Display fermata before bar line

Question

I am typesetting a score where one of the parts (Carmen, horns, number 15) reads, in this order:

(multi-measure rest) (fermata) (bar line)

I tried the following:

R4*17 <>\fermata

This correctly displays a fermata after the multi-measure rest, but inserts a bar line before the fermata. How would it be possible to insert the fermata before the bar line?

(I also tried R4*17\fermata, but obviously this puts the fermata right over the rest, which is not what I need either).

Answer 1

\override MultiMeasureRestScript.parent-alignment-X = 1

This will cause the fermata to be placed at the right edge of its parent.

For example, the following code:

\score {
  \relative c' {
    c4 c c c
    \compressMMRests {
      \once \override MultiMeasureRestScript.parent-alignment-X = 1
      R1*17
      \fermata
      }
    c4 c c c
  }
}

produces

See also: LilyPond Manual, 3.1.79 MultiMeasureRestScript

Answer 2

You could do it like this:

\compressMMRests {
  R1*17 
  \once\override Score.RehearsalMark.self-alignment-X = #1.4
  \once\override Score.RehearsalMark.break-visibility = #begin-of-line-invisible
  \once\override Score.RehearsalMark.font-size = #0
  \once\override Score.RehearsalMark.padding = #0
  \mark \markup \musicglyph #"scripts.ufermata"
}

This abuses Marks, but it has the advantage that it will work even if the rests are not compressed.

Answer 3

My suggestion would be this:

\version "2.24.1"

\compressMMRests {
  c'4 4 4 4
  R1*17
  \once \set Staff.caesuraType = #'()
  \caesura\tweak self-alignment-X #1.5 \fermata
  c'4 4 4 4
}

It's similar to @Aaron's answer, but the alignment is done relative to the bar line, not relative to the right edge of the compressed MM rest. In particular, this will work both with compressed and expanded MM rests.