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+% Do not edit this file; it is automatically
+% generated from Documentation/snippets/new
+% This file is in the public domain.
+%% Note: this file works from version 2.13.29
+\version "2.13.29"
+
+\header {
+ lsrtags = "rhythms"
+
+ texidoc = "
+The beams of consecutive 16th (or shorter) notes are, by default, not
+subdivided. That is, the three (or more) beams stretch unbroken over
+entire groups of notes. This behavior can be modified to subdivide
+the beams into sub-groups by setting the property
+@code{subdivideBeams}. When set, multiple beams will be subdivided at
+intervals defined by the current value of @code{baseMoment} by reducing
+the multiple beams to just one beam between the sub-groups. Note that
+@code{baseMoment} defaults to one over the denominator of the current
+time signature if not set explicitly. It must be set to a fraction
+giving the duration of the beam sub-group using the
+@code{ly:make-moment} function, as shown in this snippet. Also, when
+@code{baseMoment} is changed, @code{beatStructure} should also be changed
+to match the new @code{baseMoment}:
+
+"
+ doctitle = "Subdividing beams"
+} % begin verbatim
+
+
+\relative c'' {
+ c32[ c c c c c c c]
+ \set subdivideBeams = ##t
+ c32[ c c c c c c c]
+
+ % Set beam sub-group length to an eighth note
+ \set baseMoment = #(ly:make-moment 1 8)
+ \set beatStructure = #'(2 2 2 2)
+ c32[ c c c c c c c]
+
+ % Set beam sub-group length to a sixteenth note
+ \set baseMoment = #(ly:make-moment 1 16)
+ \set beatStructure = #'(4 4 4 4)
+ c32[ c c c c c c c]
+}
+