                     (format #f "~s" string)
+                     string))
+               (markup->lily-string text)))
+         (map-in-order (lambda (m) (music->lily-string m parser))
+                       (ly:music-property lyric 'articulations))))
 
 (define-display-method BreathingEvent (event parser)
   "\\breathe")
@@ -678,10 +661,17 @@ Otherwise, return #f."
 (define-display-method TimeScaledMusic (times parser)
   (let* ((num (ly:music-property times 'numerator))
         (den (ly:music-property times 'denominator))
-        (nd-gcd (gcd num den)))
+        (scale (/ num den))
+        (dur (*previous-duration*))
+        (time-scale (*time-scale*)))
+
     (parameterize ((*force-line-break* #f)
-                  (*time-factor-numerator* (/ num nd-gcd))
-                  (*time-factor-denominator* (/ den nd-gcd)))
+                  (*previous-duration*
+                   (ly:make-duration (ly:duration-log dur)
+                                     (ly:duration-dot-count dur)
+                                     (* (ly:duration-scale dur)
+                                        scale)))
+                  (*time-scale* (* time-scale scale)))
       (format #f "\\times ~a/~a ~a"
              num
              den
@@ -697,18 +687,21 @@ Otherwise, return #f."
 ;;; Repeats
 ;;;
 
+(define-display-method AlternativeEvent (alternative parser) "")
+
 (define (repeat->lily-string expr repeat-type parser)
-  (format #f "\\repeat ~a ~a ~a ~a"
-         repeat-type
-         (ly:music-property expr 'repeat-count)
-         (music->lily-string (ly:music-property expr 'element) parser)
-         (let ((alternatives (ly:music-property expr 'elements)))
-           (if (null? alternatives)
-               ""
-               (format #f "\\alternative { ~{~a ~}}"
-                       (map-in-order (lambda (music)
-                                       (music->lily-string music parser))
-                                     alternatives))))))
+  (let* ((main (music->lily-string (ly:music-property expr 'element) parser)))
+    (format #f "\\repeat ~a ~a ~a ~a"
+           repeat-type
+           (ly:music-property expr 'repeat-count)
+           main
+           (let ((alternatives (ly:music-property expr 'elements)))
+             (if (null? alternatives)
+                 ""
+                 (format #f "\\alternative { ~{~a ~}}"
+                         (map-in-order (lambda (music)
+                                         (music->lily-string music parser))
+                                       alternatives)))))))
 
 (define-display-method VoltaRepeatedMusic (expr parser)
   (repeat->lily-string expr "volta" parser))
@@ -720,35 +713,29 @@ Otherwise, return #f."
   (repeat->lily-string expr "percent" parser))
 
 (define-display-method TremoloRepeatedMusic (expr parser)
-  (let* ((count (ly:music-property expr 'repeat-count))
-        (dots (if (= 0 (modulo count 3)) 0 1))
-        (shift (- (log2 (if (= 0 dots)
-                            (/ (* count 2) 3)
-                            count))))
-        (element (ly:music-property expr 'element))
-        (den-mult 1))
-    (if (eqv? (ly:music-property element 'name) 'SequentialMusic)
-       (begin
-         (set! shift (1- shift))
-         (set! den-mult (length (ly:music-property element 'elements)))))
-    (music-map (lambda (m)
-                (let ((duration (ly:music-property m 'duration)))
-                  (if (ly:duration? duration)
-                      (let* ((dlog (ly:duration-log duration))
-                             (ddots (ly:duration-dot-count duration))
-                             (dfactor (ly:duration-factor duration))
-                             (dnum (car dfactor))
-                             (dden (cdr dfactor)))
-                        (set! (ly:music-property m 'duration)
-                              (ly:make-duration (- dlog shift)
-                                                ddots ;;(- ddots dots) ; ????
-                                                dnum
-                                                (/ dden den-mult))))))
-                m)
-              element)
+  (let* ((main (ly:music-property expr 'element))
+        (children (if (music-is-of-type? main 'sequential-music)
+                      ;; \repeat tremolo n { ... }
+                      (length (extract-named-music main '(EventChord
+                                                          NoteEvent)))
+                      ;; \repeat tremolo n c4
+                      1))
+        (times (ly:music-property expr 'repeat-count))
+
+        ;; # of dots is equal to the 1 in bitwise representation (minus 1)!
+        (dots (1- (logcount (* times children))))
+        ;; The remaining missing multiplicator to scale the notes by
+        ;; times * children
+        (mult (/ (* times children (ash 1 dots)) (1- (ash 2 dots))))
+        (shift (- (ly:intlog2 (floor mult)))))
+    (set! main (ly:music-deep-copy main))
+    ;; Adjust the time of the notes
+    (ly:music-compress main (ly:make-moment children 1))
+    ;; Adjust the displayed note durations
+    (shift-duration-log main (- shift) (- dots))
     (format #f "\\repeat tremolo ~a ~a"
-           count
-           (music->lily-string element parser))))
+           times
+           (music->lily-string main parser))))
 
 ;;;
 ;;; Contexts
@@ -856,10 +843,8 @@ Otherwise, return #f."
 
 (define-display-method OverrideProperty (expr parser)
   (let* ((symbol         (ly:music-property expr 'symbol))
-        (property-path   (ly:music-property expr 'grob-property-path))
-        (properties      (if (pair? property-path)
-                             property-path
-                             (list (ly:music-property expr 'grob-property))))
+        (properties   (ly:music-property expr 'grob-property-path
+                                             (list (ly:music-property expr 'grob-property))))
         (value   (ly:music-property expr 'grob-value))
         (once    (ly:music-property expr 'once)))
 
@@ -879,8 +864,9 @@ Otherwise, return #f."
            (new-line->lily-string))))
 
 (define-display-method RevertProperty (expr parser)
-  (let ((symbol (ly:music-property expr 'symbol))
-       (properties (ly:music-property expr 'grob-property-path)))
+  (let* ((symbol (ly:music-property expr 'symbol))
+         (properties (ly:music-property expr 'grob-property-path
+                                             (list (ly:music-property expr 'grob-property)))))
     (format #f "\\revert ~a~a #'~a~a"
            (if (eqv? (*current-context*) 'Bottom)
                ""
@@ -901,8 +887,8 @@ Otherwise, return #f."
                 num den
                 (new-line->lily-string))
         (format #f
-                "#(set-time-signature ~a ~a '~a)~a"
-                num den structure
+                "\\time #'~a ~a/~a~a" 
+                structure num den
                 (new-line->lily-string)))))
 
 ;;; \melisma and \melismaEnd