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+\header {
+ texidoc = "@code{make-relative} has to copy its argument expressions
+in case the generated music expression is getting copied and modified.
+
+The code here defines a @code{\\reltranspose} function working inside
+of @code{\\relative} and uses it. Both staves should appear
+identical."
+}
+
+\layout {
+ ragged-right = ##t
+}
+
+reltranspose =
+#(define-music-function (parser location from to music)
+ (ly:pitch? ly:pitch? ly:music?)
+ (make-relative (music) music
+ #{ \transpose #from #to $music #}))
+
+mus =
+\reltranspose c g {
+ \partial 4. c8 e g |
+ c2 r8 c, e g c1 | \bar "|."
+}
+
+<<
+ \new Staff \relative \mus
+ \new Staff \relative \mus
+>>