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#### 6.1.8 Durations

In Note, Chord, and Lyrics mode, durations are designated by numbers and dots: durations are entered as their reciprocal values. For example, a quarter note is entered using a `4` (since it is a 1/4 note), while a half note is entered using a `2` (since it is a 1/2 note). For notes longer than a whole you must use the variables `\longa` and `\breve`

    c'\breve
    c'1 c'2 c'4 c'8 c'16 c'32 c'64 c'64
    r\longa r\breve
    r1 r2 r4 r8 r16 r32 r64 r64

If the duration is omitted then it is set to the previously entered duration. The default for the first note is a quarter note.

>          { a a a2 a a4 a a1 a }

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