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Rule
Gradus GE-119 · cite this code — it is permanent. Rule id expr-ornament-repeated-trill-extension
When a single sustained pitch is trilled across several written note values (tied together), engraving shows the `tr` sign once at the first note and a wavy line (trillo/tr~~~~~) continuing for the duration — never the `tr` glyph repeated on each tied segment.
A held trilled half note is authored (because the model has no note-spanning ornament) as two tied quarter notes, EACH carrying `ornament: 'trill'` — the render shows `tr` twice over one sustained pitch instead of once with a continuation line.
Gould, Behind Bars, ch. Ornaments — the trill extension (wavy) line convention; Read, Music Notation, gives the same rule for sustained trills.
This rule can be decided from pitches, durations and voices — no layout required. A validator can check it before anything is drawn.
Gradus GE-119 — A trill lasting multiple notes gets one tr sign plus a wavy extension line, not a repeated stamp. Gradus Engraving Rulebook v1.0. https://gradusmusic.com/engraving/rule/expr-ornament-repeated-trill-extension
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